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  • Combined Maritime Forces Counter-Piracy Briefing
    In this presentation from the Offshore Patrol Vessels and Naval Security 2009 conference, Greg Prentiss discusses how counter piracy efforts are combating the growing epidemic of piracy off the coast of Africa.
  • Maritime Security in Brown Water
    Vice Admiral Dick Börjesson (Ret’d), Royal Swedish Navy, former Commander-in-Chief, Partner, Security Alliance, discusses:
    • An analysis of threat scenarios
    • The benefits of understanding the local operational picture
    • Interoperability–civil and military
    • Integrated solutions for new and existing platforms
  • Dr. Jon Helmick of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Charles "Bud" Darr of the USCG on Anti Piracy
    Dr. Jon Helmick, Director of the Logistics and Intermodal Transportation Program at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Bud Darr at the Office of Maritime and International Law, USCG present on anti-piracy efforts currently underway within the United States Merchant Mariner community and the United States Coast Guard. Both men speak to current threats and actions being taken both in the merchant industry and U.S. military to combat the surge in piracy seen worldwide.

    In this presentation, you will learn about:
    • The U.S. Coast Guard’s counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia
    • What the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is working on to educate future mariners
    • How to further aid you organization at sea prior to movement
    • Counter measures against piracy abroad

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