Jorge Valente

Jorge Valente is a U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Maritime Law Enforcement Officer. He has served aboard a Coast Guard Cutter, Sectors, and Deployable Specialized Forces across the country, executing Search and Rescue, Counter-Drug operations, and Counter-Terrorism missions. He has also served as the Coast Guard Liaison Officer to the Dominican Republic. He is currently a Resident Student at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. His writings do not reflect the position of the US Coast Guard, Department of Defense, or the Department of Homeland Security.