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ALCOAST 214/12
COMDTNOTE 5400
SUBJ: DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS VERSION 3.0 IMPLEMENTATION
A. COMMANDANTS DIRECTION, 2011
B. VCG MEMO 5400 OF 29 FEB 2012, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS
(CG-DCO) 3.0 APPROVAL
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES COMDT (CG-DCO) VERSION 3.0 HQ
ORGANIZATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS, EFFECTIVE 06 MAY 2012.
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) INCLUDED DIRECTION TO COMPLETE COMDT (CG-DCO)
VERSION 3.0 IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING VERTICALLY ALIGNING PREVENTION
AND RESPONSE FUNCTIONS FROM THE SECTOR THROUGH HEADQUARTERS LEVELS.
REF (B) APPROVED THE COMDT (CG-DCO) VERSION 3.0 REALIGNMENT PLAN.
VERSION 3.0 IS THE FINAL STEP IN A SERIES OF COMDT (CG-DCO)
REFINEMENTS THAT INTEGRATE OPERATIONS POLICY, DOCTRINE, PLANNING,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND CAPABILITIES UNDER A SINGLE DEPUTY
COMMANDANT AND ALIGN STRUCTURALLY WITH THE USCG SECTOR STANDARD
ARCHITECTURE.
3. CHANGES. COMDT (CG-DCO) VERSION 3.0 MAKES SEVERAL RESOURCE NEUTRAL
CHANGES THAT WILL ACHIEVE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE SECTORS,
ACCOMMODATE NEW CG AUTHORIZATION ACT REQUIREMENTS, AND INCORPORATE
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RECENT "DEEPWATER HORIZON" OIL SPILL. THE
FOLLOWING LINKS PROVIDE THE COMDT (CG-DCO) VERSION 3.0 ORGANIZATIONAL
DIAGRAM, NOMENCLATURE CHANGE CROSSWALK, AND CURRENT STAFF CONTACT
INFORMATION AT https://cgportal.uscg.mil/delivery/Satellite/DCO.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE:
    A. UPGRADES COMDT (CG-DCO) TO A VICE ADMIRAL POSITION. THIS WAS
INCLUDED IN THE CG AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010 AND HAS BEEN
IMPLEMENTED.
    B. ELEVATES THE CURRENT COMDT (CG-5) FLAG TO A COMDT (CG-DCO)
DEPUTY POSITION. THE DEPUTY PROVIDES A SENIOR OPS FLAG TO SHARE DCO
EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION AND OUTREACH AND SERVE AS DCO INTEGRATOR FOR
POLICY, DOCTRINE, CAPABILITY, STRATEGY, AND RESOURCE ISSUES.
    C. ELEVATES THE DIRECTORS OF PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO ASSISTANT
COMMANDANTS, COMDTS (CG-5P) AND (CG-5R) RESPECTIVELY. ELEVATING
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REEMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE CAREER
PATHS, WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN THE CG AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010.
    D. ESTABLISHES FOUR CGHQ DIRECTORS TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE
SECTORS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, ENFORCEMENT, INSPECTIONS, AND WATERWAYS
MANAGEMENT DIVISIONS. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING POLICY AND DOCTRINE,
THE FOLLOWING FOUR DIRECTORS WILL SERVE AS HQ STEWARDS FOR THESE CORE
OPERATIONAL COMMUNITIES AND SKILL SETS.
       (1) DIRECTOR OF INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS POLICY
COMDT (CG-5RI), WITH SUBORDINATE OFFICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
POLICY, SEARCH AND RESCUE POLICY, AND CRISIS AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING
AND EXERCISE POLICY. THIS SES DIRECTOR REPORTS TO COMDT (CG-5R) AND
WILL ENSURE AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ALL HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
AND PREPAREDNESS. THIS SES WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE SENIOR LEVEL
CONTINUITY NEEDED TO ESTABLISH AND REINFORCE CRISIS/INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT AS A COAST GUARD CORE COMPETENCY.
       (2) DIRECTOR OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARITIME SECURITY AND DEFENSE
OPERATIONS POLICY COMDT (CG-5RE), WITH SUBORDINATE OFFICES OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT POLICY, MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE POLICY, AND
COUNTERTERRORISM AND DEFENSE OPS POLICY. THIS O-6 DIRECTOR ALIGNS
WITH SECTOR ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTS TO COMDT (CG-5R).
       (3) DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE COMDT (CG-5PC),
WITH
SUBORDINATE OFFICES OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC PORT SECURITY,
AUXILIARY AND BOATING SAFETY, COMMERCIAL VESSEL COMPLIANCE, PORT
FACILITY COMPLIANCE, AND INVESTIGATIONS AND CASUALTY ANALYSIS. THIS
O-6 DIRECTOR ALIGNS WITH SECTOR INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE AND
REPORTS TO COMDT (CG-5P).
       (4) DIRECTOR OF MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT COMDT
(CG-5PW), WITH SUBORDINATE OFFICES FOR BRIDGES, WATERWAYS AND OCEAN
POLICY, AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS SES DIRECTOR (FORMERLY COMDT
(CG-55) ALIGNS WITH SECTOR WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT AND REPORTS TO COMDT
(CG-5P).
    E. SHIFTS THE REPORTING CHAIN FOR THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS COMDT (CG-5PS) TO THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT
FOR PREVENTION COMDT (CG-5P).
    F. EMPLOYS A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS FOR BETTER
RECOGNITION OF COMDT (CG-DCO) ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS AND DIRECTORS FOR
BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, E.G. COMDT (CG-SAR) FOR SEARCH
AND RESCUE, COMDT (CG-MER) FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMDT (CG-MLE)
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. ALL NOMENCLATURE CHANGES ARE OUTLINED IN THE
CROSSWALK AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGRAM LINKS ABOVE.
4. THESE CHANGES ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A STANDARD ORGANIZATIONAL
ARCHITECTURE, A CLEAR DIVISION OF LABOR, AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAM AND
CAREER SPECIALTY ALIGNMENT FROM POLICY DOCTRINE DEVELOPMENT IN
HEADQUARTERS TO MISSION EXECUTION IN THE FIELD. AS WITH ALL PREVIOUS
VERSIONS OF THE COMDT (CG-DCO) ORGANIZATION, VERSION 3.0 CHANGES WERE
CREATED BY REPROGRAMMING EXISTING COMDT (CG-DCO) RESOURCES.
5. RELEASED BY VADM B.M. SALERNO, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.