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Realigning Coast Guard Enhanced Maritime Capabilities

Author : Steven D. Poulin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Realigning Coast Guard Enhanced Maritime Capabilities written by Steven D. Poulin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Coast Guard is a unique instrument of national security because of its multi-mission character as an armed force, law enforcement agency, and regulatory agency for maritime transportation. This multi-mission character is more relevant since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and as the Coast Guard undertakes its assigned role as the Lead Federal Agency for Maritime Security. The Coast Guard faces major challenges in executing its responsibilities and must leverage the capabilities of its specially trained boarding teams, small boat security forces, and hazardous materials response teams. However, the operational control, training, and doctrine of these specially trained forces are unfortunately fragmented. Furthermore, shipping is an inherently global venture, with thousands of ships operating under flags of convenience with little or no oversight by their national registries. Moreover, ports have traditionally been open to ensure the free flow of goods in international commerce. While major efforts are being undertaken to shore up international port security, many nations do not have the infrastructure, oversight, or response capability necessary for meaningful improvements. These realities require the Coast Guard to have a robust international program for cooperative security training and joint operations that can best be executed by an enhanced maritime capability, not unlike those forces conducting foreign internal defense and civil affairs assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Drawing on the precedent set by USSOCOM, this paper therefore advocates consolidating Coast Guard enhanced maritime capabilities under a central command - to be called the Coast Guard Enhanced Maritime Capabilities Command (CGEMCC) - as a more effective and efficient means of projecting the elements of national power. The paper also considers whether these capabilities should be further developed into a true Special Operations Force (SOF) for integration into USSOCOM, but ultimately concludes that it is premature to do so because the potential disadvantages and legal complexities are too great. However, the CGEMCC should maintain an active liaison with USSOCOM to promote greater interoperability and to begin a dialogue on what potential gaps and seams the Coast Guard could fill for SOF.

Distributed Maritime Capability

Author : U. S. Military
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781983239885
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Distributed Maritime Capability written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study asks whether or not the U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are sufficiently prepared to operate together if conflict escalates in an area of forward-deployed operations and investigates opportunities for naval interoperability to be bolstered if required. Today, the USN faces naval power constraints, specifically ship-force deficiencies. Comparatively, competitors like China are modernizing their naval forces, which are on a path to surpass U.S. naval power. The conclusion is that the USN and USCG are not yet adequately prepared to operate together if conflict arises abroad. One solution is to optimize USN-USCG interoperability through enhancing the USN distributed lethality concept to distributed maritime capabilities--the use of the USCG as a force multiplier.The distributed maritime capability model is based on an examination of USCG capabilities during conflict as well as independent and joint naval operations. China is assessed to be a dominant aggressor in the South China Sea that poses a threat to regional security and economic stability--major U.S. national interests. Distributed maritime capability is demonstrated by applying the concept to fisheries enforcement in the South China Sea in order to suppress the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM), which is identified through this study as China's primary means of coercion and the major threat to stability in the region.I. PROPOSING AN OPTIMIZED INTEROPERABILITY SOLUTION * A. MAJOR RESEARCH QUESTIONS * B. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS * C. LITERATURE REVIEW * 1. Origins of Maritime Conflicts * 2. A Likely Antagonist at Sea * 3. Interoperability Efforts Countering Conflicts at Sea * D. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESES * E. RESEARCH DESIGN * F. STUDY OVERVIEW * II. ASSESSING THE VALUE GAINED FROM USN-USCG INTEROPERABILITY * A. INTRODUCTION * B. THE USCG, A COAST GUARD FORCE AND MORE * C. USCG AND USN ROLES AND CAPABILITIES * 1. U.S. Coast Guard * 2. U.S. Navy * D. USN-USCG INTEROPERABILITY * 1. Historic Accounts * 2. Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) * 3. MIO-Counterdrug * 4. MIO-Counter-Piracy * 5. Best Practices * III. USN-USCG INTEROPERABILITY, A CASE FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA * A. INTRODUCTION * B. SOUTH CHINA SEA: U.S. INTERESTS AND CONCERNS * 1. Economic * 2. Political * 3. Security * 4. The Rising Hegemon * C. CONDITIONS FOR CONFLICT ESCALATION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA * 1. The Rejection of UNCLOS * 2. Coercive Behavior * 3. Militarization of the South China Sea * 4. Lack of ASEAN Might * D. BOLSTERING THE USN BY BRINGING IN THE USCG TO DE-ESCALATE THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION * 1. A Proportional Force In Partnership * 2. A Proportional Force as a Coast Guard Force * 3. An Operationally Practical Option * 4. Increasing USCG Presence * E. FISHING FOR A SOLUTION * 1. Linking the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) To Illegal Fishing * 2. Setting Up A Legal Framework * 3. Enhanced USN-USCG Interoperability In the South China Sea * IV. CONCLUSION * A. STUDY FINDINGS * 1. Potential Conflicts at Sea Threaten U.S. and Allies' Interests * 2. Current U.S. Naval Forces Need Optimal Force to Meet Threats * 3. Distributed Maritime Capability Answers Force Multiplier Need * B. RECOMMENDATIONS * C. FUTURE RESEARCH * D. SIGNIFICANCE

