References

This page will list links to documents that may be of continuing interest to the Coast Guard community.

There are important documents here “Senior Coast Guard Leadership, Key Stategies and Documents”

Deputy Commandant for Operations: Links for Organization, Programs, Services, Strategy, Publications

Coast Guard Overview includes sections on Missions, Workforce, Force Laydown, Assets, Authorities, Strategy, Budget, Leadership, Partnerships, and a Resource Library

“An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2013 Shipbuilding Plan” (pdf), Congressional Budget Office, July 2012

Beall, Thomas R., “Development of a Naval Battle Model and its Validation Using
Historical Data,” Naval Post Graduate School Thesis, 1990

Boeing’s V-22 Guidebook
http://www.boeing.com/ospreynews/2011/issue_02/final_2011_2012_guidebook.pdf

“Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress” (pdf) Congressional Research Service, Ronald O’Rourke, Coordinator, Specialist in Naval Affairs, March 28, 2013

Coast Guard Pub. 1

Coast Guard Publication 3-0 (Pub 3), Operations (56 pages – 5.55 MB)

Coast Guard Counter-Drug Fact Operations Sheet–FY2016

Coast Guard Official Social Media Sites

A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (pdf)

Cutters, Craft and U. S. Coast Guard Manned Army and Navy Vessels

The Design of the USCG 270 foot Medium Edurance Cutter (pdf)

DHS budget documents

DHS Cutter Fleet Study (.pdf)

GAO briefing slides for Congressional Committees, April 20, 2012, “Observations on the Coast Guard’s and the Department of Homeland Security’s Fleet Studies”[PDF]

GAO-12-741, “Legacy Vessels’ Declining Conditions Reinforce Need for More Realistic Operational Targets”

GAO-12-918,“COAST GUARD, Portfolio Management Approach Needed to Improve Major Acquisition Outcomes”, (.pdf)).