Canadian Coast Guard

” That simple statement resonated with me, and from that moment forward I was all in. I like to think that I did put my full effort into the class, and I will most certainly take away plenty from this experience as I move forward in my life and Coast Guard career. With that being said, simply learning the material is not enough. To quote the Leadership Development Framework (Leadership Development Framework 2-3), “It is important that you incorporate newly acquired skills into current…

An example of this would be the DoD’s role in incepting a terrorist-hijacked aircraft over American soil (Verga, 2007). Further the National Guard can be employed by the state of which the agency falls under at any given time per the discretion of the Governor of the state. This includes activations during emergencies and disasters. The National Guard is often recalled to assist with the protection of personnel and resources when local and state agencies are overwhelmed with the situation (U.S…

“Real good,” screams Staff Sergeant Baker, “Real stinkin’ good, Guaman. Just take the easy way out and fucking die.” Recruit Guaman’s arms shake in the front leaning rest position over a puddle of his sweat on the quarterdeck. There’s nothing restful about that position. “Mountain climbers,” screams the drill instructor as his fists rest on his green duty belt, “in cadence, exercise: one-two-three.” Guaman limply lifts his left foot from the floor. The muscles in Staff Sergeant Baker’s…

In evaluating the situation, it was easy to see that the Coast Guard was technically disadvantaged. At this time, the Coast Guard IT infrastructure consisted of a custom designed workstation, sever and network. It was ahead of its time and offered the capability of unclassified agency wide e-mail and file sharing, and in the early 90s this was far beyond other services. The Coast Guard did not have a classified network, but did have some standalone systems at the collateral…

The establishment of the Integrated Risk Management policy happened in 2010. The Homeland Security secretary saw it as a security measure to help in managing risk in different areas of that are vulnerable to threats. The essentiality of this policy is the basis that security partners can most efficiently handle risk through working together. It is necessary to build, sustain, and incorporate the capabilities of management with Federal, local, state, territorial, tribal, private sector, and…

teaching 113 students in eight ET-A School classes. He also volunteers his time in other ET-A School’s units as an instructor, in addition to safety observer. PO Whately volunteered to be a class advisor to ET-A School Class 03-16 consisting of seven Coast Guard members and two international members from St. Kitts and St. Vincent. 3. Petty Officer Whately is ET-A School’s property manager of equipment with a value of $175,000 and a High Level Assembly (HLA) property value of $2.2 million.…

The department is made up of multiple agencies within, such as, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Customs and Border Protection, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, United States Secret Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. On August 5, 2002 President Bush signed the Homeland Security act, stating that “The Homeland Security Act of 2002 takes the next critical steps in defending our country.…

AMO conducts its Homeland security mission with a mix of personnel with unique skills, authorities and technology. Its mission sets are comprised of interdiction, investigation, domain awareness, and contingency operations. AMO conducts law enforcement operations that consist of monitoring, detecting, and tracking potential threats to national security; secures the border; confronts extended border threats; and provides airspace security for high risk areas and national security events.…

Shipmates: For those of you I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with personally I have recently been designated as LPO. I want to take this opportunity to reach out and address a few things. I realize this is kind of long winded, but I promise to be more concise in the future. First, if you have not already done so please make sure you complete your resume and/or Bio and upload them to the Sharepoint web site by the end of the week. Leadership was adamant about having this completed by…

One of the most visible law enforcement agencies that has drawn me to the homeland security realm is the Florida Highway Patrol. In the past I have attend several job fairs just to see what job opportunity are out there. Florida Patrol Officers were always on the scene looking clean cut, in shape and professional. Even their patrol cars that seemed to be always parked in the front of the different building were clean and had a nice shine. I guess I can relate to their mission by my…