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(U//FOUO) The Coast Guard's 'Top 10' Intel Requirements
FROM:
USCG Account Manager (S112)
Run Date: 12/21/2004
What are the hot issues for the USCG this coming year? (U)
(U) Are you feeling a bit "busy" because of everything you have to do before the holidays?
Pulled in several different directions? That's how I imagine the US Coast Guard (USCG) may see
itself these days.
(U//FOUO) USCG's varied missions* lead to a plethora of intelligence requirements. Thanks to
the Customer SCORECARD , an S11 initiative designed to measure our customers' needs and
satisfaction with SID support, we have the top ten prioritized requirements straight from Mr.
James Sloan, the Assistant Commandant for Intelligence at Coast Guard HQ in Washington, D.C.
The SEAM (Senior Executive Account Manager) for Coast Guard conducted a SCORECARD
discussion with Mr. Sloan in October, and part of the discussion involved USCG's ten most
important mission requirements for the upcoming 6-12 months.
(S//SI) And now, in the time-honored style of David Letterman, here are the USCG's top ten:
Number 10 - Piracy on the high seas
Number 9 - International Fisheries
Number 8 - Alien Smuggling
Number 7 - International Crime and Narcotics
Number 6 - Indications and Warning of Mass Migration
Number 5 - Counter Proliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Number 4 - Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security
Number 3 - ELINT - White Ship Tracking**
Number 2 - Search and Rescue
And Number 1, as with many other organizations, is Counterterrorism
(S//SI) These requirements are supported by many SID elements, including International Crime
and Narcotics (S2F); Proliferation and Arms Control (S2G); Maritime Analysis Support Team
(S2JF3); Counterterrorism (S2I); Regional Targets (S2A); and the SANDKEY program .
Moreover, we have CSG support in Alameda, CA, at USCG's MIFC PAC (Maritime Intelligence
Fusion Center - Pacific) and in Key West, through JIATF-SOUTH (Joint Interagency Task Force South).
(U) In addition, Mr. Sloan gave SID very high marks regarding his organization's satisfaction
with the NSA-USCG relationship. For more information about NSA - USCG interaction, you may
contact:
CDR
NCR/DHS,
SEAM, S2D,
, Account Manager, S112,
, Coast Guard Liaison Officer,
(U) Notes:
*(U) Established in August 1790 by the First Congress of the United States, as a kind of "floating
police service" to collect duties on vessels and imported goods, the Coast Guard is the nation's
oldest continuous maritime service. It was variously known as, "the system of cutters," the
"Revenue Marine," the "Revenue-Marine Service," the "Revenue Service" and the "RevenueCutter Service." In 1915, the Revenue-Cutter Service and another organization, the Lifesaving
Service, were combined to form the U.S. Coast Guard.
(U) The USCG is responsible for the safety of the nation's waterways, the enforcement of laws
relating to navigation, the protection of our maritime resources and the rescue of those in
danger at sea. It became a member of the intelligence community in 2001, part of the
cryptologic community in 2002 and, finally, was transferred from the Department of
Transportation to become an element of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
**(U) White ship tracking = "All non-military, non-public merchant shipping"
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without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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