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Join IDGA’s Inaugural Arctic Patrol Summit, taking place October 28-30 in Washington, D.C., for the unique opportunity to collaborate and network with key leaders, international partners, solutions providers, and subject matter experts across the full range of US and International Arctic domain operations and mission sets. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to network, share, and learn to better understand the future direction of US Arctic domain dominance.

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Speakers Include:

• Rear Admiral Michael B. Johnston, Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions and Chief Acquisition Officer, USCG
• Michael Emerson, Director, Marine Transportation Systems Management (CG-5PW), US Coast Guard
• Ronald Baczkowski, President and CEO, VT Halter Marine
• Rear Admiral Martin La Cour-Andersen, Defence Attaché and Danish Defence Counselor to NATO, Embassy of Denmark
• Hreinn Pálsson, Deputy Chief of Mission & Defense Attaché, Minister Counselor for Defense, Security, Politics, Embassy of Iceland
• Commander Jussi Jamsen, Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché, Embassy of Finland
• And more

Download this customizable Convince Your Boss Letter to attend IDGA's Arctic Patrol Summit, October 28-30 in Washington, D.C.

For over 150 years, Americans have counted on the U.S. Coast Guard to proudly uphold American sovereignty, provide national security, and promote economic prosperity in the Arctic. Our important work is even more relevant as the northern approach to North America gains geo-strategic prominence. Access to the Arctic's vast energy, mineral, fisheries, and other commercial resources is growing at precisely the same time that global interests in these assets intensifies. The Nation's security demands in the region are both pressing and enduring. What was previously a region of energy interest and challenge is now an increasingly competitive domain.

The 2019 DoD Arctic Strategy updates DoD’s strategic objectives for the Arctic region, in light of DoD’s renewed assessment of the evolving Arctic security environment and the release of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). Anchored in NDS goals and priorities, this updated Arctic strategy outlines DoD’s strategic approach for protecting U.S. national security interests in the Arctic in an era of strategic competition.

This Rand Corporation report, produced under contract with DHS, provides perspective on how to characterize potential gaps in order to develop clearer avenues ahead for mitigating them that cover a range of possible current and future USCG activities in the Arctic.

Want to learn more about networking opportunities? Download the Arctic Patrol Anticipated Attendee Snapshot to see who you can network with. 

Increased accessibility and activity across the Arctic region is prompting the US and other nations to review and adjust their Arctic strategy, policy, research efforts and Military initiatives to maintain their own competitive advantage as it relates to leveraging the vast amount of resources and geographical advantages it holds. Download this infographic to learn more about:

• Key areas of focus the U.S. needs to make up ground in the Arctic
• Recent strategies emerging from the executive branch
• Current investment plans as reflected in the President’s FY20 budget request
• And more

GAO reviewed the Navy’s June 2018 Arctic assessment and found that it aligns with Department of Defense (DOD) assessments that the Arctic is at low risk for conflict and that DOD has the capabilities to execute the 2016 DOD Arctic Strategy. The June 2018 report also aligns with assessments of Arctic capabilities and gaps in the Navy’s 2014 roadmap for implementing the strategy. The June 2018 report states that the Navy can execute the strategy with subsurface, aviation, and surface assets. The report notes the significant limitations for operating surface ships in the Arctic, but states that the Navy has the capabilities required for executing the strategy, and so has no plan to design ice-hardened surface ships. In addition, DOD officials stated that the United States has options other than Navy surface ships for demonstrating the U.S. right to operate in the Arctic, including using Coast Guard vessels, Navy submarines, or military aircraft.