Maritime Security, Safety & Domain Awareness

The importance of the maritime environment is growing as the world looks more to our oceans to support global trade, satisfy growing international energy demands, and provide natural resources. Many nations realize that their naval forces, once designed to protect sea lines of communication and project power, must now become like a coast guard capable of protecting natural resources, managing shipping, and defending maritime borders from criminal activity. In the United States, the Coast Guard and Department of Defense are working to improve understanding of the maritime domain so that dangerous anomalies can be detected and preemptive action can be taken in cooperation with other government agencies, international organizations, and foreign naval forces. CCG has extensive experience in maritime training, planning, and law enforcement expertise available to help international naval forces improve coast guard capabilities, assist the private sector in developing technical solutions to maritime challenges, and aid government agencies in improving maritime domain awareness and information sharing.

THE CCG MARITIME SECURITY, SAFETY & DOMAIN AWARENESS TEAM

		Vice Admiral Brian Peterman, USCG (Ret.) was Atlantic Area Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard and held several at-sea commands during a 36 year career.
		Jan Lesher served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security where she was a principal advisor to Secretary Janet Napolitano.
		W. Ralph Basham was the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency with significant marine law enforcement responsibilities and waterborne assets.
		Thad Bingel was the Assistant Commissioner of Congressional Affairs at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency with significant marine law enforcement responsibilities and waterborne assets. He later served as Chief of Staff of the Agency.

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