Current Issue: Fall 2009

Preparedness: Preparing for the Unexpected

 

USCG’s Preparedness Campaign: Response missions in the preparedness tent

by LT Kristina Hynes and LT Kim Wheatley

Joint International Planning: Protecting our waterways

by LT Meridena Kauffman

Underwater Oil and Hazardous Substance Response Operations

by CDR Jim Elliott

Commercial Diving Regulations

 

USCG Environmental Response Capability: Improvements and lessons learned since OPA 90

by Mr. Leonard Rich

HazMat Response in Disasters: Coast Guard and interagency coordination

by CDR Eric Miller and LCDR Christopher Tantillo

Converting to an E-Toolbox: Upgrading the mobile command center

by LCDR Richard Sundland and LCDR Andre Whidbee

The Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool: Modernizing Coast Guard response efforts

by Mr. Samuel J. Korson

 

Exercises: Testing the Preparedness

 

The National Response Framework: Providing a unified national response

by Mr. Richard Capparra

The National Exercise Program: Impact on the Coast Guard and its partners

by CDR Michael Pierson

Exercises: What’s all the fuss about?

by CDR Jane Wong

Exercise Program Management: How to plan, participate in, and learn from response exercises

by Mr. Joseph Pancotti

Designing Operations-Based Exercises: Exercises…we can’t live without them

by Mr. Dennis Cashman

Train to Exercise: The role of training programs in exercise development, execution, and evaluation

by Mr. Douglas N. Eames

Joint Exercises, Half the Headache: How to avoid exercise fatigue

by CDR Heather Kostecki

Lessons Learned: Real-World Feedbak to Improve Preparedness

 

After Action Reports: Telling the full story of an exercise and its response

by CDR Ruby Collins

Response Coordination and Integration: The Coast Guard National Response Framework Concept of Operations

by LCDR Aaron Meadows-Hills

Develop Preparedness by Building Bridges: The benefits of industry training

by LT Tracy Wirth

Practice Makes Preparedness: Using the Incident Command System in daily operations

by LCDR Erica Mohr

Potential Places of Refuge: Responding to distressed vessels while protecting the environment

by Mr. Jeffrey Slusarz

Prepare for All Contingencies: How Sector New York readies its reserves

by LT Adam Drews

Reflections on the Cosco Busan Pollution Response

by CAPT Paul M. Gugg

Always Prepared: USCG Response Preparedness Evolution

 

Better Response: “All hands, all risk” preparedness

by CAPT Anthony Lloyd

Improving Preparedness by Enhancing its Toolbox: The new and improved Response Resource Inventory

by LCDR Karin Messenger

A Sticky Situation: Improving area preparedness through government-initiated unannounced exercises

by LT Kelly Dietrich and LT Jason Marineau

Assets or Liabilities? Using volunteers during oil response

by LT Latarsha McQueen

Shrinking Sea Ice: Framing solutions for potential marine incidents using an integrated risk/scenario-based approach

by LCDR Lexia M. Littlejohn

On Deck

Assistant Commandant's Perspective

by RADM Brian Salerno

Champion's Point of View

by RDML Joseph R. Castillo

Upcoming in Proceedings

Chemical of the Quarter: Benzene: The chemical with a license to kill

by Dr. Alan Schneider

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