Editors' Pick|17,431 views|Sep 3, 2020,05:30am EDT
New Missions Push Old Coast Guard Assets To The Brink
Craig Hooper Senior Contributor
Despite a tiny budget, things have never looked so good for the U.S. Coast Guard. With solid friends throughout Washington, fresh ships entering service and steady leadership across the organization, Coast Guard personnel are chalking up success after success. America’s wider national security community is realizing the importance of maintaining safe and legal order in the global maritime, and the Coast Guard’s oft-ignored grab-bag of 11 statutory missions are becoming central pillars of America’s wider maritime strategy. With all the new interest, America’s Coast Guard is transitioning from an overlooked national security afterthought into a more significant geopolitical player, befitting what is, after all, the world’s 12th largest naval force.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2020/09/03/new-missions-push-old-coast-guard-assets-to-the-brink/#7a83d8383e3c
