St. Petersburg Hosts Maritime Security Conference: Tanker or Kayaker, Security Affects You!
Maritime Security 2013 East, held April 15-17 in St. Petersburg, Fla., took for its theme “technologies and strategies to mitigate …
Homeland Security
Agricultural Biosecurity: Protecting the Nation’s Food Supply
For most who recall the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that swept through Britain in the spring and summer of 2001, …
National Security Cutters Demonstrate Capabilities
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the …
Terrorist Attacks in April
Following any violent event, the most intriguing and perhaps important point of study is why something occurred. In a search …
The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
At a panel discussion in December 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Arctic Report Card,” compiled …
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Profile of the Boston Marathon Bombers
In a hospital bed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is silent – sedated and with a bullet …
Securing the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
On Dec. 24, 2012, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi and its partners in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department …
U.S. Coast Guard LEDETs in the Maritime Domain
As the nation’s premier maritime law enforcement agency, the U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing U.S. law on the …
Maritime Domain Awareness Means Knowing What’s Going on at Sea
Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is to have knowledge about what’s going on offshore – who is operating there, and why …
Boston Marathon Bombings Response l Photos
In contrast to the horrors of the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 170 injured was …