DISTRIBUTION - SDL No. 170
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United States Coast Guard
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COMDTINST 3870.4A
20 OCT 2021
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 3870.4A
COAST GUARD INTELLIGENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the policies, procedures and requirements for the annual
Coast Guard Intelligence Fellows Program.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, deputy/assistant commandants,
and chiefs of headquarters staff elements with assigned Coast Guard Intelligence officer, enlisted
and civilian personnel shall comply with the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is
authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. The Coast Guard Intelligence and Criminal Investigations Fellows
Program, COMDTINST 3870.4, is hereby cancelled.
4. DISCUSSION. Intelligence personnel advancing in their Coast Guard careers must be afforded
opportunities to expand their professional knowledge, improve their proficiency and challenge
convention. The Coast Guard Intelligence Fellows Program will expose Fellows to strategic
intelligence initiatives within the Coast Guard and Intelligence Community through direct
interaction with Coast Guard and Intelligence Community senior leadership. The program will
strengthen the leadership, collaboration, and communication skills of our workforce through a
proven combination of innovative research, best practices benchmarking, challenging action learning
projects, executive coaching, and Intelligence Community networking. The cohort of Fellows will
study a topic of strategic importance to Commandant (CG-2) under the guidance and direction of the
Cohort Senior Advisor. Culminating briefs to Coast Guard and Intelligence Community senior
leaders will showcase the cohort’s work. The overarching goal is to chart the course for the selected
intelligence professionals to thrive and ultimately advance the Coast Guard Intelligence enterprise.
5. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is itself a
rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended to
nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard.
