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      <title>Delivering the Coast Guard Mission to Remote Alaska</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard operates throughout Alaska, focusing primarily on the protection of mariners and waterways. At the heart of this effort are Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Kodiak, MSU Dutch Harbor, Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Homer, MSD Ketchikan, and MSD Sitka. Despite the challenges of extreme conditions, their small, dedicated teams of 7 to 10 active-duty members are responsible for commercial vessel inspections, marine casualty investigations, pollution response, and bulk fuel facility regulatory compliance exams. For the personnel assigned to these units, the challenges of living and working in remote Alaska are as demanding as the operational tasks themselves. Living off the beaten path comes with limited access to medical facilities, goods, and social opportunities. Despite these challenges, Coast Guard personnel stationed in Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, Homer, Ketchikan, and Sitka demonstrate remarkable resilience and dedication. Whether inspecting a fishing vessel during a fierce storm, investigating a marine casualty, or responding to a pollution incident in the remote wilderness, they are always ready to serve.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Inspections in Alaska</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic’s Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) is responsible for ensuring that all vessels can safely perform commercial maritime activities in the Alaska region. To achieve this, the OCMI depends on the subject matter expertise of officers, chief warrant officers, civilian domestic vessel inspectors, enlisted port state control (PSC) officers, and fishing vessel examiners. These professionals form the inspections division workforce at the sector. The types of inspections performed include domestic vessel inspections, foreign vessel examinations, and commercial fishing vessel safety examinations. While the sector is based in Anchorage, most inspections require routine travel to remote areas. Traveling throughout the state for inspections may include unplanned overnight stays due to weather; trips of up to five days are not unheard of in this environment. The Inspections Division works to guarantee that vessels operating in these waters are built, maintained, and equipped to withstand the region’s harsh conditions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Maritime Search and Rescue Across the Last Frontier</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Arctic District of the Coast Guard participates in a relatively low number of maritime search and rescue (SAR) responses each year. However, the stakes tend to be much higher and the challenges more pronounced in Alaska compared to other regions of the United States. These factors include inclement weather, communications limitations, area of responsibility (AOR) size, distance to respond, asset availability and capability, prevalence of non-routine missions, increased maritime traffic in the Arctic region, and remoteness. Despite the many challenges this district faces, ongoing partnerships and recent successes are indicative of the potential for progress. The Coast Guard is signatory to nine memorandums of agreement or understanding with key partners across the AOR, including the Air Force, Alaska State Troopers, and North Slope Borough SAR. It also maintains working relationships with foreign nations’ rescue coordination centers like those of Japan, Canada, and Russia. These relationships have been instrumental in ensuring enhanced safety of mariners across Alaska, allowing for collaboration, information sharing, and mutual assistance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:22:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Enhance business performance in the naval and maritime sectors through the implementation of environmental management focused on human capital</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Organizations are shifting focus from profits to people and planet. Sustainable human capital management is key to this transition. Bio-energy is a potential solution to reduce oil dependency. Additionally, strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential for business reputation and success. With an eye towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this work’s goal is to measure the relationship among HC, Environment Management (EM) and CSR on the Business Performance (BP) across a diverse range of companies from the naval and maritime sector. Two control variables have been added: the age and the size of the companies. In order to quantify the linkages, a survey comprising questions was distributed to managers. The data obtained from this survey was then analysed by RStudio and SmartPLS. A positive influence has been got in five of the six relationships established and one of the control variables has an impact on the constructs studied.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development: The next 50 years</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard will be impacted by many transformational technologies in the next 50 years that will improve its operations, maintenance, and overall mission readiness. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will certainly be game-changers. They will facilitate the processing of vast amounts of data collected by uncrewed system sensors and other sources to provide real-time insights, predictive maintenance, and decision-making support. For example, the generative AI technology emerging today that can exploit large language models will serve as smart assistants to researchers at the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center (RDC). The RDC is already evaluating alpha versions provided by Department of Defense partners. Other technologies include space-based technology, robotics, applications of exoskeletons, immersive technology, renewable energy, material advancement applications in the form of more durable, lightweight vessels and equipment, quantum computing, and many novel technologies like jet suits. These and many more will need to be evaluated to maintain a technological advantage to deter and counter bad actors and to adapt to evolving mission requirements. The most important asset at the RDC will always be its people, who find creative ways to execute priority research for the Coast Guard.