Coast Guard Polar Icebreaking Agenda • Missions & Strategies • Current Icebreakers – Operaons – Capabili<es – Sustainment • Icebreaker Acquisi<on – Stakeholders • Summary 2 Coast Guard Icebreaking History, Missions & Strategies Future Trend CGC Eastwind Multimission: Enforcement, Security Discovery Security, and USS Bear Science 1980’s 1950’s 1965-66 Late Older icebreakers WWII Enforcement DEW stations USN transfers 1970’s decommissioned - 2006-2009 USCG/USN built - required all icebreakers POLAR by 1989 only PSTAR in 1900 Wind class & icebreakers for to USCG – 8 STAR & POLAR STAR & 2000 caretaker Discovery MACKINAW re-supply icebreakers POLAR SEA POLAR SEA remain status built 1885 1936-1941 1946 1955-56 1960s 1999/2000 Cutter BEAR explores USCG initiated Operation High First Operation Alaskan north USCGC HEALY: 2010-2013 Alaskan waters for 40 intensive study Jump – Deep Freeze slope oil Planned in PSTAR years of heavy Admiral Byrd’s - permanent discovered – 80’s, funded reactivation icebreaker Antarctic U.S. presence polar icebreakers 90’s, design expedition on Antarctica receive national operational in interest 2000 to support Arctic Research Polar Icebreaker Areas of Operaon McMurdo Station Ensuring Global Access 5 Polar Icebreaker Areas of Operaons Arcc Antarc<c • Arc<c Scien<fic Research • Operaon DEEP FREEZE- Re- Ø Naonal Science Foundaon supply McMurdo Staon, Ø Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Antarc<ca Ø NOAA • Coast Guard supported US Ø CG R&D Center Antarc<c Program resupply since • Increased Human Ac<vity 1950s Ø Northern Sea Route / Northwest Passage • Primary infrastructure and supply Ø Search and Rescue point for U.S. Antarc<c Program; Ø Shoulder Season Risk requires annual sealiX re-supply (cargo, fuel) Ensuring Global Access 6 Missions Polar Icebreakers Complete in the High Latudes Defense Readiness Ports, Waterways & Coastal Living Marine Resources & Other Marine Environmental Protection Security Law Enforcement (i.e. EEZ Enforcement) Aids to Navigation Search and Rescue Marine Safety Ice Operations Ensuring Global Access 7 Operaon Deep Freeze (ODF): McMurdo Resupply Cargo Amounts POLAR STAR ensured could reach McMurdo Staon Antarc<ca, ODF 2015: Category Amount % of Need Dry Supplies (Vehicles, Food Stuffs, Building Materials) 7 Million Pounds 80% Diesel Fuel 4.5 Million Gallons 100% Jet Fuel 500,000 Gallons 100% 8 ODF Connued 9 M/V RENDA Escort • hps:// www.dvidshub.ne t/video/317379/ healy-escorts- renda • 00:05 to end • No Audio 10 Scien<fic Research • hps:// • Ecosystem Studies www.dvidshub.ne • Arc<c Mapping t/video/312942/ • Ice Research • healy-arc<c- Oil in Ice Research • Extended footage Con<nental Shelf • 01:28 to end Mapping – Mul<-year Effort • No Audio with Canadians 11 Strategies – Naonal Strategy for Arc<c Region (NSAR) & Implementaon Plan (NSAR IP) Ø DHS lead -“Ensure the United States maintains icebreaking and ice-strengthened ship capability with sufficient capacity “ – Coast Guard Arc<c Strategy – Cooperave Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (Joint USN/USMC/USCG strategy) – Navy Arc<c Roadmap – NOAA Arc<c Ac<on Plan 12 Current & Future Icebreaking Capabili<es CGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10) • America’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker • Commissioned 1976 – Reac<vated in 2013 • Icebreaking Capacity – 6 feet @ 3 knots – 21 feet Back & Ram • Flight Deck Equipped • Primary Mission – Operaon Deep Freeze: Breaking Channel for McMurdo Staon Resupply 14 CGC HEALY (WAGB 20) • America’s Medium Polar Icebreaker • Commissioned 2000 • Icebreaking Capacity – 4.5 feet @ 3 knots – 8 feet Back & Ram • Flight Deck Equipped • Primary Mission – Annual Scien<fic Deployments to Arc<c 15 Polar Icebreaker Sustainment • Depot Level Maintenance – Crew/Contract Preventave Maintenance – Dry Docks & Dockside Availabili<es • System Upgrades • Organizaonal Level Maintenance – C4IT & Navigaon Systems – Machinery Plant Control & Monitoring System 16 Polar Icebreaker Sustainment • hfps://www.dvidshub.net/ video/393712/coast-guard- antarc<c-dive-operaons • 00:05 to end 17 Polar Icebreaker Acquisi<on • Coast Guard Program of Record – Assigned Program Management Office/Staff • Comple<ng Requirements Development and Validaon – Draing Operaonal Requirements Document • Internaonal Coordinaon – Governments of Canada and Finland – Conduc<ng Worldwide Market Research 18 PIB Acquisi<on Stakeholders Mari<me Department of Naonal Science Administraon State Foundaon (MARAD) Transportaon US Navy – Command US Marine Corps OPNAV Staff (TRANSCOM) US Arcc Northern Naonal Oceanic Research Command & Atmospheric Commission (NORTHCOM) Administraon Department of Naval Sea Systems Homeland Command (NAVSEA) Security HQ 19 Summary • Missions & Strategies • Current Icebreakers – Operaons – Capabili<es – Sustainment • Icebreaker Acquisi<on – Stakeholders • Summary 20 Quesons 21 .