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The Maritime Executive
In the late 20th century, international environmental, economic and political developments created new missions for the Coast Guard. For example, during the 1970s, the rapid growth of illegal narcotics smuggling by sea drove the need for highly trained boarding teams known as Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETs) to specialize in interdicting drug smuggling vessels. The Coast Guard formally established the Law Enforcement Detachment program in 1982.
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An Interview with Tres Martin and Brad Schoenwald
As we all can attest, the advancement of boat designs and technologies have been impressive. But often, the 4 P's in Public Safety (People, Platforms, Processes and Performance, as discussed in our White Paper, Navigating the Changing Seascape of Maritime Public Safety) aren't always keeping up. For the People part, we often find officers in positions with maritime operational expectations, without the proper training. On the Platform side of things, we don't always get the right designs or equipment to conduct the mission we really want that boat to do. Our Processes don't always keep up with the latest technologies, as our knowledge may be limited because due to the significant loss of institutional knowledge, as "Boomers" retire at an alarming rate (there's the People part again). So this, in turn, affects our Procurement Process, our Platform choices, our training processes, and most importantly, our Performance.
Tres Martin is one of the best known subject matter experts in performance boat operations, having won four National and four World Titles and inducted into the APBA Hall of Fame Champions. Tres has taught NAVY Seals, Naval Special Warfare Services, US Coast Guard, Mercury Marine and other boat manufactures, and over a thousand individuals on advanced, high-performance boat skills. Due to his knowledge and expertise, Tres is also a consultant for the marine industries and insurance companies as well as for legal litigation.
Brad Shoenwald retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after over 20 years of service and numerous positions of leadership as an Executive Officer, and as an Officer-in- Charge. In addition to his operational background, Brad has an extensive background in instructional Technologies and Human Performance Technologies. The depth of this training and education resulted in Special Recognition for Inspirational Leadership at the Chief Petty Officer Academy in New London Connecticut. Brad is also on staff at the USCG Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, where cruise ship inspectors from around the world are trained on complex systems, crew proficiency and performance as well as all the regulations governing the Cruise Industry. Brad writes for a variety of boating magazines and is frequently requested to speak during boating safely and human performance technologies conferences.
Listen in as these gentlemen discuss some of the challenges in today's maritime operational environment, and how advanced training can impact an organization and its officers by clicking here. For more information on this training, you can contact the Academy by clicking here.
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As an instructional designer, you want to create courses that make a difference to your audience's lives. You want to create courses that inspire them, that change mindsets and drive performance. In short, you want to create courses that are effective and hit the mark, every time.
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An Interview with Dr. Charlie Scheer, Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi about some very interesting information and data he has collected in collaboration with four other universities
As iterated in our White Paper, "Navigating the Changing Seascape in Maritime Public Safety," the People part of the 4 P's (People, Platforms/Procurement, Processes, Performance) represent the biggest and most complex challenges for managers, supervisors, and leaders within the LEO community. Dr. Scheer has collected some fascinating data on the future of law enforcement through the eyes of the next generation of officers, or potential officers. Listen in as Dr. Scheer shares some very early information and begins to outline how the recruiting, training and retention challenges can be overcome by paying attention to what his survey respondents are saying. For more information on Dr. Scheer's survey, contact the Academy by clicking here, and note that the survey report will be posted on the NMLEA website when it is released in August.
Listen to the full Podcast by clicking here.
| NMLEA Workshop planning happening now, and you can be a part of the process
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The Academy staff is working on its workshop plans for the balance of the year, and into 2019. The goal is to deliver a workshop in the following regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, Northwest and Southwest. The 1 or 2 day Workshop Agendas include subject areas like these: Tactical Behavior Science, Advanced Firearms training, Maritime Active Threat Response, Industry State of the Union (hear directly from key manufacturers), Grant Forecast (what's on the horizon as it relates to the PSGP,) Training Advances in the Maritime First Responder Community, National Maritime Intelligence Efforts (and how they relate to you and your area of operations,) and the latest in Maritime Border Security.
Would you like a workshop in your area? You can be a part of the planning process by letting us know when and where you would like to have the workshop. Just send an email to info@nmlea.org with "Workshops" in the subject line. Make your recommendations and we’ll be sure to include you in the process. Or, if you like to brainstorm about how a workshop would look in your area, reach out to the boss directly: Mark.DuPont@nmlea.org.