How to Improve the Efficiency, Safety, and Security of Maritime Transportation

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book How to Improve the Efficiency, Safety, and Security of Maritime Transportation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coast Guard Arctic Implementation Capabilities

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Information technology management Coast Guard practices can be improved : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428971882
Total Pages : 76 pages
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Rebuilding Coast Guard Infrastructure to Sustain and Enhance Mission Capability

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Download or read book Rebuilding Coast Guard Infrastructure to Sustain and Enhance Mission Capability written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building a 21st-century Infrastructure for America

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Book Synopsis Building a 21st-century Infrastructure for America by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Download or read book Building a 21st-century Infrastructure for America written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coast Guard Deepwater Capability Replacement Analysis

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Book Synopsis Coast Guard Deepwater Capability Replacement Analysis by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Download or read book Coast Guard Deepwater Capability Replacement Analysis written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Maritime Security

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
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ISBN 13 : 9781974229338
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Maritime Security written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Coast Guard-a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-is responsible for establishing Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) in response to provisions of the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006. IOCs are designed to, among other things, share maritime information with the Coast Guard's port partners (other agencies and organizations it coordinates with). To facilitate IOCs, the Coast Guard is implementing an information-management and sharing system called WatchKeeper. GAO was asked to assess IOC and WatchKeeper implementation. This report addresses the extent to which (1) DHS and the Coast Guard have implemented IOCs, (2) port partners use WatchKeeper and the Coast Guard has facilitated its use to enhance IOC capabilities, and (3) the Coast Guard has adhered to established guidance in defining WatchKeeper requirements and its associated cost and schedule. GAO analyzed laws and documents, such as implementation plans, and interviewed Coast Guard and port-partner officials at the first four sectors (field locations) where WatchKeeper was implemented. The results of the four sector visits are not generalizable, but provide insights."

America's Coast Guard

Author : Bruce B. Stubbs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book America's Coast Guard written by Bruce B. Stubbs and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coast Guard

Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781976432958
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coast Guard's fiscal year 2007 budget request totals $8.4 billion, an increase of 4 percent ($328 million) over the approved budget for fiscal year 2006 and a slowing of the agency's budget increases over the past 2 fiscal years. This testimony, which is based on both current and past GAO work, synthesizes the results of these reviews as they pertain to the following: - meeting performance goals, - adjusting to added responsibilities, - acquiring new assets (especially the Deepwater program-to replace or upgrade cutters and aircraft, and the Rescue 21 program-to modernize rescue communications), and - meeting other future challenges. According to the Coast Guard, the agency's fiscal year 2005 performance, as self-measured by its ability to meet program goals, was the highest since the terrorist attacks in September 2001. Even with the need to sustain new homeland security duties, respond to particularly destructive hurricanes, and cope with aging assets, the Coast Guard reported meeting or exceeding performance targets for 7 of 11 mission programs, and it anticipates meeting the target for 1 more program once final results for the year are available. In particular, based on our discussions with Coast Guard and other officials, as well as our review of pertinent documents, the Coast Guard's response to Hurricane Katrina highlighted three elements key to its mission performance: a priority on training and contingency planning, a flexible organizational structure, and the agency's operational principles. Three organizational changes appear to be helping the Coast Guard adjust to added responsibilities. First, according to agency officials, a realigned field structure will allow local commanders to manage resources more efficiently. Second, according to the Coast Guard, a new response team for maritime security is expected to provide greater counterterrorism capability. Finally, new and expanded partnerships inside and outside the federal government have the potential to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency. While some progress in acquisition management has been made, continued attention is warranted. Within the Deepwater program, additional action is needed before certain past recommendations can be considered as fully implemented. Also, the program recently had difficulties in acquiring Fast Response Cutters to replace aging patrol boats. For the Rescue 21 program, deficiencies in management and oversight appear similar to those that plagued the Deepwater program, leading to delays and cost overruns, and demonstrating that the Coast Guard has not translated past lessons learned into improved acquisition practices. Two additional future challenges also bear close attention: deteriorating buoy tenders and icebreakers that may need additional resources to sustain or replace them, and maintaining mission balance while taking on a new homeland security mission

