U.S. Coast Guard Posture Statement with 2010 Budget in Brief

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U.S. Coast Guard Posture Statement with 2010 Budget in Brief

With more than 218 years of service to the Nation, the Coast Guard is a military, multimission, maritime organization that promotes safety and safeguards U.S. economic and security interests throughout the maritime environment. As one of the five Armed Services of the United States, it is the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Coast Guard employs an adaptive and responsive operating model throughout the Nation and the world to balance maritime risk. Coast Guard field commanders continually identify and reassess external trends in the geostrategic environment and allocate geographicallybased resources to remain responsive to the needs of the public and its partners. The FY 2010 Posture Statement articulates major trends and characteristics that affect the Coast Guards geostrategic environment. This discussion, found in Section II, is informed directly by field commanders who make risk-based decisions every day to ensure resources are allocated to highest order needs. This discussion also provides insight into an array of issues that can be studied further to advance objectives of homeland security policy, marine transportation and safety, and counterterrorism.