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ASSETS THAN CURRENTLY EXISTS - DESIGNED TO OPERATE TOGETHER -
WITH C4ISR TOTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH DOD AND MUCH LESS MANNING
REQUIREMENTS THEN EXIST TODAY. "DEEPWATER" WILL BE A MAJOR
NATIONAL ASSET THAT WILL NOT ONLY ACCOMPLISH EVERYDAY COAST
GUARD MISSIONS BUT COMPLEMENT THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL
SECURITY FORCES IN THE LOW THREAT ENVIRONMENT.

EQUAL TO THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR SEAGOING AND AVIATION
ASSETS IS A NEW GENERATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, THOSE THAT
LINK THE OPERATIONAL ASSETS TOGETHER AND THOSE THAT SUPPORT
THE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT SYSTEM (ILSS) FOR THOSE ASSETS.

THE (ILSS) MUST BE INNOVATIVE AND BENCHMARK BEST
COMMERCIAL PRACTICES FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, WORKFORCE
PLANNING, TRAINING, SUPPLY, INVENTORY CONTROL, AND SHORE
SUPPORT. THIS NEW (ILSS) IS ESSENTIAL TO REALIZE THE VISION OF
MEETING INCREASING DEMAND FOR SERVICES WITH A STABLE WORKFORCE
AND BUDGET TARGETS. THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM MUST ACHIEVE A JUST-

IN-TIME CAPABILITY FOR PROVIDING QUALIFIED, TRAINED PERSONNEL ON
MINIMALLY MANNED CUTTERS, AIRCRAFT, AND STATIONS.

¢ THE COAST GUARD'S GREATEST STRENGTH IS IN ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR
TIGHTLY BOUND COMMITMENT TO THE CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT,
AND DEVOTION TO DUTY. THIS MORNING | HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THE JOHN WITHERSPOON INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD TO
LCDR KARL SCHULTZ. THIS ANNUAL AWARD IS PRESENTED IN HONOR OF
CAPTAIN WITHERSPOON WHO TRULY INSPIRED OTHERS TO TEST THEIR
LIMITS TO EXCEL. HIS LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE EXEMPLIFIED IN EVERY
WAY...OUR CORE VALUES. LCDR SCHULTZ IS SUCH A LEADER. ON A DAILY
BASIS, LCDR SCHULTZ’S PERFORMANCE IN THE CG AND IN HIS COMMUNITY
EXHIBITS THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND
PROFESSIONALISM IN INSPIRING OTHERS TO EXCEL, HE HAS TRULY
CARRIED ON THE IDEALS OF CAPT JOHN WHITHERSPOON AND IS AN
EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US TO FOLLOW...LCOR KARL SCHULTZ PLEASE
STAND.

e¢ TECHNOLOGY WILL NEVER REPLACE FARSIGHTED, DEDICATED PEOPLE
TO LEAD THE SERVICE TOWARD CONTINUED SUCCESS. IN ORDER TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST WOMEN AND MEN, THE
COAST GUARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE. |
RECENTLY MET WITH MY GENDER DIVERSITY AND CIVILIAN POLICY
ADVISORS...CDR ADOLFO RAMIREZ, COR OEE NORTON AND MR. DAVE
BENTON; WE ARE HAVING SUCCESS, MOST OF ALL, WE ARE WELL
UNDERWAY TO CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL MEMBERS OF
TEAM CG CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. PLEASE STAND, THANK

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UNIT 305 AT FORT EUSTIS , VIRGINIA, WERE ASKED TO ACCEPT
VOLUNTARY ORDERS FOR TWO WEEKS OF PRE-MOBILIZATION TRAINING,
AWAITING THE PRESIDENTIAL SELECTED RESERVE CALL-UP. WITHIN 72
HOURS OF THE CALL-UP NEARLY 90% PERCENT OF THE RESERVISTS HAD
VOLUNTARILY ACCEPTED THEIR ORDERS AND REPORTED TO THE UNIT.
THEY TRAVELED FROM PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH
CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. THE DECISION TO CALL ON PORT SECURITY
UNIT 305 WAS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THEIR UNIQUE CAPABILITIES
AND THEIR READINESS POSTURE. I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE
COMMANDING OFFICER OF PORT SECURITY UNIT 305, COAST GUARD
RESERVIST, CDR CAROL RIVERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING “SEMPER
PARATUS”...AND MEETING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY.
CAROL HAS JUST RECEIVED WITH HER UNIT, THE THOMAS E. MORRIS
COAST GUARD RESERVE TROPHY AWARD FOR THIS YEAR.

@ AS WE CONTINUE OUT OF THE PERSIAN GULF HEADING EAST, WE PASS
OVER THE KOREAN PENINSULAR WHERE EXERCISE FOAL EAGLE IS IN
PROGRESS.

USCGC HAMILTON AND PSU 311 ARE DEPLOYED PARTICIPATING IN
OPERATION FOAL EAGLE, A JOINT SERVICE EXERCISE. BOTH UNITS
PROVIDE DEPLOYED PORT OPERATIONS SECURITY AND DEFENSE.
HAMILTON ALSO OPERATED EXTENSIVELY WITH U.S. AND ALLIED NAVAL
UNITS. THE CHIEF NAVAL OPERATIONS, ADMIRAL JAY JOHNSON, SENT ME A
PERSONAL LETTER TO COMPLIMENT THE CG ON ITS READINESS. WE FREED
UP MAJOR NAVAL ASSETS AS WE OPERATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
INDEPENDENCE BATTLE GROUP.

# WINGING OUR WAY SOUTH, CHECKING THE ICY WATERS OF ANTARCTICA,
WE SIGHT THE POLAR STAR, ONE OF OUR NATION’S POLAR
ICEBREAKERS. IT WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR POLAR STAR.
OPERATIONS IN ANTARCTICA CARRIED ON DESPITE THE WEATHER.

