Enterprise Architecture Executive Handbook - U.S. Coast Guard

USCG Cutters & Aircraft Profile
Contents
The USCG Cutters and Aircraft Profile provides a high-level view
of the types of cutters, buoy tenders, construction tenders,
icebreaking tugs, small harbor tugs, coastal patrol crafts,
icebreakers, fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial
vehicles, and boats used by the USCG. For each of the asset types,
the profile identifies specific USCG-owned assets.
The USCG Cutters and Aircraft Profile was designed by THALES
and incorporated into the architecture in 2008.
This profile can be used to learn more about the cutters and aircraft
owned and used by the USCG. The profile may also be used as the
single authoritative reference for USCG platforms.
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Design
The USCG Cutters and Aircraft Profile organizes information into
four main categories: cutters, Deepwater program, aircraft, and
boats. Each of these primary categories is marked with a dark blue
header.
Within each category the profile identifies asset subcategories. For
example, “Medium Endurance Cutter” is a sub-category under
“Cutters” while “Fixed-Wing” is a sub-category of “Aircraft.” The
profile denotes these sub-categories in white header boxes with the
USCG stripe.
Underneath each sub-category, the profile displays images (in
black) of the specific type of asset represented. For example, the
profile identifies “282-Foot,” “270-Foot (Famous Class),” and 210-
Foot (Reliance Class),” as specific asset types under “Medium
Endurance Cutter.”
Finally for each type of asset identified, the profile lists specific
USCG assets. For example, “Mohawk” is under the “270-Foot
(Famous Class)” sub-category while “Alex Haley” is in the “282-
Foot” sub-category.