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Agenda
Introduction to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security Role
of the Auxiliary in MDA Safety Security Auxilia
ry Maritime Safety and Security
Strategy Awareness Prevention Protection
Response MDA Implementation OPR III Summary
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Introduction

• MDA an evolving concept since 9/11
• We will not tire, we will not falter, and we
  will not fail.
• - President George W. Bush

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Introduction (cont.)

• U. S. policy is to strike at terrorists where
  they live but take all necessary measures to
  protect the homeland.
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created.
• MDA became a vital component of all USCG
  Operational/Support missions.
• Challenge of securing transportation systems and
  borders.
• Maritime Border consists of
• 95,000 miles of shoreline
• 350 Official Ports of Entry
• 3.4 million square miles of exclusive economic
  zone

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Introduction (cont.)

• Auxiliary is totally involved and fully aligned
• with the USCG Active Duty element.
• Auxiliary has established the office of MDA
• National Director.
• Each District has an MDA Coordinator formerly the
  OPR III Coordinator).

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Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security

• Primary components
• Awareness of threats and vulnerabilities
• Prevention and protection from the threats
• Response to potential attacks

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Maritime Domain Awareness

• MDA is defined as
• The effective understanding of anything
  associated with the global maritime environment
  that could impact the security, safety, economy
  or environment of the United States.

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Maritime Domain Awareness

• Is
• NOT
• Just about Security!

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Maritime Domain Awareness

• MDA requires a Process Infrastructure
• MDA Process
• Collecting maritime data, information, and
  intelligence.
• Collating, correlating, analyzing, and
  interpreting data.
• Assessing actionable intelligence and relevant
  knowledge.
• Providing actionable intelligence to appropriate
  domestic and international agencies.

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Maritime Domain Awareness

• MDA Requires a Process Infrastructure
• MDA Infrastructure
• Department of Homeland Security
• U. S. Coast Guard
• Department of Defense
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Federal Bureau of Intelligence
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• National Security Agency
• U. S. Northern Command
• U. S. Navy
• FEMA
• State Agencies
• Local Agencies
• Private Sector

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Role of the AuxiliaryinMaritime Domain
Awareness

• Assist the Coast Guard with Safety and Security
  Missions.
• Devise and execute supporting strategies,
• operations and tactics.

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Role of the AuxiliaryinMaritime Domain
Awareness
Safety Programs and the Auxiliary
Traditional / Expanding Recreational
Boating Safety
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Role of the AuxiliaryinMaritime Domain Awareness

• Safety Programs
• Vessel Safety Checks (VSC) safety examination
  program for boaters.
• Public education (PE) Education for recreational
  boaters.
• Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program
  (RBSVP) Boating safety and MDA messages to and
  through marine dealers.
• Captains of the Ports (COTP) Americas Waterway
  Watch point of contact in each district.
• Safety Patrol Land, Surface and Air
• Search and Rescue (SAR) conducted by Auxiliary
  surface and aviation facilities as force
  extenders.

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Role of the AuxiliaryinMaritime Homeland
Security

• Security Programs
• Vessel Safety Checks (VSC) safety examination
  program for boaters.
• Public education (PE) Education for recreational
  boaters.
• Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program
  (RBSVP) Boating safety and MDA messages to and
  through marine dealers.
• Captains of the Ports (COTP) Americas Waterway
  Watch point of contact in each district.
• Safety Patrol Land, Surface, and Air.
• Search and Rescue (SAR) conducted by Auxiliary
  surface and aviation facilities as force
  extenders.

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Plus

• MARSEC 2 3 Threat Conditions
• The Auxiliary surges from normal
• multi-mission safety/security patrols
• to providing increased emphasis
• on security issues.
• Patrol numbers, lengths and frequency
• increases.

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Maritime Domain AwarenessAuxiliary
ImplementationOperation Patriot Readiness III

• Seven clearly defined mission sets
• District Mapping
• Standard Operations
• Surge Operations
• Readiness Alert Exercises
• Recreational Boating Safety
• Maritime Transportation Security Act
• Auxiliary Personnel Augmentation List (AUXPAL)

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District Mapping

• Become aware of and identify critical maritime
  infrastructure
• Create and document specific patrols for all
  MARSEC levels
• Share patrol plans with local Coast Guard units
• Assist the Coast Guard with the integration of
  Active Duty and Auxiliary plans

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Standard Surge Operations

• Standard Operations (MARSEC 1)
• Auxiliary conducts normal multi-mission
  patrols combining both safety and security
  elements.
• RBS activities conduct normal multi-tasked
  missions combining both safety and security
  elements.

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Standard Surge Operations

• Surge Operations (MARSEC 2 3)
• Patrol response changes in
• Number
• Type
• Geographically
• More activity is directed toward
  security/awareness issues.

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Readiness Alert Exercises

• Readiness Exercises
• Defined as preparation and drills to respond to
  an incident
• In cooperation with the Coast Guard and other
  agencies, plan and practice response drills for
  both safety and security incidents

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Readiness Alert Exercises

• Alert Exercises
• Defined as preparation and drills to respond to
• threat conditions
• In cooperation with the Coast Guard and other
• agencies, plan and practice alert drills for
  both safety and security threat conditions

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Recreational Boating Safety
Public Education Continue and expand
classes Heavy emphasis on safety
issues Introduce students to security issues
(AWW)
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Recreational Boating Safety

• Vessel Safety Checks Continue to expand
• Combines safety and security issues
• Safety - boat safety examinations
• Security - Americas Waterway Watch
• - Local area security briefing

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Recreational Boating Safety

• Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program
• - Targets the recreational boating support
  infrastructure
• - Promotes boating safety initiatives such as
• Public Education and Vessel Safety Checks
• - Promotes participation in AWW

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Americas Waterway Watch
Major Coast Guard public outreach program. The
Auxiliary manages the recreational boating
segment and assists in the commercial
segment. Objective To enlist the boating
public, and the supporting industry, to become
the eyes and ears of the Coast Guard in
identifying and reporting unusual maritime
activity.
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Maritime Transportation Security Act

• Auxiliary supports the vessel inspection
  provisions
• in response to requests from Captain of the Port
• Could broaden as other provisions are addressed
• Coast Guard provides training

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Auxiliary Personnel Augmentation List(AUXPAL)

• Provides trained personnel to fill Coast Guard
• billets
• Responsive to all MARSEC levels
• Auxiliary target recruits to fill needed
  personnel
• gaps in both the Auxiliary and the Coast Guard
• Is appropriate in both safety and security
• matters

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Summary

• MDA encompasses both safety and security issues.
• All missions fall within either safety or
  security efforts, or both.
• We are closely aligned with the Coast Guards
  MDA Directorate.
• OPR III contains the Auxiliary actions in
  support of MDA.