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FY 2011 Budget in Brief - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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U.S. Coast Guard<br />

� Deployed to the Middle East with U.S. Navy Maritime <strong>Security</strong> Squadrons to support<br />

Operation Iraqi Freedom po<strong>in</strong>t defense and harbor security operations <strong>in</strong> Kuwait.<br />

Secured Our Borders<br />

� Contributed to the disruption <strong>of</strong> 123 illicit drug movements; 42 events <strong>in</strong>volved the<br />

Coast Guard’s Airborne Use <strong>of</strong> Force (AUF) capability deployed aboard Coast Guard<br />

cutters and U.S. Naval warships. Coast Guard AUF equipped aircraft and precision<br />

marksmen deployed on U.S. Naval warships assisted <strong>in</strong> confiscat<strong>in</strong>g 24% <strong>of</strong> the total<br />

coca<strong>in</strong>e removed <strong>in</strong> <strong>FY</strong> 2009.<br />

� Conducted 62 <strong>in</strong>ternational port security<br />

revisits/reassessments <strong>in</strong> <strong>FY</strong> 2009. Ensured foreign<br />

nation compliance with port and ship facility<br />

protocols to <strong>in</strong>crease the security <strong>of</strong> commerce<br />

bound for the United States.<br />

� Deployed Coast Guard LEDETs aboard U.S. Navy<br />

(USN) and partner nation warships; removed over<br />

187,737 lbs <strong>of</strong> coca<strong>in</strong>e, 4,035 lbs <strong>of</strong> marijuana,<br />

deta<strong>in</strong>ed 128 suspected smugglers, and seized 16<br />

vessels. LEDETs aboard USN and partner<br />

nation warships accounted for over 50% <strong>of</strong> total<br />

<strong>FY</strong> 2009 coca<strong>in</strong>e removals.<br />

� Supported the U.S. Extended Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Shelf Task Force by conduct<strong>in</strong>g seafloor<br />

mapp<strong>in</strong>g and data collection missions to help def<strong>in</strong>e the limits <strong>of</strong> the outer cont<strong>in</strong>ental<br />

shelf.<br />

� Detected 112 illegal <strong>in</strong>cursions by foreign fish<strong>in</strong>g vessels <strong>in</strong>to the U.S. Exclusive<br />

Economic Zone (EEZ).<br />

� Participated <strong>in</strong> two Arctic West Patrols<br />

support<strong>in</strong>g various science missions, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

studies on polar bears and methane gas, and<br />

enforc<strong>in</strong>g treaties protect<strong>in</strong>g U.S. fisheries.<br />

Improved Resilience <strong>of</strong> the Maritime Transportation<br />

System (MTS)<br />

� Conducted icebreak<strong>in</strong>g operations to prevent icerelated<br />

flood<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Fairport, Ohio and Grand<br />

Haven, Michigan, responded to w<strong>in</strong>ter flood<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> Fargo, North Dakota, and assisted <strong>in</strong> rescu<strong>in</strong>g<br />

over 100 people stranded on an ice floe <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Great Lakes.<br />

� Updated the Nation’s 43 Area Maritime <strong>Security</strong><br />

Plans. Revisions <strong>in</strong>corporated lessons learned from<br />

recent hurricanes to enhance MTS recovery.<br />

78<br />

A polar bear cub observed by researchers on<br />

the pack ice <strong>of</strong> the Northern Arctic region.<br />

Coast Guard Cutter POLAR SEA supported the<br />

scientists.<br />

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-65C Dolph<strong>in</strong><br />

helicopter lowers a rescue swimmer <strong>in</strong>to<br />

the Red River flood waters <strong>in</strong> Fargo, ND.

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