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5 U.S. Coast Guard Roles and Missions
Pages 47-52

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... Coast Guard's mission Revenue Cutters accepted possession of the territory and has expanded in response to the changing needs of the nabegan exploration of the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean coast- tion. Today, the U.S.
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From page 48...
... These roles may again be altered in response to the pro- In the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, the U.S. Coast nounced, large-scale environmental changes that are occur- Guard's search-and-rescue efforts involving coastal commuring in the Arctic.
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From page 49...
... Coast Guard is not actively patrolling these waters such as the prohibition of high-seas drift net fishing in the for national defense, this may change if the political climate North Pacific Ocean and continuing effort focused on the in this region changes. It also appears that geopolitical com- maritime boundary line in the Bering Sea.
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From page 50...
... New commercial ventures, exemplified national agreement has been made to use iridium technology by the Red Dog Mine north of the Bering Strait, and planned in areas where the satellites are unreliable. offshore North Slope oil and gas development, may result in Although the need for routine interdiction of drugs or pressure for a capable icebreaker presence in the spring and aliens in the Arctic seems unlikely at this point, the need for fall "shoulder" seasons.
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From page 51...
... The likeli Even before the effects of environmental changes were hood of any of the foregoing possibilities is difficult to aswidely recognized, the Arctic was a target for scientific in- sess, but all could be accommodated by continued U.S. Coast quiry as one of the least explored areas of the planet.
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