Steven Griffin

Turning Maritime Awareness Into Decision Advantage

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

At USGIF’s June GEOINTeraction Tuesday, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Intelligence Steven Griffin called for a faster “detect-to-act” approach to maritime security. Maritime security no longer depends only on knowing what is happening at sea. It depends on how quickly agencies can act on that knowledge. That idea anchored USGIF’s June GEOINTeraction Tuesday, held…