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| NMLEA STAR Product in the News: RiskSense in 2018 Awards Program
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If you want to learn more about cyber risk management, and why RiskSense is getting a lot of national, industry and government attention, check out this story in American Security Today. You'll see an interview with the RiskSense CEO Dr. Srinivas Makkamala, and a breakdown of what makes RiskSense so different in this evolving world.
For maritime stakeholders (port authorities, shipping companies, cruise lines, etc.), now is the time to look at a scalable cyber risk management tool that can identify your assets, their key vulnerabilities, and potential exploits, and prioritize them for you using intelligence resources and a dashboard visual Risk Score that can help you manage the threats.
To learn more about how RiskSense platform can provide the cyber risk management tools that you need to safety and securely become proactive vs. reactive for as little as $12.50 per device, contact us at Cyber@nmlea.org and we will connect you to the RiskSense team.
About the STAR Program
The NMLEA has developed a program to help agencies and vendors discern products in a crowded marketplace by utilizing our staff and our members to provide reviews and evaluations of products. Our cadre of professionals have spent more than two decades compiling a body of knowledge and developing solutions for agencies in the areas of equipment evaluation, testing, acquisition, management and sustainment. We've taken that experience to develop an evaluation and assessment protocol and called it the NMLEA STAR PROGRAM: Service Tested — Academy Recognized. Helping teams throughout the Nation at the local, county, state, federal, tribal, military and private sector levels (and internationally through the IMLEA), the STAR Program provides a network of operators, peers and subject matter experts to help in the evaluation and assessment processes.
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Supply Chain Quarterly
Analysts from the technology advisory firm ABI Research predict that digital technologies will radically transform the maritime industry over the next five years. In the 32-page report, The Digital Transformation of Maritime Freight, ABI researchers Susan Beardslee and Dominque Bonte, argue that there are huge opportunities for digital solutions to improve efficiency, visibility, environmental health, and security in the ocean shipping industry.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Amazon has made its entry into the surveillance business with a facial recognition system, Rekognition. The product is geared towards law enforcement use, and has already been used in select police departments around the country. The AI-based program can track, identify and analyze people in real-time. It is powerful enough to identify up to 100 people in a single image and scan the information quickly against databases. Some are calling it a "first-of-its-kind public-private partnership."
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Portland Press Herald
U.S. Border Patrol agents have ramped up their activities along Maine's maritime border with Canada in an operation that has rankled Canadian fishermen, surprised Americans and alarmed civil liberties groups already concerned about the agency's activities. The agents are stopping vessels in a rich lobster fishing area known as the Gray Zone that is claimed by both the United States and Canada.
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U.S. 3rd Fleet via DVIDS
U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces and Canadian explosive ordnance disposal technicians trained for maritime interdiction operations during the opening events of the force integration training phase of Rim of the Pacific Southern California. This year marks the first time that the USCG Maritime Security Response Team-West has participated in RIMPAC.
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By Harold Kilpatrick
 Data plays a significant role in our everyday lives, something that has been made all too clear over the last few years. The enormous amount of false and misleading information about online privacy that's floating around isn't helping the situation, either. With so much conflicting advice out there, it can be hard to know what the best practices for maintaining online privacy are. Correcting the following common myths is the first step towards living a more private online life.
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Newsday
A retired FDNY firefighter who spent months working at Ground Zero after 9/11 and his girlfriend, a hospital office manager, were found dead on a docked boat in the Fire Island community of Cherry Grove, the apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, Suffolk County, New York police said.
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State of Hawaii
Hawaii became the fourth state or territory to adopt vessel titling based on the Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels when Governor David Ige signed House Bill 2596 into law on June 20, 2018. The major objectives of the Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels are to: (1) qualify as a state titling law that the Coast Guard will approve; (2) facilitate transfers of ownership of a vessel; (3) deter and impede the theft of vessels by making information about the ownership of vessels available to both government officials and those interested in acquiring an interest in a vessel; (4) accommodate existing financing arrangements for vessels; and (5) provide certain consumer protections when purchasing a vessel through the Act's branding initiative.
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