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(OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as far inland as the landlocked country of Afghanistan, where they have been maintaining a redeployment assistance and inspection detachment (RAID) since 2003. During OIF, members of Coast Guard port security units- made up predominantly of Reservists-assumed missions from the Marine Corps. These Coast Guardsmen had responsibility for watching over enemy prisoners of war on two Iraqi oil platforms. The Coast Guard also played a vital role in patrolling the northern Arabian Gulf, keeping Iranians and Iraqis away from oil platforms. It was here in 2004 that the first Coast Guardsman was killed in action since the Vietnam War. Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal and two Navy sailors lost their lives when they intercepted and inspected a boat packed with explosives and manned by suicide bombers off the coast of Iraq. During OEF, members of the Coast Guard patrolled perimeter roads at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. While on patrol, Coast Guardsmen drove casualty evacuation vehicles, standing at the ready to respond quickly in the event of an attack. RAID members were instrumental in inspecting shipping containers throughout all of Afghanistan. The incredible volume of logistics movements within the country, and globally to and from Afghanistan, presented a critical need for intermodal transportation and security experts. RAID members increased container security inspections and performed container repairs, reducing the cost of logistics and improving overall process flow-often in high-risk and combat conditions. RAID personnel were carefully selected for this demanding work. A nod to the strength and quality of the Coast Guard Reserve is that RAID members were drawn from the ranks of Coast Guard Reservists because of their unique combination of Coast Guard and civilian experience and expertise in law enforcement or emergency response. From catching drug runners and protecting vessels in the uncharted and constantly changing polar region to conducting RAID operations in a landlocked South Asian warzone, America's Coast Guard has transformed itself. It is building and demonstrating its capability to perform the complex and demanding transportation security missions presented by today's threatening realities. Capt. Brett Korade is the Naval services director for the Reserve Officers Association. Megan Myers served as ROA's legislative intern in summer 2016; she is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in society and environment with an emphasis on U.S. environmental politics. Welcome, Captain Korade Retired naval aviator joins ROA as Naval services director The Reserve Officers Association welcomes Capt. Brett Korade, who recently retired from the Navy and joined ROA as the Naval services director. In this role, he serves as liaison between the Department of Defense and the Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Reserve, as well as congressional members and committees and other agencies of national security on matters pertaining to the assigned service section. Korade's duties include establishing and maintaining liaison with high-ranking government civilian and military officials within the legislative and executive branches, maintaining contact with the professional and personal staff of congressional defense committees and other offices, and preparing and/or assisting with ROA testimony and statements to Congress. Korade earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991. A year later, he earned a Master of Arts degree in management while progressing through flight school. He was designated a naval aviator in 1994. Korade was among the first called to the front lines for Operation Noble Eagle after 9/11, being sent to the USS George Washington to conduct patrols over New York City. In 2008, Korade reported to Navy Operation Support Center Orlando as the commanding officer. He was responsible for 20 units, consisting of more than 700 sailors operating across every Navy enterprise. He sourced support to the Haiti earthquake, operations in Libya and humanitarian response to the Japan tsunami. After earning a second master's degree in national security and strategic studies at the Naval War College, Korade reported to the chief of Navy Reserve staff in July 2013, where he served as the legislative division director. Korade's military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Strike Flight Air Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards) and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (six awards). THE OFFICER / FALL 2016 47

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