TIME FOR A COAST GUARD OPERATING CONCEPT
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Authors
Gaudio, Christjan C.
Subjects
stability
maritime law enforcement
competition
enable civil authority
constabulary
Coast Guard
border guard
shape the environment
deter
rule of law
rules-based order
law of the sea
joint force
strategy
operating concept
maritime law enforcement
competition
enable civil authority
constabulary
Coast Guard
border guard
shape the environment
deter
rule of law
rules-based order
law of the sea
joint force
strategy
operating concept
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Porter, Wayne
Morag, Nadav
Date of Issue
2022-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The Coast Guard is a military service whose role is broader, and less defined, than other services, since it encompasses military missions, law enforcement, search and rescue, marine safety and other statutory missions. The Navy’s role is to attain command of the seas, the Army’s to occupy and hold land in support of national objectives, the Air Force's to attain air supremacy, the Space Force's to attain space supremacy, and the Marine Corps' to project power from the sea in support of naval strategy and national objectives. These services have a culture that is best adapted to conventional, high-end, nation-state conflict, and while they fight unconventionally when necessary, the institutional preference is for conventional conflict. Despite instances throughout history where these services regularly conduct Phase 0 (shaping the operational environment) theater cooperation, partner building, and humanitarian/disaster relief operations, these activities are nested within a military culture focused on national defense. Coast Guard capabilities focused on stability are underutilized in the Joint Force construct, which spreads stabilization efforts across the services despite their focus on conventional nation-state conflict.
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