BREAKING THROUGH HEAVY SIX TO EIGHT FOOT ICE, ALL SHIPPING AND
RESUPPLY EVOLUTIONS WERE COMPLETED SAFELY AND ON TIME,

ALLOWING THE DELIVERY OF OVER 4 MILLION GALLONS OF FUEL AND
OVER 8 MILLION POUNDS OF CARGO TO MCCMURDO STATION. AS THE
POLAR STAR PREPARED TO DEPART ANTARCTICA IN LATE FEBRUARY EN
ROUTE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SHE RECEIVED A RADIO CALL FROM
THE 510-FOOT GREEN WAVE WHICH BECAME DISABLED 200 NM OFF THE
ANTARCTIC COAST IN THE MIDST OF SCATTERED ICEBERGS. POLAR
STAR STEAMED 24 HOURS TO ASSIST AND PROCEEDED TO TOW THE
GREEN WAVE NEARLY 1500 NM TO CHRIST CHURCH NEW ZEALAND. THE
POLAR STAR JUST RETURNED THIS WEEK, AFTER HAVING BEEN
DEPLOYED ALMOST 6 MONTHS AT SEA. | JUST COULDN’T ASK THEM TO
JOIN US TODAY...SO LET’S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF

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LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU CWO CURT BRADLEY, TACLET D7 OFFICER.
CURT, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR WORKING SO HARD AND SO FAR
AWAY FROM HOME TO KEEP DRUGS OUT OF OUR NATION’S SCHOOL YARDS
THANK YOU.

CONTINUING ON OUR JOURNEY, WE CAN SEE THE EAGLE UNDER FULL SAIL
CROSSING THE CARIBBEAN AND WE REALIZE THAT ALL OUR SHIPS ARE
MULTI-MISSION. EAGLE IS RETURNING FROM A NATION-BUILDING TRIP AND
ALSO HAS A RECRUIT CLASS ONBOARD UNDERGOING OUR FIRST FLOATING
BOOT CAMP...LAST WEEK THE EAGLE RETURNED TO THE ACADEMY. WE ARE
DELIGHTED TO HAVE WITH US TODAY FN KEVIN PUES A DISTINGUISHED
PERFORMER ONBOARD THE EAGLE’S FLOATING BOOT CAMP. KEVIN
RECEIVED THE CPOA’S LEADERSHIP AWARD JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AT
GRADUATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED
PERFORMER WHO IS ALSO QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE EAGLE, FIRST CLASS

CADET AND REGIMENTAL COMMANDER, ABRAHAM (ABE) BANKS. ABE WILL
BE ASSIGNED TO THE CGC LAUREL. FN PUES AND CADET BANKS, PLEASE

STAND...WELCOME ABOARD TO TEAM COAST GUARD.

« AS WE HEAD NORTH TO THE FLORIDA COAST, WHERE EARLIER THIS YEAR
| ACCOMPANIED SECRETARY SLATER AND THE PRESIDENT TO MIAMI TO
CONGRATULATE OUR COAST GUARD FORCES ON THE SUCCESS OF
OPERATION FRONTIER SHIELD.

¢ OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE CG HAS PREVENTED MORE THAN

482,000 POUNDS OF COCAINE, MARIJUANA AND OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS
FROM REACHING THE STREETS AND SCHOOLS OF AMERICA.

¢ THIS EQUATES TO 1.16 BILLION DOSES OF COCAINE AND 415 MILLION
MARIJUANA JOINTS OFF OUR NATION’S STREETS.

ADDITIONALLY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
EFFORTS RESULTED IN INTERCEPTING MORE THAN 75,000 MIGRANTS.

¢ THE SEVENTH DISTRICT IS ALSO THE HOME OF THE LARGEST CRUISE
SHIP INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY FIVE
MILLION PASSENGERS TRAVELING ON THESE SHIPS TODAY. OVER THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS, THERE WILL BE OVER NINE MILLION PASSENGERS.
PASSENGER SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL.

« WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CRUISE SHIP
SAFETY AT MSO MIAMI... THIS SUMMER WE’LL HAVE A MAJOR EXERCISE
WITH THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE OUR JOINT READINESS TO
DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES.

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DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE HIGH WINDS, THE RESCUE
WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

7

AFTER NEARLY TWO HOURS OF CONSTANT HOISTING AND THE
CONTINUOUS THREAT OF CRASHING INTO THE RAGING SEAS, THE CREW
HAD REACHED ITS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ENDURANCE LIMITS TRYING TO
SAVE THE FISHERMAN. BUT THEY CARRIED ON WITH SELFLESS DEVOTION
TO DUTY. THREE LIVES WERE SAVED ON THAT COLD DAY IN THE
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA... TODAY WE HAVE WITH US
THE HELO CREW FROM A/S SITKA. THE LIFE SAVERS....WOULD YOU PLEASE
RISE.

CREW: LT STEPHEN TORPEY; AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, CDR THEODORE LE
FEUVRE; CO AND COPILOT, AT1 FRED KALT; FLIGHT MECHANIC, ASM2
MICHAEL FISH, RESCUE SWIMMER, AO2 HAROLD HONNOLD; SECOND FLIGHT
MECHANIC. THANK YOU

e VISITING D17 1S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER
MULTI MISSION OPERATION.

e AT1645 LOCAL TIME ON 26 NOVEMBER 1997, THE 368 FOOT
PANAMANIAN-FLAG, FREIGHT VESSEL KUROSHIMA RAN AGROUND IN
SUMMER BAY, UNALASKA, AK. THE VESSEL GROUNDED IN SEVERE
WEATHER, WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS AND SEAS IN EXCESS OF 20
FEET. EIGHTEEN OTHERS WERE SAVED WHEN COAST GUARDSMEN
MOUNTED A NIGHT RESCUE IN THE STORM, WINCHING THE SURVIVORS
TO SHORE IN A LIFE RAFT. USING THE SAME PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE
FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS, THE SAME TRADITIONAL RESCUE
PRINCIPLES AS THE PEA ISLAND COASTIES USED TO SAVE LIVES ON THE
COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE HALLMARK OF THE UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD. AFTER WE WERE FINISHED SAVING LIVES, WE HAD TO
RESPOND TO OVER 39,000 GALLONS OF OIL THAT FOULED THE WATERS
AND THREATENED WILDLIFE.

e

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 64,000
INCIDENTS OF WATER POLLUTION OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

« IN ALASKA, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH RUSSIA FEDERAL BOARDER
SERVICE TO DETECT, PURSUE AND PROSECUTE FOREIGN VESSELS
FISHING IN THE US EEZ. IN FACT, IN 1995, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERAL BORDER SERVICE AND | SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FORMALIZING A COOPERATIVE WORKING
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO SERVICES. OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL
BORDER SERVICE HAVE CONDUCTED COMBINED PATROLS, AND SEARCH

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APPLAUSE...WELCOME HOME TO THE ENTIRE CREW FOR A JOB WELL
DONE!