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Positioning to Remain Relevant in a Dynamic Business Environment</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard's Research and Development Center (RDC) strives to remain relevant in a dynamic business environment. The RDC is currently reorganizing its research activities under the following larger enduring research programs: autonomy; connectivity; defense and safety systems; environmental evolution and waterways resilience; and data, modeling, and decision support. There are numerous benefits to managing research lines of effort as larger strategic programs. In parallel with strategic research, the RDC will also continue to identify and test high technology readiness level solutions to meet the Coast Guard's more immediate needs. By leveraging strategic R&D, the Coast Guard can ensure it remains at the cutting edge of technology with its Department of Defense service partners, is prepared to address emerging threats, and maintains a competitive advantage over potential adversaries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coast Guard Strategy Research: Simulation tool for Ready Workforce 2030</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard's Ready Workforce 2030 (RW2030) strategy states the need for "creating a system with the ability to generate the force we need, when and where we need it, moving away from our current predictive workforce modeling." The service's Strategic Workforce Planning and Human Resources Analytics Division (DPR-22) evaluated available commercial and government-off-the-shelf simulation software suites and chose Athena as the best choice to accomplish the project's objectives. The project team tested two workforce use cases in Athena: officer ashore prevention (OAP12) and aviation survival specialist (AST). The project team is also working closely with the Defense Science Technology Group (DSTG) to add new features to Athena that would increase its utility for the Coast Guard's purposes. A major reason for the selection of Athena was its established program office and support infrastructure. Its support team is geared to support users’ modeling needs through three main groups: DSTG, Athena User Group, and Athena Steering Group. The constant cycle of collaborative support was evident throughout this effort, as these groups were always willing to help and collaborate in a timely and professional manner with no contract in place or any financial obligation to do so. As DPR-22 and stakeholders continue to pursue a workforce modeling simulation suite, a willing and helpful support team should be important considerations before long-term investments are made.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Supercharging Business Intelligence Tools: Using enterprise tools for research</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Business intelligence (BI) tools help users leverage data to make decisions. Two of the most significant BI tools the United States Coast Guard has brought into the service are the Department of Defense’s (DoD) version of Microsoft Office 365, known as DoD 365, and Environmental Systems Research Institute’s (Esri) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology called ArcGIS. The Coast Guard's Research and Development Center (RDC) created a data management and visualization system with DoD 365. This system was designed for RDC staff members to input data about their interactions with the field into a form. A second BI tool application utilized ArcGIS technology to display relevant information related to the Coast Guard’s effort to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing activities. Powerful enterprise tools can be effectively employed to solve real-world problems large and small, both in the worlds of research and Coast Guard operations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparing the Fleet for the Future of Uncrewed Systems</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the United States Coast Guard, the national security cutter (NSC) is currently the sole cutter class in the fleet to be situationally equipped with operational uncrewed systems (UxS). Recognizing the need for broader UxS deployment, the Coast Guard’s 2023 Unmanned Systems Strategic Plan calls for exploring the feasibility of deploying UxS on cutters beyond the NSC. In pursuit of these objectives, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) initiated the Cutter-Based Uncrewed Systems Integration Analysis research project. This project focused on determining whether other cutter classes —particularly buoy tenders and fast response cutters—can support the size, weight, and power requirements necessary for UxS integration. The results revealed significant potential for these technologies to enhance mission effectiveness and operational efficiency across the fleet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Is the DoD Lab Commander's Sync?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory Commander Sync brings commanders of the Army Development Command, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Research Lab, and the Coast Guard Research and Development Center RDC together regularly to address research issues of joint interest. The Sync was formed by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by commanders and senior leaders from all four services. The MOU facilitates sharing science and technology (S&T) and research and development (R&D) data, including contracts, to increase collaboration, reduce redundancies, and improve the armed forces’ S&T and R&D portfolios.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>‘How can I get there?’: Effects of road system destruction in the northeast of Aleppo governorate under war conditions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The continuing Syrian conflict constitutes a devastating crisis that more than a decade since it began continues to affect all areas of Syrian society. The Syrian war began in 2011 and extended into a protracted war, a high-intensity internationalised conflict that ranks amongst the most destructive wars since the Second World War. The war has inflicted extensive damage on Syria’s physical infrastructure, which has been targeted in cities or in rural areas. The country will need huge funds for the reconstruction process, whose cost was originally estimated at US $400 billion or even US $1 trillion. The reconstruction cost of the damaged physical infrastructure was estimated in the range of $100 to $200 billion. The earthquake that hit southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria in February 2023 has dramatically increased the cost of the country's reconstruction. The World Bank estimated that the disaster has caused $5.1 billion