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On our right sleeve was a simple shield designating us as Coast Guard personnel and what had happened , when we left New York , Glasgow , Scotland was to be our first foreign port . This arrangement requires agreement between the President and the governor to be in effect and allows a National Guard officer to command federal as well as National Guard troops in state status . To deal with this kind of international crime , it is necessary to step up broad-based multinational efforts to combat transnational organized crime , including through cooperation and coordination among all institutions concerned , such as Coast Guard Agencies and Police Agencies on land . Exercises such as Compact Guard will help prepare us for such contingencies .