ALCOAST 427/25 - OCT 2025 FY26 SOLICITATION FOR DANIEL K. INOUYE ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES (DKI APCSS) COURSES

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SUBJ: FY26 SOLICITATION FOR DANIEL K. INOUYE ASIA PACIFIC CENTER
FOR SECURITY STUDIES (DKI APCSS) COURSES
1. The Office of International Affairs and Foreign Policy (DCO-I)
announces an opportunity for Coast Guard military or civilian
employees to attend courses provided by the Daniel K. Inouye
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), Fort
DeRussy, HI. DKI APCSS is a Department of Defense (DoD) institute
that conducts courses addressing regional and global security
issues for military and civilian representatives of the United
States and Indo-Pacific nations.
2. For FY26, Coast Guard military and civilian members in positions
with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region are encouraged to apply to
attend the following courses:
    a. Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (IPOC), session 26-1
This course provides security practitioners with a comprehensive
overview of critical sub-regions, key issues, concerning trends,
and notable themes and patterns that help expand participants
knowledge of these topics. It focuses on diverse security
dynamics and strategic imperatives of the Indo-Pacific region,
providing a comprehensive overview that includes political,
economic, cultural, and security issues.
        (1) Dates: 26-30 Jan26
        (2) Eligibility: O-4 to O-6, CWO3 to CWO4, E-8 to E-9, and
GS-13 to GS-15
        (3) Location: DKI APCSS, Fort DeRussy, HI.
        (4) Deadline for nomination: 07Nov25
    b. Mobile Indo-Pacific Orientation Course (MIPOC), session 26-1
This course provides security practitioners with a comprehensive
overview of critical sub-regions, key issues, concerning trends, and
notable themes and patterns that help expand participants knowledge
of these topics. It focuses on the diverse security dynamics and
strategic imperatives of the Indo-Pacific region, providing a
comprehensive overview that includes political, economic, cultural,
and security issues.
        (1) Dates: 06-10Apr26
        (2) Eligibility: O-4 to O-6, CWO3 to CWO4, E-8 to E-9, and
GS-13 to GS-15
        (3) Location: Association of the U. S. Army, Arlington, VA
        (4) Deadline for nomination: 09Jan26
    c. Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC). This 5-week resident
executive program enhances the capability of regional allies,
partners, and others to further understand and cooperatively
address complex security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region
while advancing freedom, openness, prosperity, good governance,
a rules-based order, and a free and open Indo-Pacific. In addition
to the core content, Fellows will choose one area of concentration.
Fellows apply what they learn by working on either individual or
group projects, which seek to find innovative solutions to complex
problems.
        (1) Dates and concentration areas:
              (a) CSC 26-2: 06May-10Jun26
              (b) CSC 26-3: 12Aug-16Sep26
        (2) Eligibility: O-4 to O-7 and GS-13 to GS-15
        (3) Location: DKI APCSS, Fort DeRussy, HI
        (4) Deadline for nominations:
              (a) Session 26-2: 13Feb26
              (b) Session 26-3: 22May26
3. There is no fee to attend these courses, however, travel and per
diem are the responsibility of the member's command. Members must be
able to participate in the entirety of the course to graduate.
Unexcused absence from the course will normally result in
disenrollment.
4. To be considered for attendance, commands must submit a
nomination memo in standard CG memo format to
COMDT-SMB-CG-DCO-I-AdvEd@uscg.mil.
    a. Subject line for memo/email: COURSE TITLE, SESSION,
NOMINATION FOR (rate/rank/grade) X. X. XXXXXXXX
    b. Memo should address how the member's assigned position
involves operating or decision-making in international or
inter-governmental settings relevant to the Indo-Pacific, how long
the member is projected to remain in this position, and why they
would benefit from attending this course. It should also
acknowledge that the command can fund the member's travel
and per diem.
    c. If commands nominate more than one member for a course, the
memo should provide the command's rank order of attendance for the
candidate (i.e., first choice, second choice, etc.).
    d. Members may apply for multiple courses and should annotate
course convening preference.
    e. Memo is limited to no more than one page.
5. For additional information, interested applicants may review the
APCSS website at:
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https://dkiapcss.edu

or contact CAPT Thomas D'Arcy at darcyt@dkiapcss.edu
or LCDR Kimberly Shadwick at Kimberly.K.Shadwick@uscg.mil.
6. Ms. H. A. Haverstick, Director of International Affairs and
Foreign Policy (CG-DCO-I), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.