« AS WE HEAD ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO FOURTEENTH DISTRICT, WE SEE
THE COAST GUARD MEN AND WOMEN OF GUAM ANSWERING THE CALL
TO ASSIST AFTER MAJOR CATASTROPHES SUCH AS THE RESPONSE THAT
SAVED 29 SURVIVORS FROM KOREAN AIR LINES FLIGHT 801 THAT HAD
BEEN CARRYING 254 PEOPLE ABOARD, OR THE TRANSPORT OF OVER
100,000 POUNDS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL FLOWN BY
COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE COMMUNICATIONS, POWER AND
AIRPORT FACILITIES WERE RESTORED IN GUAM FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF TYPHOON PAKA WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 200MPH.

e IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE THE 14TM DISTRICT CHAPLAIN ON
BOARD A CUTTER PROVIDING MINISTRY TO DEPLOYED COAST GUARD
MEN AND WOMEN. OFTEN HE IS CARRYING “CARE PACKAGES FROM
HOME” FOR THE CREW AS WELL AS NEWS FROM THE FAMILY
... THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD, OUR 38 CHAPLAINS SPEND A GREAT
DEAL OF TIME VISITING UNITS AS THEY ASSUME THE ROLE OF “FRONT-
LINE CARE-PROVIDERS” FOR COAST GUARD MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
PERSONNEL. WE CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH...SO LETS TRY
TODAY. CHAPLAIN SKIP BLANCETT, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE AND
ACCEPT OUR THANKS FOR YOUR TEAMS DEVOTION TO DUTY.

CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY EAST AND ARRIVING IN ALASKA, D17...ONE CAN
READILY APPRECIATE WHY IT IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE LAST
FRONTIER. THE WATERS OF ALASKA ARE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
IN THE WORLD. WE ARE THERE, EVERY DAY SERVING AMERICA, MAKING A
DIFFERENCE AS WE HAVE SINCE THE DAYS OF ROARING CAPT MIKE HEALY.
IN THE 1800’S, HE WAS THE LAW AND THE COAST GUARD WAS THE LAW IN
ALASKA DURING THOSE 20 YEARS. CAPY HEALY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST

AFRICAN AMERICANS TO SERVE IN THE COAST GUARD. WE HAVE NAMED
OUR NEWEST ICEBREAKER THE HEALY AFTER HIM.

A SEARCH AND RESCUE CASE THAT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
YEAR IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA THAT OCCUR EVERY DAY. ON JANUARY 30, 1998, THE FISHING
VESSEL LA CONTE FOUNDERED IN 40 FOOT SEAS AND 70 MPH WINDS. OUR
RESCUERS WERE ALERTED WHEN THE SITKA CG STATION DETECTED AN
EMERGENCY SIGNAL IN WATERS 80 MILES SE OF YAKUTAT...DEEPWATER,
AND DANGEROUS WATER.

THE FATE OF FIVE MEMBERS FROM THE SINKING VESSEL LA CONTE RESTED
IN THE HANDS OF COAST GUARD AIR AND SEA RESCUE CREWS FROM SITKA,
KODIAK AND CGC PLANETREE. THE CG SEARCH COVERED 2,500 SQUARE
MILES, AN AREA TWICE THE SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND.

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SHIELD AND PACIFIC TRIDENT OPERATIONS WERE KEY ELEMENTS IN THE
COAST GUARD SEIZING OVER 35,000 LBS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE
PACIFIC AREA DURING 1997.

NEXT STOP THE CARIBBEAN...CG’S BUSIEST OPERATIONAL REGION FOR

MIGRANT INTERDICTION AND DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT.

e FRONTIER LANCE IS UNDERWAY SOUTH OF HISPANOLA; IT INCLUDES THE
HIGH ENDURANCE CUTTER DALLAS, TWO MEDIUM ENDURANCE
CUTTERS, THREE PATROL BOATS, THREE JAYHAWK HELICOPTERS, A C-
130 HERCULES, TWO ARMY LANDING CRAFT AND FOUR INTERCEPTOR
BOATS. IN SOME WAYS THIS IS A TYPICAL COAST GUARD DRUG PULSE
OPERATION WITH THE PRIMARY INTENT OF STOPPING NARCOTICS
TRAFFIC BOUND FOR HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

IT ALSO INCLUDES NATION BUILDING AND JOINT OPERATIONS IN THE
FORM OF OPBAT-STYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR HAITIAN AND
DOMINICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL DEPLOYING WITH DEA
AGENTS ON COAST GUARD JAYHAWK HELICOPTERS. HAITIAN AND
DOMINICAN SHIPRIDERS ARE ALSO DEPLOYED ON FRONTIER LANCE
SHIPS AND THE OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE HAITIAN COAST GUARD IS
SERVING ON THE FLAGSHIP DALLAS AS A SQUADRON STAFF OFFICER.
INTERNATIONAL, INTERAGENCY OPERATIONS SUCH AS THIS, EXEMPLIFY
THE COAST GUARD’S LEADERSHIP IN BOTH THE WAR ON DRUGS AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERS IN THAT WAR.

e¢ THE CARIBBEAN IS A REGION THAT SEES THE U.S. COAST GUARD AS A
FRIEND. WE KNOW THE PEOPLE, WE KNOW THE GEOGRAPHY, AND, MOST
IMPORTANTLY, WE UNDERSTAND THE MARITIME CHALLENGES THAT
CARIBBEAN NATIONS FACE. TOGETHER, WITH OUR COMBINED FORCES
AND REGIONAL COOPERATION, WE WILL CLOSE THE RING AROUND THE
TRAFFICKERS.”...WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN KEEPING DRUGS OUT
OF SCHOOL YARDS OF AMERICA!!

THE 25 FEBRUARY SEIZURE OF COCAINE BY A BOARDING TEAM FROM
TACLET SEVEN IS JUST ONE STORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE EXTENT OF OUR

EFFORTS.

