Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica

Rebecca Tisherman, Sara Stullken, Isabelle Winston, Emily Hoch, Susan A. Resetar, Michelle D. Ziegler, Aaron C. Davenport, Melissa Bauman

ResearchPublished Apr 29, 2025

This report presents an overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG's) current and historical role in Antarctica and characterizes how the future might change the USCG's role in the region. Results from this work are potential strategies for the USCG in Antarctica regardless of the future. The insights from this report can be used by USCG leaders as they make decisions needed for further engagement in Antarctica.

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Tisherman, Rebecca, Sara Stullken, Isabelle Winston, Emily Hoch, Susan A. Resetar, Michelle D. Ziegler, Aaron C. Davenport, and Melissa Bauman, Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica, Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center operated by the RAND Corporation, RR-A3019-2, 2025. As of April 30, 2025: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3019-2.html

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Tisherman, Rebecca, Sara Stullken, Isabelle Winston, Emily Hoch, Susan A. Resetar, Michelle D. Ziegler, Aaron C. Davenport, and Melissa Bauman, Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center operated by the RAND Corporation, 2025. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3019-2.html.
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This research was sponsored was sponsored by the Office of Emerging Policy and Strategic Foresight (DCO-X), Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations, USCG, and conducted in the of the Homeland Security Research Division(HSRD).

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