Operation Noble Eagle: Protecting the US coast
Homeland Security gets boost with new anti-terror teams and joint coordination with the US Coast Guard according to Jane's Information Group.
Jane's International Defence Review reports:
In an immediate response to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 (9/11), the US Coast Guard (USCG) mobilised more than 2,000 of its reservists in the largest homeland defence and port security operation since the Second World War. As part of Operation 'Noble Eagle', the USCG assumed a heightened state of alert protecting more than 361 ports and 152,855 km of coastline - referred to as 'America's longest border'.
In the broader sense, Operation 'Noble Eagle' refers to US military operations associated with homeland defence and civil support to federal, state and local agencies in the US, including the increased security measures taken after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It involves joint agency co-ordination and co-operation the US and its borders are protected from future attacks.
In parallel with Operation 'Noble Eagle' operations inside the US, some USCG units have also been participating in Operation 'Enduring Freedom' (OEF). OEF encompasses US military operations associated with the 'war on terrorism' outside the US, considered by some to be a proactive means of enhancing homeland security. USCG Port Security Units have been deployed in support of these operations.
Along with operational platform and tactical changes, the most significant USCG organisational response to 9/11 involved the creation of new 'anti-terrorism' organisations designated Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSSTs). The new teams were modelled after both PSU and LEDET programmes in an effort to provide a complementary non-redundant capability designed to close critical security gaps in US strategic seaports.
One of the new MSST capabilities includes 'Tactical Boat Operations involving NCW boat tactics'. In fact, as part of the MSST mission statement, the teams will "support naval coastal warfare requirements during (operations undertaken for) homeland defense and in accordance with long-standing agreements with DoD and the Combatant Commanders (protect strategic shipping, major naval combatants and critical infrastructure at home and abroad)".
The recognition of expanded NCW capabilities reflects a similar recognition on the part of the USN. In the latter case that recognition is leading to the establishment of two brand new NCW squadrons. Long a Naval Reserve responsibility, the new squadrons are part of the USN's active-duty component, highlighting the increasing importance of NCW in both the 'global war on terrorism' and homeland defence missions.
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Jane's International Defence Review reports:
In an immediate response to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 (9/11), the US Coast Guard (USCG) mobilised more than 2,000 of its reservists in the largest homeland defence and port security operation since the Second World War. As part of Operation 'Noble Eagle', the USCG assumed a heightened state of alert protecting more than 361 ports and 152,855 km of coastline - referred to as 'America's longest border'.
In the broader sense, Operation 'Noble Eagle' refers to US military operations associated with homeland defence and civil support to federal, state and local agencies in the US, including the increased security measures taken after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It involves joint agency co-ordination and co-operation the US and its borders are protected from future attacks.
In parallel with Operation 'Noble Eagle' operations inside the US, some USCG units have also been participating in Operation 'Enduring Freedom' (OEF). OEF encompasses US military operations associated with the 'war on terrorism' outside the US, considered by some to be a proactive means of enhancing homeland security. USCG Port Security Units have been deployed in support of these operations.
Along with operational platform and tactical changes, the most significant USCG organisational response to 9/11 involved the creation of new 'anti-terrorism' organisations designated Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSSTs). The new teams were modelled after both PSU and LEDET programmes in an effort to provide a complementary non-redundant capability designed to close critical security gaps in US strategic seaports.
One of the new MSST capabilities includes 'Tactical Boat Operations involving NCW boat tactics'. In fact, as part of the MSST mission statement, the teams will "support naval coastal warfare requirements during (operations undertaken for) homeland defense and in accordance with long-standing agreements with DoD and the Combatant Commanders (protect strategic shipping, major naval combatants and critical infrastructure at home and abroad)".
The recognition of expanded NCW capabilities reflects a similar recognition on the part of the USN. In the latter case that recognition is leading to the establishment of two brand new NCW squadrons. Long a Naval Reserve responsibility, the new squadrons are part of the USN's active-duty component, highlighting the increasing importance of NCW in both the 'global war on terrorism' and homeland defence missions.
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posted by Marko at 3/04/2006 12:00:00 AM
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