Rescue 21 Overview
CG-9331 | Mr. Eugene Lockhart | GMDSS Task Force
Meeting| 11 January 2012
Agenda
• Rescue 21 Accomplishments
• Fielded Capability to Date
• Rescue 21 Future Accomplishments
• Rescue 21 Alaska
• Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR)
• Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
• Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case
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Rescue 21 Accomplishments
Accomplishments since last GMDSS Task Force Meeting:
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Conditionally Accepted Sector
Buffalo (29SEP11), adding
625 miles of coverage
Conditionally Accepted Sector
Lake Michigan (01DEC11),
adding 1,004 miles of
coverage and completing the
Great Lakes region
To date, Rescue 21 has
assisted in more than 34,079
Search and Rescue cases, and
this figure is increasing by an
average of 900 SAR cases per
month
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Fielded Capability to Date
(27 Sectors, 2 Groups)
As of January 2012, Rescue 21 is operational at 27 Coast Guard Sectors
and 2 Groups and standing watch along 39,685 miles of U.S. coastline.
NOTE: Graphic reflects the
establishment of Sectors Puget Sound
and Columbia River
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Rescue 21 Future Accomplishments
Future Accomplishments:
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Will be Conditionally Accepting
- Sector San Juan (JAN2012), adding 940 miles of coverage
- Sector Honolulu (APR2012), adding 1,121 miles of coverage
- Sector Guam (JUN2012), adding 125 miles of coverage
- Total coverage miles will add in CY2012: 2,186
In CY2012 will also complete outstanding towers in Sectors Boston,
North Carolina, Buffalo, Lake Michigan, San Francisco, and Corpus
Christi
At the end of FY2012, all prime contractor work will be complete
- Rescue 21 will be deployed along 41,871 miles of U.S. coastline
(Continental U.S., Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico)
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Rescue 21 Alaska (Two Sectors)
• As System Integrator, the Coast Guard is planning a modified system design in Alaska
tailored to the state’s unique operating environment in the 17th District and Sectors Juneau and
Anchorage
• FY 2011 – Received approval to proceed with DSC and Console system engineering
• FY 2012 – Planning for acquisition and deployment of Console and DSC
• NDRS providing existing coverage
Existing coverage system: snow-covered tower
site
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Centralized Over The Air Rekeying (C-OTAR)
Problem: Difficulty obtaining and distributing encrypted keys and lack of radio infrastructure
limited the probability for successful protected communications resulting in increased potential
for security violations
Solution: Use protected communications to enhance security of Rescue 21 voice
communications by leveraging CBP’s centralized key management facility in Orlando
Key Distribution:
• Primary key distribution is Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR) via Rescue 21. USCG
can also OTAR on CBP towers and vice-versa
• Secondary key distribution is dial in access to CBP Key Management Facility (KMF)
server
CBP OTAR Suite
CBP KMF CBP KMF
Client
Server
LAN
Switch
CBP Router
USCG OTAR Suite
CBP
Towers CBP
DHS One Net
CGOne Within DHSOneNet
LAN
Switch
CG Router
Subscriber
Radios
AES and DES Keys
RFF
CG
Radios
DIU
CG KMF
Client
CG KMF
Server
CBP’s National Law Enforcement
Communications Center (NLECC)
Orlando, FL
RNC
WNG
Sector
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Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Background
• Network outages are the
largest source of down time
for Rescue 21
• Single point of failures related
to the T1 connection at the
RFF are the greatest
contributors to network
outages
• T1 related failures result in
complete loss of Rescue 21
capabilities for the Sector at
that RFF
• Network failures at
logistically challenged sites
further lengthen outages
RFF Martha’s Vineyard
(Sector South Eastern New England)
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VSAT Back-Up Communications
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Purpose: Eliminate the single
point of failure associated with the
telecommunications link to towers
in critical locations. VSAT is a
cost-effective, “always on” backup solution to increase network
availability to RFFs
Auto failover to VSAT ensures
seamless connectivity
Bandwidth and costs are shared
across multiple installations
72 sites operational as of January
2012
120 sites planned operational by
end of FY2012
Ku Band Satellite
OneNet
Land
Earth
Station
1.2 m VSAT dish at
RFF Kenedy (Sector
Corpus Christi)
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Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case
December 2011:
On the evening of Dec. 06 the Sector Los
Angeles/Long Beach command center heard an
adult male hail "Mayday”on a VHF-FM marine
radio, but were not given the location of the boaters
in distress.
The Rescue 21 system generated three lines of
bearing from the radio towers that picked up the
distress transmission, providing an exact Lat/Long
position. This enabled the search and rescue
controllers to triangulate the origin of the call.
Using the information provided by the Rescue 21
system, the Sector was able to guide a MH-65
Dolphin helicopter and several boats directly to the
distress scene.
Distress Location
RFF Catalina Island
RFF San Onofre Peak
The command center also received an electronic
notification from an emergency personal locator
beacon 15 minutes into the launch, which further
corroborated the initial position. Using the
registered contact information the Sector contacted
the boater’s wife. She was able to provide them
with a description of the men, boat, route, and
destination.
On scene, the helicopter located four men floating
in the water and rescue three. A 45-foot RBM
arrived and rescued the fourth boater. All four
boaters were transported back to safety where they
were evaluated by EMTs and found in good health.
RFF San Clemente Island
“This was one of those cases where, without Rescue 21, we would not have known
where to look; with Rescue 21, we had all we needed from the first call.” LTJG Sean
Arumae, Command Duty Officer, Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach
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Mission
Acquire and deliver more-capable, interoperable assets and systems that
support Coast Guard operational forces in executing missions effectively
and efficiently
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