WASHINGTON — Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara will be relieved by Vice Adm. John P. Currier as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 10 a.m. Friday. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., will preside over the event.
WHO: The Honorable Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Adm. John P. Currier, prospective vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
WHAT: A change of watch ceremony. The event formally restates the continuity and authority of the vice commandant's responsibilities. It involves the total transfer of accountability from one individual to another.
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2012. Media should plan to arrive no later than 9:15 a.m.
WHERE: Fort Lesley J. McNair, 2nd Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20593
Interested media should contact Ms. Ademide Adedokun at (202) 372-4407 to coordinate entry onto Fort Lesley J. McNair, parking and interviews.
Media who plan to attend must provide name, organization and vehicle information (vehicle color, model, type and tag number) no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday. Media must enter Fort McNair through the 2nd Street Gate Friday no later than 9:15 a.m. to ensure access.
Limited riser space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. A mult-box will be available as no microphones will be allowed on the podium.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, the first of a planned 58 Fast Response Cutters in the Sentinel Class, will host an underway media availability scheduled for Monday from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., departing from the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Harbor Patrol Pier, 550 Water Street, SW.
WHAT: A two-hour underway media availability aboard the Coast Guard’s first Fast Response Cutter, the Bernard C. Webber. The Webber is named after enlisted Coast Guard hero Bernard C. Webber, who led his crew in the daring Pendleton rescue Feb. 18, 1952, saving 32 crewmen. The cutter Webber is homeported in Miami.
WHEN: Monday, from 9:30 a.m until 11:30 a.m. Media participating in this availability are asked to arrive at the Metropolitan Police Harbor Patrol Pier gate not later than 9 a.m. Webber will depart promptly at 9:30 a.m. Webber will not make any stops to transfer passengers during the two-hour cruise.
WHY: To see first-hand the features and capabilities of the Webber – the first Fast Response Cutter, interview Webber crewmembers and query subject matter experts about the Fast Response Cutter acquisition program and the need for the continued recapitalization of the Coast Guard fleet.
WHO:
♦ The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Webber
♦ Rear Adm. Bruce D. Baffer, Director of Acquisition Programs and Program Executive Officer
♦ Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs
WHERE: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Harbor Patrol pier, 550 Water Street, SW. The planned underway voyage will transit from the waterfront to National Harbor and back.
Editors Note:
1. This availability is limited to 20 people. If more than 20 journalists request access to this availability, a media pool will be established by the Coast Guard public affairs officer. Journalists interested in participating are asked to RSVP with Cmdr. Chris O’Neil at mailto:christopher.t.o'neil@uscg.mil or 202-372-4635 not later than 2 p.m. Friday.
2. The design of the Coast Guard Cutter Webber will not accommodate wheel chairs or people using crutches.
3. Participating journalists should avoid wearing open toed shoes, high heels, or other attire inappropriate for work aboard a Coast Guard cutter.
4. Journalists will be required to provide credentials prior to boarding the Webber.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s deputy director of commercial regulations and standards will speak to attendees about the service’s role in preventing mishaps and events that could cause harm to America’s seafarers, ships, ports and waterways during a floor presentation, Wednesday, at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md.
WHO: Frank J. Sturm, Coast Guard deputy director, commercial regulations and standards. Sturm has 33 years in government service, assuming his current duties in 2009 following an active duty Coast Guard career where he held numerous marine safety leadership positions, most notably as the deputy director of prevention policy and chief, office of port and facility activities at Coast Guard Headquarters.
WHAT: Floor presentation about the Coast Guard’s ability to maintain a persistent presence in the maritime domain to provide safety, security and stewardship of a Maritime Transportation System that carries roughly 95 percent of all U.S. foreign trade, accounts for nearly $700 billion of the U.S. gross domestic product and provides 51 million U.S. jobs.
WHEN: Wednesday – 1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
WHERE: Near booth 1636 in the Coast Guard Pavilion at The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Mr. Sturm after the panel discussion should contact Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike O’Berry by email at eugene.m.oberry@uscg.mil, phone at (202) 596-4687, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s director of enterprise strategy, Read Adm. Peter Neffenger, is scheduled to speak at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, where he will talk about 21st century Coast Guard maritime strategy on global, national, and local scales.
The speech entitled “Maritime Strategy: Locally based, nationally deployed, globally connected” will discuss how the interplay of tradition, technology, and policy influence Coast Guard operations.
WHO: Rear Adm. Peter Neffenger, director of enterprise strategy for the United States Coast Guard. Neffenger has served in the Coast Guard for 30 years, most recently as the Deputy National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – the largest and most complex oil spill in the nation’s history.
