Pacific Unity 2009- North Pacific Coast Guard Forum

So I am literally sitting on a plane right now (in flight wifi for the win!)  heading to Washington state for Pacific Unity 2009, which is part of the efforts of the North Pacific Coast Guard forum.  Since I am on my way there it seemed like doing up a post talking about the forum [...]

Breaking News: U.S. Tracking North Korean Vessel

Fox News just broke that a “senior U.S. official” has confirmed the U.S. is tracking a North Korean vessel named “Kang Nam”.  The vessel left a North Korean port on Wednesday, and is suspected of transporting “weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials”.
This raises a whole variety of response issues given that the United Nations resolution [...]

Coast Guard, Hurricanes, and the Inter-Agency Process

VADM Robert J. Papp’s response to my question during a recent DOD Blogger’s Roundtable on the U.S. Coast Guard’s planning and preparedness during hurricane season merits special attention by this blog. Why you ask? VADM Papp spelled out in great detail the spectacular way the USCG navigates the inter-agency process:

Q: …could you talk a [...]