Enclosure (1) to COMDITINST 16010.12A
TEAMWORK: PARTNER FOR A STRONGER AMERICA
Teamwork is essential to success both inside and outside our Service. We will epitomize the
highest concepts of team play. Internally, we will collaborate across vertical and horizontal
boundaries. Externally, we will be a full partner with other services and agencies, state and local
governments, our stakeholders in industry, and other nations to maximize our total value to the
American people.
OBJECTIVE 9. OPTIMIZING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION IN ALL MISSIONS
Purpose. Partnering with other agencies increases overall mission success as measured by our
Strategic and Performance Goals, and capitalizes on the Coast Guard's inherent versatility, i.e.,
multi-mission, military-civil, and national-local.
Opportunities for Improvement. We will expand our coordinating activities with other agencies
that impact our ability to achieve our Strategic Goals. Interactions should include, at the strategic
level, coordinating performance goals, targets and activities as well as active involvement in
crafting multi-agency executive branch initiatives such as "Building Sustainable Fisheries" and the
Clean Water Action Group. At the operational level, it will include participating in interagency
exercises and developing contingency scenarios. We will stress interagency consensus building and
documentation of joint procedures for use in the field. We will expand our participation in, and
strategic contributions to, interagency forums such as U.S. Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) and the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and operations such as Haiti ExCom.
Owners. Assistant Commandants (G-M and G-O)
OBJECTIVE 10. IMPROVING INTEROPERABILITY WITH DOD
Purpose. Effective interoperability with DoD is essential to our effectiveness as a multi-mission
agency and as one of the Armed Services of the United States. Our ability to interact within the
Armed Forces increases our capability and flexibility in all of our missions.
Opportunities for Improvement. We will maintain the effectiveness of ongoing activities and
missions such as maritime interdiction, deployable port security and harbor defense, and cutter
deployments in support of CinC requirements. We must maximize the effectiveness of initiatives
such as exchange programs, the NAVGARD Board, common C4I/logistics systems, DoD/CinC
liaison officers, JIATFs, and other such interaction. We will balance military and civil missions, in
the context of the DOT/DoD balance, and manage the impact of military operations on training,
support systems, infrastructure, and overall operational tempo.
Owner. Assistant Commandants (G-M and G-O)
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