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Naval Operations Concept 2010
States, or in response to operational tasking close to home in support of
civil authorities. The increasing commonality between Navy and Coast
Guard systems, including radars, antennas, deck guns, airframes and
unmanned systems, has improved both interoperability and sustainability
during joint maritime security operations.
The responsibility of individual nations to maintain maritime security
within their waters is the foundation upon which global maritime
security is built. U.S. allies and partners possess capabilities that range
from limited port or coastal maritime security forces to major navies with
potent sea control and power projection capabilities. U.S. naval forces,
in accordance with combatant commander theater security cooperation
(TSC) plans, collaborate with allies and partners alike to develop the
expertise, infrastructure, awareness, and capacity to respond to the full
range of maritime security threats and irregular challenges.
Maritime Security Force Assistance (MSFA)
MSFA comprises efforts to strengthen security burden-sharing with
foreign military and civilian maritime security forces and government
institutions, as well as multinational and regional maritime security
entities. These activities assist partner naval forces to become more
proficient at providing security to their populations. In the context of
the global maritime commons, MSFA promotes stability by developing
partner nation capabilities to govern, control, and protect their harbors,
inland and coastal waters, natural resources, commercial concerns, and
national and regional maritime security interests. MSFA activities are
conducted across the range of military operations (ROMO) and during
all phases of military operations, in coordination with U.S. government
agencies and in support of larger U.S. policy goals. Many of the Coast
Guard’s statutory missions align with foreign partner emerging demand
to proactively deal with increasing threats to their sovereignty and
resources. Geographic combatant commanders’ (GCC) theater campaign
plans and security cooperation initiatives are evolving to encompass
combined Navy and Coast Guard capabilities tailored to develop competencies
of host nation maritime security forces. Often these nations
do not possess the requisite assets and tactics to self-police. Navy ships,
Coast Guard cutters coupled with complementary law enforcement
detachments (LEDETs) and training teams are ideal instruments of soft
power to effect national objectives.