Coast Guard Publication 1 Pub 1 Doctrine for the U. S. Coast Guard February 2014

Author : United States Government US Coast Guard
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781512354171
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard Publication 1 Pub 1 Doctrine for the U. S. Coast Guard February 2014 written by United States Government US Coast Guard and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1790, the First Congress of the United States established a small maritime law enforcement component within the Treasury Department to assist in collecting the new Nation's customs duties. For the next eight years, this Revenue Marine (later called the Revenue Cutter Service) was the Nation's only naval force and was soon assigned military duties. Over time, the Revenue Cutter Service merged with or absorbed other federal agencies. The Service acquired new responsibilities based upon its ability to perform them with existing assets and minimal disruption to its other duties. In some cases, the Service absorbed other agencies because their maritime responsibilities were seen as intersecting with or complementing its own. The result is today's U.S. Coast Guard-a unique force that carries out an array of civil and military responsibilities touching every facet of the maritime environment of the United States. The Coast Guard's distinct blend of authorities, capabilities, competencies, and partnerships provide the President, Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense, and other national leaders with the capabilities to lead or support a range of operations to ensure safety, security, and stewardship in the maritime domain. The interrelated nature of the Coast Guard's missions and culture of adaptability provides the Service with the ability to rapidly shift from one mission to another as national priorities demand. The true value of the Coast Guard to the Nation is not in its ability to perform any single mission, but in its versatile, highly adaptive, multi-mission character. Coast Guard Publication 1 (Pub 1) explains who we are and what we do. It describes the fundamental roles and forces of today's Coast Guard. In keeping with our military nature, Pub 1 is consistent with Joint Publication 1 (JP 1), which is the capstone doctrine for unified action by the Armed Forces of the United States. It also aligns with Naval Doctrine Publication 1 (NDP 1), which describes how the U.S. Naval Services operate as an integrated force across a range of military operations. However, while we are a military service and a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States at all times, defense readiness is only one of the Coast Guard's missions. Pub 1 describes the full spectrum of our Service responsibilities. This document traces our history to explain how the Coast Guard acquired its diverse mission set. It explains the unique characteristics and qualities-derived from our history, roles, and missions-that collectively define who we are. Finally, it lays out principles of operations that flow from our particular organizational nature and identity. In other words, it also describes how we do things. The principles of operations discussed in this publication are Coast Guard doctrine; rooted in our history and distilled from hard won experience, they are fundamental concepts that guide our actions in support of the Nation's objectives. They provide a shared interpretation of the past and a common starting point for thinking about future directions. Together with training and experience, this shared outlook leads to disciplined action. Because this doctrine is rooted in history, it is enduring. But it also evolves in response to changes in the geo-political and strategic landscape, lessons from current operations, and the introduction of new technologies. Doctrine influences the way policy and plans are developed, forces are organized, trained and employed, and equipment is procured and maintained. It promotes unity of purpose, guides professional judgment, and enables Coast Guard active duty, reserve, civilian, and auxiliary men and women to best fulfill their responsibilities. Pub 1 tells us how we became-and why we are-the United States Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Publication 3-28 Incident Management and Crisis Response June 2014

