Leveraging Unmanned Systems for U.S.Coast Guard Missions

摘要

As one of the six military services of the United States and its prime maritime law enforcement service, first responder, and maritime regulator, as well as a member of the intelligence community, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCC) is responsible for defending the nation's maritime territory and laws. Although it is a relatively small service, USCG has a large scope of responsibilities spread over 11 statutory missions to ensure the country's maritime security, safety, and economic and environmental stewardship. The Coast Guard fulfills these diverse missions in a vast maritime domain that encompasses more than 100,000 miles of coastline and inland waterways and the largest exclusive economic zone in the world, approximately 4.5 million square miles of sea from Puerto Rico to Guam and from the Arctic Circle to American Samoa south of the equator. The broad set of responsibilities in such extensive maritime domain requires versatility for USCG personnel, assets, and concepts of operations.