ON FEB 26 FREIGHTER NICOLE, 183 FOOT FREIGHTER WAS FOUND IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THE SHIPS PAPERS SAIO IT WAS CARRYING
CEMENT. CG TACLET MEMBERS DISCOVERED A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT
UNDER THE LADDER IN THE PASSAGE WAY. THEY HAD TO DIG THROUGH
THE CONCRETE AND CEMENT AND THEN BREAK INTO THE ACCESS PLATE.
THE DRUGS WERE FOUND HIDDEN IN A CONCEALED COMPARTMENT BELOW
THE DECK. WHEN THE COMPARTMENT WAS ACCESSED, THE TACLET TEAM
DISCOVERED 8,157 LBS OF COCAINE WITH A STREET VALUE OF $287
MILLION DOLLARS THAT NEVER REACHED THE SHORES OF AMERICA...I’D

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STATE OF THE COAST GUARD
16 APRIL 1998
ADM KRAMEK’S REMARKS

THANK YOU VERY MUCH...GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, FRIENDS,
COLLEAGUES, THE COAST GUARD FAMILY...OUR TEAM. | WANT TO EXTEND
A PERSONAL WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR GUESTS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME |
HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WELCOME TO OUR SATELLITE
GUESTS, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR REGIONAL COMMANDS. THE STATE
OF THE COAST GUARD MESSAGE IS A UNIQUE STORY THAT SHOULD BE
SHARED WITH EVERYONE. IT IS THE STORY OF AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE
MISSIONS HAVE INCREASED SINCE 1790 YET BECAUSE WE HAVE
PRESERVED OUR CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT AND DEVOTION TO
DUTY, WE HAVE MADE CHANGE WORK FOR US AND NOT AGAINST US. THIS
IS A UNIQUE STORY OF DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO REMAIN “SEMPER
PARATUS” ALWAYS READY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC, THE ENVIRONMENT
AND U.S. ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THE NATIONS PORTS AND WATERWAYS,
IN INTERNATIONAL WATER, OR ON ANY MARITIME REGION WHEN WE ARE
NEEDED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SECURITY...THE COAST SERVES AMERICA
EVERYDAY AS THE LIFESAVERS AND GUARDIANS OF THE SEA.

AS | ADDRESS THE STATE OF THE COAST GUARD THIS AFTERNOON | WILL
FOLLOW TWO THEMES. FIRST, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE
WORLD ON COAST GUARD 01 TO VISIT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TEAM
COAST GUARD AND THANK THEM FOR THE SUPERB MULTI MISSION JOBS
THEY ARE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS. BECAUSE OF THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS...THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR
LASTING CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, THE
STATE OF THE COAST GUARD IS STRONG! THE SECOND THEME THAT |
WANT TO FOCUS ON THIS AFTERNOON IS THE COAST GUARD’S JOURNEY
INTO THE 21°" CENTURY...ARE WE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES WE EXPECT
IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM?

BEFORE | START LET ME STATE VERY CLEARLY TO ALL OF YOU...WE ARE
PROUD THAT OUR NATION’S COAST GUARD IS THE MOST VALUABLE
AGENCY IN OUR GREAT COUNTRY. FOR OVER 207 YEARS WE HAVE SAVED
LIVES, PROTECTED PROPERTY, GUARDED OUR COAST, AND FOUGHT IN
EVERY MAJOR WAR AND CONFLICT SINCE THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION. WE
PROVIDE SELFLESS SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, SOMETIMES
MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ... GIVING OUR LIVES SO THAT OTHERS
MAY LIVE.

THERE IS NO AGENCY THAT CAN OO WHAT WE DO, A HUMANITARIAN
SERVICE, A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, A MEMBER OF THE ARMED

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e¢ HEADING NORTH TO THE GREAT LAKES, WE ARRIVE IN 9TM DISTRICT
WHERE WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT IS UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT THE
LAKES IN EVERY PORT. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA IS
OUTSTANDING AND HAS LED TO MOU FOR ICEBREAKING AND AIDS TO
NAVIGATION. THE 9TM DISTRICT 1S THE HOME OF MACKINAW. OUR
ICEBREAKING EFFORTS TRULY SUPPORT DOMESTIC COMMERCE.

e WE KEEP COMMERCE MOVING BY CLEARING THE WAY FOR MILLIONS OF
TONS OF CARGO IN THE WINTER, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO OVER 400,000
JOBS IN THE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND OF AMERICA.

THE NINTH HAS LARGEST OF NUMBER OF SMALL BOAT UNITS, THEY HANDLE
ABOUT 7,000 SAR CASES, SAVE OVER 500 LIVES, AND ASSIST 16,000 MORE
PEOPLE EACH YEAR.

THE NINTH DISTRICT IS ALSO THE HOME OF MARINETTE MARINE WHERE WE
ARE BUILDING OUR NEW SEAGOING AND COASTAL BUOY TENDERS.

THESE ARE SHIPS OF THE FUTURE. BUT A WORD ABOUT TECHNOLOGY,
STREAMLINING AND GOOD MANAGEMENT. THE SHIPS ARE READY FOR US.
WE ARE NOT READY FOR THE SHIPS. THESE SHIPS ARE HIGHLY
AUTOMATED, MAKING THE BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY. BUT WE ARE STILL
TRYING TO RUN THEM LIKE WE HAVE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS. IN FACT, IN
SOME CASES LIKE MIKE HEALY DID WITH THE BEAR, BACK AT THE TURN OF
THE CENTURY. WE’VE GOT TO GET ON BOARD WITH OUR PERSONNEL, AND
TRAINING AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE SHIPS OF THE
FUTURE.

© AS WE MAKE OUR APPROACH BACK INTO WASHINGTON, WE CAN
READILY SEE THAT ON A DAILY BASIS, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TEAM
COAST GUARD ARE DOING A SUPERB JOB IN SERVING OUR MOST
VALUED CUSTOMER, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC....OUR CURRENT STATE IS
STRONG AND OUR SERVICE IS SEMPER PARATUS. BUT ARE WE
PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM?

YES WE ARE PREPARED!! OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE IS DESCRIBED
IN CG 2020, OUR NEW STRATEGIC VIEW OF THE 21°" CENTURY. “COAST
GUARD 2020” IS A VISION THAT WILL GUIDE DECISIONS ENABLING THE
COAST GUARD TO REMAIN ALWAYS READY ... SERVING AMERICA IN THE 2157
CENTURY. COAST GUARD MEN AND WOMEN, HIGHLY REGARDED FOR THEIR
PROFESSIONALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND SELFLESS HUMANITARIAN SERVICE
WILL BE THE GUIDING FORCE THAT TRANSFORMS THIS VISION INTO
REALITY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INCORPORATING THE VISION
INTO THE COAST GUARD'S STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAMMING
BUDGETING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM. "COAST GUARD 2020" WILL BE THE

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MEXICO, THE CG’S SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY SPANS THE OFFSHORE
BLUE WATER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE BROWN WATERS OF THE
MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI.

CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATIONS IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 17 TONS OF MARIJUANA
AND 830 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE FROM MARITIME SOURCES BY THE
COAST GUARD AND OTHER AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE
PRESERVING OUR LIVING MARINE RESOURCES AND PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION FROM OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION. THIS IS BIG BUSINESS
IN THE GULF. BEFORE WE LEAVE, WE ALSO NOTICE A PRODUCTION LINE
OF 47-FOOT MOTOR LIFE BOATS AT TEXTRON MARINE LAND SYSTEMS. AS
YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A LOT OF BUILDING GOING ON FOR THE COAST
GUARD ALONG THE GULF COAST.

e AS WE PASS OVER THE NEW ORLEANS AREA, WE SEE THE COAST GUARD
CUTTER HEALY BEING OUTFITTED. SHE WAS LAUNCHED THIS LAST
NOVEMBER. THE HEALY WILL JOIN OUR ICE BREAKING FLEET AND BE
HOMEPORTED IN SEATTLE WITH THE REST OF OUR POLAR ICE
BREAKERS. WITHIN VIEW IS BOLLINGER SHIPYARD, WHERE THE FIRST OF
30, 87-FOOT BARRACUDA CLASS PATROL BOATS ARE BEING BUILT.

WE HEAD NORTH UP THE WESTERN RIVERS WHERE THEY HAVE
ENCOUNTERED MASSIVE FLOODS IN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH
DAKOTA: THIS LAST YEAR, OVER 1,731 PEOPLE WERE SAVED OR ASSISTED
IN 1,132 SORTIES. TO ASSIST THE CG IN RESPONDING TO MID-WEST
FLOODING, 67 AUXILARISTS PROVIDED 965 HOURS OF OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT IN VARIOUS STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS,
OVERFLIGHTS OF THE OHIO AND KANAWHA RIVERS, AND EVACUATIONS
AND DISASTER RESPONSE IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA.

OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, THE AUXILIARY CONDUCTED OVER 130,000 SAFETY
AND REGATTA PATROLS, OVER 160,000 COAST GUARD SUPPORT MISSIONS,
AND OVER 265,000 PUBLIC AFFAIRS, RECRUITING AND ADMIN. SUPPORT
MISSIONS. OVER 1,700 LIVES WERE SAVED, AND OVER ONE BILLION
DOLLARS’ WORTH OF PROPERTY WAS ASSISTED. IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION, THE AUXILIARY CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 779,879 GME’S,
OVER 13,000 BOATING SAFETY COURSES, REACHING OVER 1,300,000
PEOPLE, INCLUDING OVER 12,000 CHILDREN...WHAT OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS HAS VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE DONATED SO MUCH! I'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE NATIONAL COMMODORE EVERETTE TUCKER.
EVERETTE WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED TO ACCEPT
OUR THANKS FOR YOUR 34,000 AUXILIARY MEMBERS, ALL VOLUNTEERS.
THEY HELP MAKE THE COAST GUARD, “SEMPER PARATUS!”

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AND RESCUE EXERCISES. THIS SUMMER WE WILL CONDUCT JOINT
OPERATIONS IN THE BERING SEA.

’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE LCOR KIM SULLIVAN OUR RUSSIAN LIAISO!
OFFICER...KIM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING A TEAM TO DRAFT
AND EXERCISE COMBINED COAST GUARD AND FEDERAL BORDER
SERVICE OPERATIONS KIM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND, WE COULDN’T
HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

ITS TIME TO HEAD SOUTH TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE 13
DISTRICT:

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ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE AND DRAMATIC SYMBOL OF COAST GUARD
OPERATIONS IN THE 13TM DISTRICT IS SEARCH AND RESCUE IN HEAVY
SURF. THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF COLD WATER,
LARGE PACIFIC SWELLS, RUGGED COASTLINE AND SWIFTLY FLOWING
RIVERS. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FLY OVER CAPE
DISAPPOINTMENT, HOME OF THE NEW 47’ TRAINING SCHOOL. WHAT A
MISSION, WHAT HIGH LEVEL OF TRAINING...WHAT TREMENDOUS
LIFESAVERS THEY ARE. AS WE LOOK DOWN WE SEE THREE 47 FOOTERS
CUTTING THROUGH THE 18 FOOT BREAKING SURF. IF WE LOOK
CAREFULLY WE SEE...PAT KRAMEK ON BOARD A 47 FOOTER...SHE IS
ALWAYS READV...WHETHER IT IS HEALTH CARE OR WORKLIFE ISSUES
ALWAYS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. PAT PLEASE STAND.

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, DISTRICT THIRTEEN WON THE ADMIRAL
RUSSELL R. WAESCHE AWARD FOR INCORPORATING COAST GUARD
RESERVISTS INTO A BROAD RANGE OF DISTRICT WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE CANNOT DO OUR JOB WITHOUT THE COAST GUARD RESERVE. THEY ARE
INTEGRATED WITH THE REGULAR COAST GUARD. THE RESERVES AUGMENT

US IN ALL MISSIONS. THE RESERVES ARE ESSENTIAL TO REALIZING OUR
STREAMLINING INITIATIVES. ALL THE OTHER RESERVE FORCES IN THE
ARMED FORCES HAVE ADOPTED OUR MODEL OF RESERVE INTEGRATION.

WE CONTINUE SOUTH INTO 11TM DISTRICT, WHERE THE WATCH A WORD
FOR FEBRUARY WAS EL NINO AS STORMS BATTERED THE WEST COAST.

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, THE PACIFIC AREA WAS BUSY RESPONDING
TO EL NINO STORM RELATED INCIDENTS. FROM AIR STATION’S SAN
DIEGO TO LOS ANGELS TO HUMBOLT BAY AND NORTH BEND, WE WERE
THERE SAVING BOATERS IN RAGING WATERS AS WELL AS OCCUPANTS IN
SUBMERGED VEHICLES.

