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The Arctic Scroll record their Arctic projects, meetings, operations, and other initiatives to provide senior leadership with visibility on the level of effort these various program offces and CG units are performing and to support the Coast Guard's increasing role in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy When Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert J. Papp directed DCO-X to develop a U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, the staff turned to a subgroup of AIMT members to serve on the development team. The results were outstanding; the development team researched, analyzed, and refined a Coast Guard strategy draft that DCO-X then put through a rigorous Coast Guard, interagency, and academia concurrent review and refned with DHS senior leadership. Signed on May 21, 2013, this strategy outlines the Coast Guard's Arctic priorities and defnes long-term success for the next 10 years, while clearly highlighting how the Coast Guard serves as a national leader in this region. The process used to develop this important document was so successful that it is now a template for other Coast Guard strategies including the USCG-NOAA Cooperative Maritime Strategy, which was promulgated earlier this year. The large number of reported Arctic activities has been eyeopening and requires 10-foot-long poster paper to print in its entirety, giving rise to the nickname the "Arctic Scroll." "The scroll is beneficial in identifying parallel efforts and providing an overarching picture of the USCG's signifcant level of efort, to ensure we are prepared to execute our mission sets in this emerging frontier," says CDR Messenger, pictured. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Proceedings editorial staf. Project Development DCO-X utilizes subgroups from the AIMT as tiger teams to work on specific Arctic-related projects such as developing the 2012 Coast Guard Arctic Action Plan and the monthly Arctic program and initiatives dashboard. Like the AIMT, the Arctic programs and initiatives dashboard has evolved and matured during the past two years. Arctic Initiatives Matrix Team members 64 Proceedings Summer 2013 Arctic Initiatives Matrix Team Future Plans With increased understanding and increased crossprogrammatic coordination now occurring, there may come a time in the future that the Arctic Initiatives Matrix Team is no longer needed. However, that time has not yet arrived. With the public release of the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, we will need to develop comprehensive implementation plans. The AIMT will be a critical platform to not only help develop these plans, but to also ensure effective implementation across all programs areas as the Coast Guard moves forward to execute its Arctic vision. About the author: CDR Karin E. Messenger has been on the Emerging Policy staff since July 2011. Her responsibilities include internal and external Coast Guard Arctic engagement and policy development, leading the Arctic Initiatives Matrix Team, and cross-programmatic strategy development. Endnote: 1. Prior to Summer 2012, the Emerging Policy staff reported to the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship (CG-5X) During the Summer of 2012, CG-5X was moved to the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) staff as DCO-X. For simplicity, this article uses "DCO-X" when describing actions taken by the Emerging Policy staff prior to Summer 2012. www.uscg.mil/proceedings