Cdr. Edward Westfall, former CO of Escanaba, and now at the National War College, has managed to get his head above water long enough to pose a question over at Informationdissemination.

“So now to my rhetorical question, followed by a challenge to us all:

“In the foreign policy context, How is the Coast Guard an instrument of national power?

“The challenge question to all of you who believe you have an answer to the first (including me): What can we do to better pass that word to the broader public?”

Perhaps you would like to join the discussion.