MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, Scripps partner for launch of Blue Technology Center of Expertise

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment San Diego Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment San Diego Office: (619) 278-7025 After Hours: (619) 252-1304 PA Detachment San Diego online newsroom

Coast Guard, Scripps partner for launch of Blue Technology Center of Expertise

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WHO: Coast Guard Vice Admiral Michael F. McAllister, the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), Rear Admiral Peter W. Gautier, the 11th Coast Guard District commander, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, Port of San Diego Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Scott Peters

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Blue Technology Center of Expertise followed by a technology expo and cake-cutting reception. Advanced instrumentation used by Scripps Oceanography researchers is scheduled to be showcased for guests.

WHEN: Friday at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego - Pawka Green at 8630 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037. Media parking is available. Contact Scripps Oceanography Communications Officer Robert Monroe at (858) 999-1738 upon arrival. 

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is scheduled to launch the Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE) on the Scripps Oceanography campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and expo in San Diego, Friday.

Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Mike Levin, UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, Port of San Diego Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister, and the 11th Coast Guard District Commander, Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, are scheduled to speak at the event to celebrate the partnership between Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Coast Guard. 

The Coast Guard entered into an agreement with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish the Blue Technology COE, which will provide opportunities for rapid identification and integration of new blue technologies into current Coast Guard capabilities.

Blue technology is any technology, system or platform designed for use above, on, or below the surface of the ocean that can support or facilitate Coast Guard maritime domain awareness, search and rescue, emergency response, maritime law enforcement, marine inspections and investigations.

A COE is a group of people from different disciplines who work together to increase performance and efficiency in certain areas. The Blue Technology COE will enable sharing of information between the Coast Guard and the private sector, other federal agencies, academia and nonprofit organizations.

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