Author: Courtney Livingston
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What Holds When it Matters. The difference between being trained…and being able to perform
I was talking with a colleague over the weekend about skill retention and capability. It turned into one of those conversations…where you start in one place and before you know it you’re deep into theories, what’s supposed to work, what doesn’t, and why some things seem to stick while others just…don’t. We got into everything…scenario-based…
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Unmanned Maritime Systems: The Operating Environment Moves First
Earlier this year, I wrote about the accelerating development of unmanned maritime systems and the challenge institutions face when technology evolves faster than the operational frameworks meant to guide it. At the time, the discussion centered on technological momentum. The systems were proliferating, capabilities were improving, and concepts of operation were evolving faster than many…
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When Demand Rises, Readiness Must Follow: What Rising Demand Signals Mean for Maritime Readiness
The Signal Is Already There Across the maritime security and response community, the demand signal is becoming increasingly clear. Activity on America’s waterways continues to expand, expectations for coordinated response are increasing, and a series of near-term large-scale events will place additional demands on maritime security and response operations. In many ways, this shift has…
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From Distributed Presence to Aligned Capacity: Protecting the MTS
Authority may be centralized. Capacity is not. Every day, maritime security depends upon a distributed network of operators across jurisdictions who may never share a chain of command but will share the same waterways. Whether that network functions as a system or as a collection of independent assets depends upon something less visible than patrol…
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