By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard's intelligence program benefits from a unique opportunity to take its law enforcement role and combine it, where legal, with its national intelligence activities, a top Coast Guard official said. For example, the Coast Guard's Field Intelligence Support Teams (FIST) are located in most of the nation's major ports. FIST provides law enforcement intelligence only and they have no national intelligence responsibility or authority, James Sloan, assistant commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations, told Defense…
USCG’s Law Enforcement, National Intel Role Bring Unique Benefits, Official Says
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