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Coast Guard says surge to southern maritime border drew on planned deployments, stresses readiness shortfalls
Summary
Acting Coast Guard leadership told the House Appropriations subcommittee the service temporarily shifted planned deployments to surge air and surface assets to the southern maritime approaches while warning of a broader readiness crisis and the need for sustained funding.
Acting Commandant Admiral Lundy told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that the Coast Guard temporarily reassigned planned operations to surge air and surface assets to the southern maritime border to support Department of Homeland Security priorities.
The change, Lundy said, included 57 “alien expulsion operation” flights since Jan. 20 and a temporary redirection of planned patrols that were coordinated with combatant commanders and briefed to DHS leadership. “This type of decision is not unprecedented,” Lundy told the subcommittee, adding that the service consulted with Department of Defense commanders before making the changes.
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