SOUTHERN CALIF HAS BEEN HOME OF NEW OPERATION CALLED BORDER
SHIELD, A MARITIME COMPONENT OF THE SOUTHEAST BORDER
INITIATIVE TO STOP DRUGS FROM COMING INTO THIS COUNTRY. BORDER

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GUARD CUTTERS STEAMING IN FORMATION WITH THE UNITED STATES
NAVY AND NATO ALLIES. WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN ENLARGEMENT AND
ENGAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND IN BALTIC OPERATIONS WITH THE
EMERGING DEMOCRACIES OF EASTERN EUROPE.

e THE CG’S INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT
ROLE FOR THE UNITED STATES IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA. WE
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE TO OUR NATION IN AN EVER
INCREASINGLY, ECONOMICALLY AND DEMOCRATICALLY LINKED WORLD.

e AS THE U.S. NAVY COMPONENT COMMANDER NOTED FOLLOWING THE
DEPLOYMENT OF ONE OF OUR CUTTERS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND
BLACK SEAS, THE USCG IS “THE RIGHT FORCE TO REACH THE MAJORITY
OF THESE NAVIES, ESPECIALLY THE PARTNERSHIP OF PEACE NAVIES.
WHAT THESE COUNTRIES NEED AND CAN AFFORD IS COAST GUARD TYPE
MISSIONS AND ASSOCIATED FORCE STRUCTURES. THE USCG IS AN
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO MELD MILITARY AND CIVILIAN DUTIES.”
IN 1997, THE CUTTER LEGARE COMPLETED A FOUR MONTH DEPLOYMENT
TO THE BLACK SEA, MEDITERRANEAN AND BALTIC SEAS THAT INCLUDED
ENGAGEMENTS WITH 17 NATIONS INCLUDING FORCES IN GEORGIA,
UKRAINE, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, RUSSIA, POLAND, TURKEY,
TUNISIA & MOROCCO....I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU NOW, CAPT JOHN
CROWLEY, FORMER C.O. CGC LEGARE. CAPTAIN CROWLEY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT JOURNEY. WE ALL WISH THAT WE
COULD OF BEEN WITH YOU AND YOUR CREW. THANK YOU JOHN.

NOW ON TO THE PERSIAN GULF, WHERE WE SEE OUR PARTICIPATION IN
OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH...MIDDLE EAST MARITIME PATROLS IN
SUPPORT OF UN SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THE COAST GUARD PROVIDES
THE AREA CINC WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DETACHMENTS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN AT SEA BOARDINGS AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.

e THIS PAST YEAR, THE CG WAS REQUESTED BY DOD TO DEPLOY THE CGC
MORGENTHAU TO THE PERSIAN GULF. AS WE SIT HERE TODAY ENJOYING
OUR LUNCH, THE CGC CHASE IS THERE ON PATROL. WITHIN THE LAST 2
WEEKS CGC CHASE HAS CONDUCTED TWO SEIZURES IN THE GULF.

- ON 5 APRIL, CHASE INTERCEPTED A HONDURAN FLAG VESSEL WITH AN
IRAQI CREW SMUGGLING GASOIL.

- ON9 APRIL, THE CUTTER CHASE MADE ITS SECOND SEIZURE WHEN
THEY INTERCEPTED THE MOTOR VESSEL EAGLE, SMUGGLING 1,080
METRIC TONS OF GASOIL IN VIOLATION OF THE UN EMBARGO AGAINST
IRAQ.

e GIVEN RECENT TENSIONS IN THIS REGION, MEMBERS OF PORT SECURITY

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YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISE AND LEADERSHIP.

¢ THE COAST GUARD WILL ENHANCE QUALITY-OF-LIFE BY RESPONDING TO
EMPLOYEES’ INTERESTS AND DESIRES. THIS PAST YEAR OUR WORK-LIFE
PROGRAM WAS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY, RECEIVING THE 1997 OFFICE
OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT “AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WORK &
FAMILY PROGRAMS" AND ONE OF THE 1998 ALLIANCE OF WORK-LIFE
PROFESSIONALS "INNOVATIVE EXCELLENCE” AWARD. WE’RE TAKING
CARE OF OUR PEOPLE ON ALL FRONTS.

AS AN EXAMPLE, DURING TWO CRITICAL INCIDENTS, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
COORDINATOR MLCPAC QUICKLY MOBILIZED THE CRITICAL INCIDENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAM TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL RELIEF TO THE CG
FAMILY AFTER THREE COAST GUARDSMEN WERE KILLED WHEN MOTOR LIFE
BOAT 44363 CAPSIZED DURING A RESCUE AND THE LOSS OF CG
HELICOPTER 6549, WHERE FOUR OF OUR AVIATORS WERE LOST.
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WAS A KEY ELEMENT TO RENDERING SUPPORT
SERVICES TO OUR CG FAMILY DURING THE TRAGIC LOSS OF SEVEN OF OUR

SHIPMATES...MS. KRISTIN GRAY PROVIDED THAT LEADERSHIP AND CARE,
YOU WERE THERE WHEN NEEDED THE MOST, THANK YOU KRISTIN.

e INLOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
INITIATIVES THAT TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. FULL PARITY AS
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN AREA OF
EMPHASIS. INCENTIVES WILL INCLUDE ADVANCEMENT ANDO LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, A WIDE, FLEXIBLE SELECTION OF CAREER-LONG
EDUCATION OPTIONS, AND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS THAT MIRROR
THE BEST THE WORKPLACE CAN OFFER. COAST GUARD MEMBERS
DEPLOYED AWAY FROM HOME CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT THE SERVICE
WILL ATTENTIVELY PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

THE COAST GUARD OF THE 215" CENTURY WILL BE STRUCTURED TO
PERFORM ITS CRITICAL TASKS BETTER, AND AT LESS COST. THE COAST
GUARD OF THE FUTURE WILL BE A WORLD CLASS QUALITY ORGANIZATION,
EMPOWERING ITS PEOPLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT COUNT. THE
WORKFORCE WILL ADEPTLY ANTICIPATE AND RESPOND TO CHANGE.
SAVINGS WILL COME FROM MORE EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES, THUS
ENABLING THE SERVICE TO RECAPITALIZE ITS PLATFORMS, SYSTEMS, AND
STATIONS. THE COAST GUARD UNDERSTANDS THE POWER OF
PARTNERSHIPS AND WILL STRATEGICALLY EMPLOY THEM IN A VARIETY OF
WAYS TO BEST SERVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WOMEN AND MEN WILL BE WELL-GROUNDED
IN MARITIME COMPETENCIES, WITH THE SKILLS TO OPERATE SAFELY UNDER
ALL CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. KNOWLEDGE WILL BE CRUCIAL TO
THE WORKPLACE. EMPLOYEES WILL HONE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

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WITHOUT THEM, OUR MISSION COULD NEVER BE ACCOMPLISHED.
AS THE JOURNEY OF TEAM COAST GUARD CONTINUES, GRANT TO THESE
MEN AND WOMEN:

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THE ENDURANCE TO MASTER THE RIGORS OF THEIR DUTIES;

THE COURAGE TO FACE THE FIERCE AND HOSTILE WATERS
THAT MAY LIE AHEAD;

AND YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION WHEN THEY ARE CALLED UPON
TO GO IN HARMS WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION.

AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US IN
ALL WE DO, WHEREVER WE MAY BE, IN WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE
MAY FIND OURSELVES AND TO KEEP US ALWAYS READY...SEMPER
PARATUS.

ALL THIS [ASK IN YOUR NAME. AMEN...

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THE NATION’S LIFESAVERS AND GUARDIANS OF THE SE. VE SAVED
MORE THAN 19,500 LIVES AND NEARLY $9.3 BILLION IN PROPERTY.

e LEAVING THE 5TM DISTRICT, WE HEAD DUE NORTH TO THE 1* DISTRICT.
OUR NORTH ATLANTIC MISSIONS HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT
ATTENTION RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE PUBLICATION OF JUNGER’S
“THE PERFECT STORM.” THE PERFECT STORM HAS BROUGHT THE
IMPORTANCE AND DRAMA OF OUR MISSIONS INTO MANY AMERICAN
HOMES THAT NEVER BEFORE CONTEMPLATED THE DANGERS OF THE
HIGH SEAS. WHOEVER HEARD OF 40-50 FT SEAS AND 80-100 KNOT
WINDS...WE HAVE. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO HAVE PATROLLED
OFF CAPE SABLE, ENFORCED THE FISHERIES, COORDINATED THE
RESCUES AND SERVED ON OCEAN STATION BRAVO AND CHARLIE.

e THE FIRST DISTRICT LIVING MARINE RESOURCE PROGRAM IS
PRESERVING A WAY FOR LIFE FOR NORTHEAST FISHERMEN, WHILE AT
THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF AMERICA’S IMPORTANT
FISHERIES STOCKS AND THE WORLD’S ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS.

« THEIR FISHING VESSEL SAFETY PROGRAM HAS BEEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
IN REDUCING DEATHS AND INJURIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST.

« OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, NATIONWIDE THE COAST GUARD HAS
BOARDED APPROXIMATELY 47.604 U.S. FISHING VESSELS TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL FISHING REGULATIONS. WE KEPT FOREIGN
FISHING VESSELS FROM FISHING IN OUR WATERS, ARRESTING THOSE
WHO VIOLATED OUR EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE. BY THE WAY...WE
HAVE THE LARGEST EEZ IN THE WORLD, 47,000 MILES, 200 MILES OUT, A
TOTAL OF 9.14 MILLION SQUARE MILES. THESE WHO DOUBT THE COAST
GUARD’S NEED FOR DEEPWATER CAPABILITIES NEED TO VENTURE OUT

WITH US TO THE SCENE OF “THE PERFECT STORM” AND ENFORCE THE
LAWS IN OUR NATION’S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.

AS WE DEPART THE 1°" DISTRICT CONTINUING ACROSS THE NORTH
ATLANTIC, WE GET A GLIMPSE OF GRAND BANKS, WHERE 86 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK, AN ICEBERG CREATED ONE OF THE GREATEST MARINE
DISASTERS OF ALL TIMES...THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC. ONE YEAR LATER,
IN 1913 THE CUTTERS SENECA AND MIAMI COMMENCED PATROL OF THE
GRAND BANKS LOCATING ICEBERGS THAT WOULD ENDANGER THE
SHIPPING LANES. THEIR EFFORTS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL, WHOSE MISSION IS TO PATROL THE ICE
REGIONS DURING THE SEASON OF ICEBERG DANGER.

e BANKING NORTH AND EAST TO EUROPE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC TO
THE BALTIC, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEAS, WE FIND COAST

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FORCES....AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT...MULTI MISSION,
RETURNING FAR MORE IN BENEFITS THAN OUR COSTS. MOST OF ALL, WHEN
OUR CITIZENS NEED HELP...WHETHER ITS MAYDAY OR STOP THE DRUGS OR
SAVE THE FISHERIES OR PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SAVE US FROM
THE FLOODS, THE COAST GUARD IS THERE...”SEMPER PARATUS”, ALWAYS
READY TO SERVE...NEVER LESS....NOW FOR OUR JOURNEY.

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OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, | HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT OUR
MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD AND ALL OVER THE
WORLD AS THEY WERE SERVING AMERICA. SO PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE TAKE
ATYPICAL TRIP ON CG-01.

WHEELS UP, AS WE SAY...AFTER CLIMBING OVER OUR NATION’S CAPITAL
WE PASS OVER THE CG YARD IN CURTIS BAY, MD, THE WATERS OF THE 5TM
CG DISTRICT.

@ OUR CG SHIPYARD IS A REAL SUCCESS STORY...SKILLED CRAFTSMEN,
MOST CIVILIAN WORKERS WITH A PROUD HISTORY OF SHIPBUILOING FOR
OVER 100 YEARS.

e THIS IS THE FIRST GOVERNMENT SHIPYARD TO GAIN ISO 9000
CERTIFICATION. NOT ONLY HAS THE SHIPYARD MAINTAINED ITS
CERTIFICATION FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, BUT IT HAS HELPED OTHER
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS BECOME CERTIFIED. IT’S A QUALITY
SHIPYARD, THREE TIMES WINNING THE COMMANDANT’S AND THE
SECRETARY’S QUALITY AWARD. IT WAS ALSO THE WINNER OF VP GORE’S
HAMMER AWARD IN 1997.

e THE YARD IS PRESENTLY CONVERTING THE USS EDENTON INTO THE CGC
ALEX HALEY WITH A MODERN FLIGHT DECK CAPABLE OF PATROLLING
ALASKAN WATERS. AS SOON AS THE WORK IS COMPLETED, THE CGC
ALEX HALEY WILL BE ON THE WAY TO KODIAK, AK TO ENFORCE THE
FISHERIES.

@ AS WE CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY OVER THE WATERS OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAYV...THIS LOCAL BODY OF WATER DISPLAYS A
MICROCOSM OF COAST GUARD ACTIVITIES.