Author : United States Coast Guard
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545141601
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard Publication 3-28 Incident Management and Crisis Response June 2014 written by United States Coast Guard and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coast Guard Publication 3-28 Incident Management and Crisis Response June 2014 Incident management and crisis response are critical functions that span all Coast Guard missions. Whether a search and rescue case, oil spill, security event, marine transportation disruption, or any other maritime disturbance, the Coast Guard must be ready to respond with swift, well coordinated actions to ensure the safety, security, and stewardship of the Nation's waters. Locally based, nationally deployed, and globally connected, the Coast Guard is uniquely positioned to respond to, and lead, incidents within the maritime domain. Response success is not only defined by our on-scene actions during the incident. Preparedness for crisis response, including development of important interagency and private sector stakeholder relationships and improving mission proficiency, requires deliberate actions before, during and after the event. Many critical crisis response activities grow rapidly and exponentially during a major event, including engagement with public officials and media; deploying a robust liaison network; management of immense information demands; need for increased logistics management capabilities; and understanding and effectively employing surge forces including deployable specialized forces, Reserves and the Auxiliary. Since 1790, the Coast Guard has safeguarded our Nation's maritime interests and natural resources on our rivers, in our ports, in the littoral regions and on the high seas. However, today's maritime environment has evolved dramatically since America's founding. There is an ever increasing number of stakeholders in the maritime domain. In both its daily operations, and especially during incident management activities, the Coast Guard must balance the sometimes competing interests of stakeholders such as commerce, recreation, fisheries, energy, and the environment. Today's environment includes a 24-hour news cycle, increased demands from decision makers, and higher expectations from the public to assist potential victims and make response decisions that are in America's best interest. Traditional response activities, focused on achieving successful resolution of the incident, with minimal adverse consequences and rapid restoration of public services, may not sufficiently address the strategic considerations of crisis response. National public, media, and political interest demand coequal consideration of information flow, both to local media and to Coast Guard leaders who, though not directly involved in the response, span the border between the incident and the larger "event: ' To provide for the needs of the Nation, the Coast Guard must plan and conduct its activities with an understanding of our mission, our external environment, how we operate and our statutory authorities, capabilities, competencies and partnerships. The Coast Guard must be a forward leaning, engaged organization ready with appropriate resources, confident in its contingency plans, and able to clearly communicate its response actions and capabilities to the public. Flexibility and proficiency, gained through preparedness activities, readies the Coast Guard for unexpected challenges.

Coast Guard Arctic Implementation Capabilities

Author : United States Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974025145
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard Arctic Implementation Capabilities written by United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-29 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coast Guard Arctic implementation capabilities : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, July 12, 2016.

Coast Guard Publication 3-0 Operations February 2012

Author : United States Government US Coast Guard
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781546644538
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard Publication 3-0 Operations February 2012 written by United States Government US Coast Guard and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coast Guard Publication 3-0 Operations February 2012 The Coast Guard's value to the nation resides in our proven ability to accomplish the mission in the maritime domain, whether through saving lives, protecting the marine environment, or defending our country. Our unique authorities, capabilities, competencies, and partnerships as a military, law enforcement, regulatory, and humanitarian Service are central to that value proposition. We are recognized worldwide for our ability to execute these diverse maritime missions over vast geographic areas and under the most challenging and demanding conditions. Publication 3-0 provides the enduring guidance for Coast Guard operations: how and why we do what we do. This guidance is based on over two centuries of Coast Guard experience in maritime operations and the principles of operations provided in Publication 1-0. Two fundamental elements to operations warrant special emphasis: leadership and proficiency. We rely on leadership at every level of command to conduct operations safely and effectively in an inherently dangerous maritime environment. We rely on proficiency in the operational arts of our profession-seamanship, airmanship, law enforcement, joint military and interagency operations. And operations rely on proficiency in mission support and other key enabling disciplines.

Coast Guard SOF.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Coast Guard SOF. written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the Coast Guard's historic participation in special operations and posits a requirement for the Coast Guard to designate a special operations force today -- Coast Guard SOF. Lieutenant Commander Bowen advances a timely argument for the formation of Coast Guard SOF units, at a time when USSOCOM is under pressure to expand SOF capabilities. Bowen argues that the Coast Guard has considerable experience fighting terrorists, insurgents, and criminal networks. These are the same threats that USSOCOM seeks to thwart by means of its global campaign plan to synchronize the counterterrorism efforts of the Department of Defense. He points out that Title 46 of the U.S. Code established the Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Teams to respond to terrorist activity. These teams are a rapid response force capable of deployment in response to various threats against seaports and waterways, and they provide protection for strategic shipping, high-interest vessels, and critical infrastructure. Plus, Coast Guard teams are active on the high seas as well. With its maritime assets fully committed, augmentation by properly trained and assimilated Coast Guard SOF could advance USSOCOM capabilities in difficult mission areas. Bowen suggests that forces of a CG SOF component could fill the gap he finds in maritime control and interdiction. While we have a few highly qualified teams that can do this type of work, many more are needed, and they can be made available from the Coast Guard. In this paper he writes that maritime security response requires prolific, robust, all-weather, day-night, opposed boarding capabilities with highly discriminate use of force to respond immediately to real-time, all-source intelligence. Especially useful could be the Coast Guard experience and involvement in Foreign Internal Defense (FID) and the potential that Coast Guard SOF hold for augmenting USSOCOM's mission requirement in maritime environments around the globe.

Building a Twenty-first-century Infrastructure for America

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