Maritime Homeland Security
U.S. is Making Asia-Pacific Region Unstable, Says China
April 16 by Mike O'BrienBy sending more ships, planes and troops to the Asia-Pacific region, and by strengthening its military alliances there, the U.S. is destabilizing the Asia-Pacific region, China said on Tuesday. In...
Maritime Homeland Security: Securing Our Coastal Borders
April 01 by Mike O'BrienThe U.S. Coast Guard last week partnered with the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), law enforcement and other first responders to deploy nuclear det...
Bold Alligator: World’s Greatest Display of Amphibious Expertise
February 26 by Col. Bradley WeiszThis year’s Bold Alligator 13 (BA 13) will be a synthetic, scenario-driven exercise designed to improve naval amphibious core competency. It will focus on the single naval battle concept and...
Navy Undersecretary Robert Work Steps Down
February 20 by Mike O'BrienU.S. Navy Undersecretary Robert Work is leaving the post to become the CEO of the think tank the Center for New American Security. Mr. Work, who has been the coordinating the day-to-day managemen...
Optimizing The Blue-Green Dream Team
February 18 by Col. Bradley Weisz"I believe that our nation needs fast, austere and lethal expeditionary naval forces that can execute missions across the spectrum of conflict. The Navy-Marine Corps team is that key." (General Ja...
U.S. Navy Cuts Fleet in Persian Gulf to One Carrier
February 08 by Mike O'BrienThe U.S. Navy has decided not to deploy the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to the Persian Gulf, cutting the number of aircraft carriers there from two to one. Pentagon spokesman George Littl...
Stranded U.S. Minesweeper to Remain Stuck for Weeks
January 25 by Mike O'BrienThe USS Guardian, a minesweeper that has been stranded on a reef off the coast of the Philippines for a week, may still be there in early February. The ship has suffered a number of breaches in th...
Achieving Maritime Mission Success with Integrated Navigation Systems
November 11 by IDGA EditorJim McGowan of Raymarine discusses achieving maritime mission success with integrated navigation systems at IDGA's Maritime Homeland Security event in April 2010. He details some of the latest tech...
Randy Donnelson on the UAS push in Maritime Domain Awareness
September 28 by IDGA EditorRandy Donnelson, Director Miami Air and Marine Branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, discusses the UAS "technology push" in Maritime Domain Awareness at IDGA's Maritime Homeland Security Sum...
CAPT James Fitton on USCG Efforts in Miami Sector
September 17 by IDGA EditorCAPT James Fitton, Sector Commander for USCG Sector Miami, discusses the USCG role in his AOR at IDGA's 8th Annual Maritime Homeland Security conference held in Miami, FL in April 2010. He details...
Dana Goward, SES on National and Homeland Security in the Arctic
August 31 by IDGA EditorDana Goward, SES is the Director of Assessment Integration and Risk Management for the USCG. At IDGA's Maritime Homeland Security event in Miami, FL that took place in April 2010 he discusses the i...
Dr. Kevin Buck on Maritime C4I Programs
August 13 by IDGA EditorDr. Kevin Buck, Principal Program Manager for the EUCOM International C4I Integration Program Office, discusses AFRICOM and EUCOM maritime C4I strategies at IDGA's Martime Homeland Security Conferen...