| The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can It Be Accelerated? Will It Meet Changing Security Needs? Contributor(s): Alkire, Brien (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833035150 ISBN-13: 9780833035158 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 Annotation: Explores acceleration of the pace at which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assests that it will operate in teh deepwater environment and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize its aging cutters and aircraft will provide the Coast Guard with a force structure to meet the demands of its traditional missions and emerging responsibilities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 363.286 |
| LCCN: 2003026514 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.37" W x 9.03" (0.74 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores acceleration of the pace at which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assets that it will operate in the deepwater environment (50 or more nautical miles from shore) and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize its aging cutters and aircraft will provide the Coast Guard with a force structure to meet the demands of its traditional missions and emerging responsibilities. 450-character abstract: Explores whether the pace at which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assets that it will operate in the deepwater environment (50 or more nautical miles from shore) can be accelerated and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize its aging ships and aircraft will provide the Coast Guard with a force structure to meet the demands of its traditional missions and emerging responsibilities as part of the new Department of Homeland Security. |