Encl (1) to COMDTINST 16010.8
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Goal N3: Achieve and sustain overall capability to respond to Commander
in Chief operating plan requirements for Major Theater War (MTW) and Small
Scale Contingencies (SSC).
FY99 Target: Achieve and sustain overall capability to respond to
Commander in Chief operating plan requirements for Major Theater War (MTW)
and Small Scale Contingencies (SSC).
Measure: Profile of issues and concerns relating to CG capability
requirements.
Measurement Issues:
Data to be developed.
Causal Factors to be Addressed:
Coast Guard is required to operate as a branch of the U.S. Armed
Forces.
Defense readiness requires operations that are uniquely suited to Coast
Guard capabilities and expertise.
Strategies to Achieve Target:
Ongoing Strategies:
Maintain capability to execute contingency and war plan commitments.
Plan for defense and non-defense contingency operations.
Participate in readiness exercises around the world, such as FOAL EAGLE
that supports military forces in Korea.
Deploy Coast Guard cutters and other forces in support of Peacetime
Engagement and Enlargement under the National Security Strategy.
Engagement will include UNITAS training and assistance cutter
deployments with the U.S. Navy to the Caribbean, South America, and
Central America; cutter deployments to the Mediterranean and Black
Seas; and training assistance to the Haitian Coast Guard and Peruvian
armed forces.
New Strategies:
Increase interoperability with DOD by implementing a new communications
system for message traffic.
Establish a Caribbean International Support Tender to provide assistance
to and enhance the operational capability of Caribbean regional maritime
forces.
Efficiency Strategies:
Update and rehabilitate assets to maintain current level of performance
with less resources because of increased efficiency.
Continue the Coast Guard's Deepwater project to award up to three
contracts to develop an integrated system of surface, air, command and
control, intelligence, and logistics systems to provide the functional
capability to carry out the Coast Guard's statutory mandates in the
deepwater area of responsibility. Concurrent with this effort, the
Administration will begin a Presidential Roles and Missions review of
future Coast Guard missions. The Coast Guard will avoid one-for-one
replacement of its existing assets, and achieve efficiencies by
capitalizing on better technology.
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