« IF WE LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE BUOY PASSING BENEATH OUR
STARBOARD WINGTIP, WE SEE AN AID TO NAVIGATION TEAM
CONDUCTING MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THE AIDE IS ON STATION AND
WATCHING PROPERLY. OFF THE PORT SIDE OF COAST GUARD ONE, A 41-
FOOT UTILITY BOAT PATROLS THE CHESAPEAKE, CONDUCTING BOATING
SAFETY BOARDINGS AND ENFORCING LAWS. TEAM CG WORKING TO
ACHIEVE OUR SAFETY GOAL OF REDUCING DEATHS, INJURIES, AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH MARITIME TRANSPORTATION,
FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING...OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS,

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CORNERSTONE OF THE SERVICE'S CAPITAL ACQUISITION PLAN. REALITY
WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ACQUIRING THE CAPABILITIES AND DEVELOPING THE
COMPETENCIES THAT FULFILL THE VISION.

TO MEET READINESS REQUIREMENTS IN THE 21°" CENTURY, COAST
GUARD CAPABILITIES NEED TO OPERATE AS A HIGHLY MOBILE, FLEXIBLE
SYSTEM THAT RESPONDS TO MISSION PRIORITIES BASED ON EXTENSIVE
USE OF INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE, AND COMMUNICATIONS.

UNLIKE THE AD HOC MIX OF AGING ASSETS IN USE TODAY, SOME OF
WHICH DATE BACK TO WORLD WAR II, TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SYSTEMS
MUST BE INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT, CUTTERS, BOATS, STATIONS AND
COMMAND CENTERS LINKED TOGETHER-TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS.
REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CUSTOMER DRIVEN, WITH PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS THAT ARE MEASURABLE.

SATELLITES AND SENSORS WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION
ALLOWING TOTAL VISIBILITY OF THE NATION'S MARITIME REGIONS. VESSEL
AND HARBOR NETWORKS, COMMAND CENTERS, AND COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A WORLD CLASS WATERWAYS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PROVIDED BY THE
COAST GUARD.

OUR CURRENT ACQUISITION PROGRAMS OF BUOY TENDERS, MOTOR
LIFEBOATS, PATROL BOATS AND BUOY BOATS WILL MEET NEARLY ALL OF
THE NEEDS FOR THESE CAPABILITIES IN THE FIRST TWO DECADES OF THE
215" CENTURY. ADDITIONALLY, REPLACEMENT FOR THE MAINSTAY OF OUR
SMALL BOAT STATIONS, THE UTILITY BOAT, WILL BE REQUIRED AND NON-
STANDARD SPECIALIZED BOATS WILL BE NEEDED TO MEET EMERGING
THREATS.

. AS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTINUES TO DRAW DOWN FROM
THE THREAT OF GLOBAL WAR AND REDUCE IN SIZE, THE COAST GUARD
WILL BE REQUIRED TO ASSUME PORTIONS OF DOD'S DETECTION AND
MONITORING MISSION WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL MARITIME PATROL
AIRCRAFT AND SHIPBOARD SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS THAT WE DON’T HAVE
IN OUR INVENTORY TODAY.

THIS NEW SYSTEM OF CUTTERS, AIRCRAFT, AND C4ISR, WHICH WE
NOW CALL "DEEPWATER" WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT FLEET OF HIGH AND
MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT AND
SENSORS. UNIQUE TO ANY ACQUISITION IN THE NATION TODAY,
"DEEPWATER" IS A SYSTEM ACQUISITION TO MEET REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
IN THE 215° CENTURY, FIFTY MILES OFFSHORE AND BEYOND. THE ULTIMATE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A MORE EFFICIENT MIX OF

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THROUGH CONTINUAL LEARNING. FUTURE TRAINING WILL BE
INDIVIDUALIZED, TECHNOLOGY-BASED, AND DELIVERED JUST-IN-TIME TO
THE WORKPLACE TO PRESERVE READINESS. TO CONTINUE OUR
CHALLENGE TO BE THE PREMIER MARITIME SERVICE IN THE WORLD WILL
REQUIRE THE BEST WORKFORCE IN AMERICA. COAST GUARD MEN AND
WOMEN WILL BE PROUD TO BE A MEMBERS OF THAT WORKFORCE.

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IN CONCLUSION, OUR COURSE AHEAD IS WELL PLANNED! MORE THAN
EVER BEFORE IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THE SEA WILL BE AMERICA’S
GATEWAY TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD’S GATEWAY TO AMERICA. AS
THE COAST GUARD LOOKS TO THE HORIZON AND BEYOND TO MAP A
STRATEGY FOR ITS THIRD CENTURY OF SERVICE, IT SEES AN INCREASINGLY
COMPLEX AND CHANGING MARITIME ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL CHALLENGE
THE SERVICE AS NEVER BEFORE. THE NATION WILL NEED SAFE, EFFICIENT,
AND RELIABLE WATERWAYS AND IT WILL NEED SENTINELS AT ITS OCEAN
BORDERS, ALONG THE COASTS, AND IN THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND ON
THE HIGH SEAS. AMERICA WILL NEED A COAST GUARD ABLE TO PERFORM
JOINTLY WITH OUR SISTER ARMED SERVICES AND PREPARED TO ADAPT
AND USE TECHNOLOGIES THAT TODAY ARE ONLY CONCEPTS.

| SEE A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD! WE ARE UNDERWAY, ON COURSE, TO MEET
THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21°" CENTURY. THE CG IS MORE ACTIVE AND
EFFECTS MORE AMERICAN LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS THAN AT ANY TIME IN
OUR 207 YEAR HISTORY. WE HAVE AND WE WILL REMAIN SEMPER PARATUS
IN ANSWERING OUR NATION’S CALL. OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON A SINGLE
INGREDIENT, OUR PEOPLE! YOU ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE CG.
YOUR FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS OUR PAST. AS THE NEW MILLENNIUM
UNFOLDS, COASTIES SUCH AS FN KEVIN PUES AND CADET ABE BANKS WILL
WRITE NEW CHAPTERS OF CG HISTORY. CHAPTERS THAT WILL FIND THE CG
OF 215"* CENTURY “SEMPER PARATUS” ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER OUR
NATION’S CALL, WHENEVER AND WHEREVER THE CALL COMES IN. | WOULD
LIKE TO CLOSE WITH A PRAYER.

PRAYER

ETERNAL GOD, | GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, THEY HAVE
FAITHFULLY STOOD THE WATCH IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION AND THEIR
SHIPMATES. WE THANK YOU:

FOR THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED;

FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO MAKE SACRIFICES AND FACE
HARDSHIPS; BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY; AND

FOR THEIR UNTIRING BELIEF IN HONOR, RESPECT, AND
DEVOTION TO DUTY. WE THANK YOU.

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