in physical damage across Syria. In this study, the authors examine the impact of the damage to the road network infrastructure on the life of residents in northeastern Aleppo, focusing on social relationships and prices of goods. By undertaking this study, the authors aim to contribute to the emerging body of literature addressing the effects of infrastructure destruction and development in war zone settings. This study contributes to recent calls in the transport geography literature to decolonise knowledge production by moving beyond mainstream Euro-American perspectives. By examining the infrastructural and mobility challenges arising from the conflict in northwest Syria, the authors shed light on realities that are often overlooked in transport research from the Global North. The findings underscore the profound links between transport, accessibility and social justice in this war-affected region. Decolonial approaches to transport geographies necessitate engaging with diverse contexts and centering experiences from the Global South.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Effect of constituent materials in cementitious composites on the durability of military airfield rigid pavements</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Military airbases face challenges such as high temperatures from jet exhaust, spills of aviation oil during refuelling and maintenance, and other factors. The combination of these factors leads to spalling, which is the deterioration of the concrete pavement. Spalling creates debris that poses a risk to jets and maintenance crews. This research aims to understand the causes of spalling in military pavements and develop suitable cementitious materials by adjusting the binder, aggregate, and incorporating different types of fibres. To simulate airfield conditions, the laboratory used an electric oven to generate heat similar to jet exhaust and spills of aviation fuel, engine oil, and hydraulic oil on the pavement. Various concrete specimens like cylinders, cubes, and beams were tested for their mechanical and thermal properties. The research focused on creating spalling-resistant cementitious composites by adjusting the Portland cement concrete mix ratios, geopolymer concrete, aggregates, silica fume, and steel/polyvinyl alcohol fibres. The degradation and decomposition of concrete mineral components were assessed using FTIR, XRD, and TG/DSC tests. The chemical composition of aviation oils was also analysed. The presence of fatty acid esters and phosphates in aviation oil react with concrete, forming harmful salts and reducing mechanical properties at high temperatures. Since aggregates make up a significant portion of concrete, lightweight aggregates, which perform better under high temperatures, were evaluated alongside normal-weight aggregates. Geopolymer concrete, incorporating 20% silica fume and hybrid fibres, was tested for its resistance to spalling due to its excellent fire resistance. The addition of hybrid fibres significantly enhanced the performance of the concrete. Overall, this cementitious matrix demonstrated the best performance under simulated airfield conditions. Therefore, the study recommends using geopolymer concrete with 20% silica fume, partially replacing basalt aggregate with lightweight brick chips, and incorporating 0.7% hybrid fibres for cementitious matrices in military airbases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:25:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Establishment of Military Supply Chain Index Evaluation System on E-Commerce Model</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In order to establish military supply chain index evaluation system on e-commerce model; by studying the impact of e-commerce on supply chain, identify the necessary process of the military supply chain on e-commerce model; and by setting the supplier evaluation criteria, establish military supply chain index evaluation system on e-commerce model.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:11:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Changing California Gold Coast</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Historically, the California coast has been home to traditional waterway uses like fishing, cargo transportation, Department of Defense operations, and recreational activities. Technical advances have increased the demand for the use of these same waters, which in turn has changed Coast Guard operations in the region. The Coast Guard has supported government-sponsored space programs in California since 1978, beginning with the Vandenberg Air Force Base. Now there is a new group of commercial space entrepreneurs requiring novel protocols. Coast Guard District Eleven in Alameda, California, has seen significant growth in commercial space operations off the coast of California since 2016, including SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, FireFly, and StratoLaunch. Local Coast Guard waterways management divisions take great pride and responsibility in supporting emerging commercial space operations along with the Federal Aviation Administration space program. The Coast Guard is tracking space program updates and working with federal regulators to ensure that the marine transportation system off California's coast is part of the calculation of future needs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Celestial Navigation: The Coast Guard and DHS in a new era of space activities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Coast Guard has a rich history of supporting American space activities dating back to the earliest days of U.S. space exploration and the launch of the Gemini lunar mission. Today, the evolution of space activities in the United States includes a strong commercial space sector and a significant increase of on-orbit assets. The Coast Guard’s modern mission includes the use of robust and resilient space-based data, and new capabilities are coming online constantly. In December 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) undertook an effort to produce the first DHS Space Policy update since 2011. The policy clarifies DHS’ role in American space activities and communicates its priorities to DHS operational components, like the Coast Guard, so they can align their mission to meet these priorities. As a military force, the Coast Guard has an advantage since its mission covers multiple domains. However, space is a new and important domain, and must be integrated into the service’s planning efforts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:37:31 GMT</pubDate>
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