WHAT: “Maritime Strategy: Locally based, nationally deployed, globally connected” speech at the Sea Air Space Expo, a program of the Navy League of the United States
WHEN: Wednesday – 11 to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Navy League Pavilion, Booth #1401 at The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Read Adm. Neffenger after the speech should contact Lt. David Connor (619) 564-1979 email David.j.Connor@uscg.mil, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s Judge Advocate General, Rear Adm. Frederick Kenney, is participating in a panel discussion at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, addressing ratification of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The panel entitled “Law of the Sea – Threat to National Security or Vital to National Prosperity?” discusses the proposed ratification. There are now 161 parties to the Convention, including almost all of the traditional allies of the United States, and all Arctic nations.
WHO: Rear Adm. Frederick Kenney, judge advocate general of the U.S. Coast Guard, has served in the Coast Guard for 31 years. He was previously assigned as chief of the Office of Maritime and International Law, Washington, D.C., where he was the head of the United States delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee.
WHAT: “Law of the Sea – Threat to National Security or Vital to National Prosperity?” panel discussion at the Sea Air Space Expo, a program of the Navy League of the United States.
WHEN: Wednesday – 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Read Adm. Kenney after the panel should contact Lt. David Connor (619) 564-1979 email David.j.Connor@uscg.mil, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s head of research and development will speak to attendees about a few of the 70 projects the service’s R&D center is working on, including unmanned aerial systems, Arctic capabilities and alternative fuels, during a floor presentation at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., Tuesday.
WHO: Capt. Alan Arsenault, commanding officer, Coast Guard research and development center.
WHAT: Floor presentation about the Coast Guard’s ongoing R&D projects including UAS, ballast water technology, alternative fuels and technologies for operating in the Arctic.
WHEN: Tuesday – 3 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Near booth 1636 in the Coast Guard Pavilion at The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Capt. Arsenault after the panel discussion should contact Ms. Joy Crabaugh via email at stefanie.c.king@uscg.mil, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s head of acquisition services and deputy chief acquisition officer will speak to attendees about the service’s foreign military sales program and how it supports U.S. security and diplomacy interests during a floor presentation at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., Monday.
WHO: Mike Tangora, Coast Guard deputy assistant commandant for acquisition and director of acquisition services. Tangora has more than 32 years in government service and served as the Navy’s deputy aircraft carrier program manager before joining the Coast Guard in 2003.
WHAT: Floor presentation about the Coast Guard’s foreign military sales program at the Sea Air Space Expo, a program of the Navy League of the United States.
WHEN: Monday - 11 to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Near booth 1636 in the Coast Guard Pavilion at The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Mr. Tangora after the panel discussion should contact Ms. Joy Crabaugh via email at joy.crabaugh@uscg.mil, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The officer responsible for managing the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters, boats and aircraft will talk about the challenges he faces with an aging fleet and the vastly improved capabilities of the service’s newer cutters during a roundtable discussion with other government and industry experts at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., Tuesday.
WHO: Rear Adm. Richard Butt, Coast Guard assistant commandant for capability. Butt is responsible for identifying and providing service-wide capabilities, competencies, and capacity; and for developing standards for the staffing, training, equipping, sustaining, maintaining, and employing Coast Guard forces.
WHAT: “Coast Guard Cutters: Strategic Investments in Homeland Security” roundtable discussion at the Sea Air Space Expo, a program of the Navy League of the United States
WHEN: Tuesday - 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
WHERE: The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Rear Adm. Butt after the roundtable discussion should contact Lt. j.g. KC Sowers at (202) 372-4633 or via email at Katherine.C.Sowers@uscg.mil, or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
]]>WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard's head of polar ice operations, Dana Goward, director of marine transportation systems management, is participating in a panel discussion Monday at the Sea Air Space Expo at National Harbor, Md., where he will talk about Coast Guard authorities and responsibilities in the Arctic Region.
The panel entitled "International Engagement and Implications in the Arctic" includes other government and industry experts gathering to talk about emerging issues related to U.S. presence in the Arctic.
WHO: Dana Goward, director, marine transportation systems management, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. Goward is a retired Coast Guard officer with 29 years of active duty service and is a member of the senior executive service. He oversees the Coast Guard's domestic and polar ice operations, as well as waterways management policy.
WHAT: "International Engagement and Implications in the Arctic" panel discussion at the Sea Air Space Expo, a program of the Navy League of the United States
WHEN: Monday — 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
WHERE: The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
Media interested in speaking with Mr. Goward after the panel discussion should contact Ms. Lisa Novak at (202) 372-4633 or by email at Lisa.K.Novak@uscg.mil or stop by the Coast Guard booth at the expo. Media can register for the expo at https://show.jspargo.com/sas12/reg/default.asp.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard will honor Coast Guard veterans during a wreath-laying ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m., Friday, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., at the Coast Guard World War I Memorial.
WHO: Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Jane Holl Lute
Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Bob Papp
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Michael Leavitt
Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard
Coast Guard Ceremonial Band
WHAT: Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony
WHERE: Coast Guard World War I Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
WHEN: Friday, 1 p.m. Attending media are requested to arrive and be in place not later than 12:45 p.m.