Overview of U.S. Coast Guard Missions and Readiness
January 1, 2015
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The Frame
The document establishes the operational baseline and readiness challenges for the U.S. Coast Guard, which directly impacts maritime safety, border security, and drug interdiction efforts.
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U.S. Coast Guard
The agency is subject to oversight regarding its mission performance, resource allocation, and equipment readiness.
Maritime Industry
The industry is subject to the 21,000+ annual safety, security, and environmental inspections conducted by the Coast Guard.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The Coast Guard is statutorily responsible for 11 distinct missions, including search and rescue, ice breaking, environmental protection, port security, and drug interdiction.
- In fiscal year 2014, the Coast Guard responded to over 17,500 search and rescue cases, saving over 3,400 lives.
- In fiscal year 2014, the Coast Guard conducted over 21,000 safety, security, and environmental inspections of vessels.
- In fiscal year 2014, the Coast Guard interdicted over 3,587 undocumented migrants and 140 metric tons of illegal drugs.
- The Coast Guard utilized 23 performance measures in 2014, meeting or exceeding 15 of them (65 percent).
- Total mission resource hours (flight hours and boat/cutter underway hours) declined by 17 percent between 2011 and 2014.
- The Coast Guard attributes the decline in patrol hours to aging fleets of aircraft and vessels that have surpassed their service lives.
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Why It Matters
The document establishes the operational baseline and readiness challenges for the U.S. Coast Guard, which directly impacts maritime safety, border security, and drug interdiction efforts.
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Readiness Decline
The document highlights a clear 17 percent decline in operational capacity between 2011 and 2014 due to infrastructure aging.
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