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R 120933Z JUN 07 ZUI ASN-A00163000002 ZYB FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-01// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N16000// ALCOAST 294/07 COMDTNOTE 16000 SUBJ: LAW ENFORCEMENT TACTICAL AND SECURITY GROUP OCCUPATION STUDY 1. A STUDY GROUP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ANALYZE REQUIREMENTS AS THEY PERTAIN TO HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES WITHIN THE COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TACTICAL COMMUNITY, AND TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE WORKFORCE STRUCTURE OPTIONS TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. 2. ALIGNING WITH THE COMMANDANTS STRATEGIC INTENT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://CGCENTRAL.USCG.MIL, WE WILL FOCUS OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION ON IMPROVING AND SUSTAINING MISSION EXECUTION. WE WILL DO THIS BY STRUCTURING OUR SERVICE AS A THREE PRONGED FORCE: SHORE-BASED OPERATIONS, MARITIME OPERATIONS, AND DEPLOYABLE OPERATIONS. 3. THE DEPLOYABLE OPERATIONS GROUP WILL COMBINE SPECIALLY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED FORCES THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD THAT CAN BE RAPIDLY DEPLOYED IN ADAPTIVE FORCE PACKAGES ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME THEY ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT AMERICA AND RESPOND TO A BROAD RANGE OF THREATS AND HAZARDS. DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED FORCES UNITS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE (NSF), TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAMS (TACLET), PORT SECURITY UNITS (PSU), MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAMS (MSST) AND THE MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAM (MSRT). 4. ALL COAST GUARD UNITS, INCLUDING CUTTERS, STATIONS AND SECTORS WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENT, CURRENTLY FACE CHALLENGES WITH CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY DUE TO COMPETING DEMANDS ON THE TIME REQUIRED TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND RETAIN PRESONNEL TO MEET BASIC MISSION REQUIREMENTS. 5. THIS STUDY GROUP WILL ANALYZE AND DEVELOP SUPPORTABLE, LONG TERM RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. EXPANDING ON THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL MISSIONS PERSONNEL WORKING GROUP AND THE CIAO 9 IMPLEMENTATION TEAM, THE STUDY GROUP WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE BALANCE OF SERVICE NEED (INCLUDING BOTH MISSION READINESS AND WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT), UNIT NEED AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER NEEDS FOR BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PERSONNEL TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE LE OPERATIONS. THE STUDY GROUP WILL FORECAST THE IMPACT ON THE WORKFORCE AND CONSIDER THE SYSTEMIC IMPACTS OF ACCESSION/SELECTION AND STANDARDIZED TRAINING STRATEGIES ON THE VARIOUS MISSION CAPABILITIES INHERENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS. 6. A SIGNED COPY OF THE CHARTER MAY BE VIEWED AT HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-OPC/. PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE STUDY GROUP AT MATTHEW.S.AUSTIN(AT)USCG.MIL. 7. THE STUDY GROUP LEADER WILL BE RADM J. T. RIKER. SENIOR REPRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE RDML COOGAN, MCPOCG BOWEN, AND MCPOCGRF SMITH. 8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 9. VADM ROBERT J. PAPP COAST GUARD CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS. BT
