The Coast Guard’s Vital Role in the Indo-Pacific with Admiral Linda L. Fagan

October 2023

Past Event

The Coast Guard’s Vital Role in the Indo-Pacific with Admiral Linda L. Fagan

Past Event

Hudson Institute

October 24, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) (foreground) conducts coordinated ship maneuvers with Royal Navy vessel HMS Spey (P234) Sept. 17, 2023, in the South China Sea. Munro is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more stable, free, open and resilient region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)

US Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conducts coordinated ship maneuvers on September 17, 2023, in the South China Sea. (US Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)

October 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Admiral Linda L. Fagan

Commandant, US Coast Guard

Admiral Linda L. Fagan assumed duties as the twenty-seventh Commandant of the Coast Guard in June 2022. Admiral Fagan has served on all seven continents during her distinguished Coast Guard career. Her prior flag assignments included serving as commander of Pacific Area and commander of Coast Guard Defense Force West. Operational tours include sea duty in the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star.

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Increasingly contested international waters threaten the security and prosperity of the United States and its Indo-Pacific allies and partners. The Coast Guard deploys a fleet that is equivalent to the world’s 15 largest navies combined, with some 38,000 active-duty forces and more than 240 cutters. Responsible for law enforcement, marine safety, and environmental protection, the Coast Guard patrols America’s 3.4 million miles of exclusive economic zone. But the Coast Guard is also working to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific, training and conducting exercises with allies and partners throughout the region.

Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick M. Cronin will sit down with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the United States Coast Guard, to discuss the Coast Guard’s growing role in combatting China’s peacetime confrontation operations and protecting the marine environment and vital fisheries. Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters will deliver opening remarks.

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