Secretary Napolitano Visits Coast Guard Headquarters
Shipmates,
It was a true honor yesterday to have Secretary Janet Napolitano, our new Homeland Security and Service Secretary, make her first visit to the Coast Guard just one day after being sworn in by President Obama.
I first met with then Governor Napolitano in our home state of Arizona on Dec. 30. I have since had an opportunity to interact regularly with her and her personal staff. The Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard are in good hands under her watch.
At our meeting yesterday we discussed in detail some more recent Coast Guard events, including the response to the crash of U.S. Air 1549 on the Hudson, and specifically the outstanding response by private industry and local first responders; we discussed the recent success in interdicting self-propelled semi-submersible vessels (4 interdicted by the CBP, U.S. Navy, Coast Guard team in the last three weeks) and the potential to use the new Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 as a prosecution option; and, finally, on the Coast Guard?s role, both actively now in support of the Coalition Task Force, and behind the scenes in terms of diplomacy and policy development through the interagency and international community, in countering the piracy challenge off the coast of Somalia.
The Secretary took the opportunity to conduct some Q&A with the DHS Beat reporters, representing approximately a dozen major news outlets. It is clear from watching her and listening to her that we share a common philosophy including a bias for action, transparency, and unity of effort within the Department
Finally, we should recognize that despite the intense external scrutiny given to the transition of the Department of Homeland Security the process has been remarkably collaborative and collegial. Having experienced several transitions in my career the current transition stands apart as best to date.
ADM A
It was a true honor yesterday to have Secretary Janet Napolitano, our new Homeland Security and Service Secretary, make her first visit to the Coast Guard just one day after being sworn in by President Obama.
I first met with then Governor Napolitano in our home state of Arizona on Dec. 30. I have since had an opportunity to interact regularly with her and her personal staff. The Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard are in good hands under her watch.
At our meeting yesterday we discussed in detail some more recent Coast Guard events, including the response to the crash of U.S. Air 1549 on the Hudson, and specifically the outstanding response by private industry and local first responders; we discussed the recent success in interdicting self-propelled semi-submersible vessels (4 interdicted by the CBP, U.S. Navy, Coast Guard team in the last three weeks) and the potential to use the new Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 as a prosecution option; and, finally, on the Coast Guard?s role, both actively now in support of the Coalition Task Force, and behind the scenes in terms of diplomacy and policy development through the interagency and international community, in countering the piracy challenge off the coast of Somalia.
The Secretary took the opportunity to conduct some Q&A with the DHS Beat reporters, representing approximately a dozen major news outlets. It is clear from watching her and listening to her that we share a common philosophy including a bias for action, transparency, and unity of effort within the Department
Finally, we should recognize that despite the intense external scrutiny given to the transition of the Department of Homeland Security the process has been remarkably collaborative and collegial. Having experienced several transitions in my career the current transition stands apart as best to date.
ADM A
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Washington Times is reporting that Secretary Napolitano asked to you to stay on as Commandant during the transition. Does that mean you will be leaving before the end of your appointment? Is the President looking for a new Commandant?
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Moderator?s Response: The article has been corrected (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/26/canadian-border-key-priority-in-napolitano-securit/) Admiral Allen?s 4-year term ends in May, 2010.
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