Let me tell you how I suppose they get there quicker. I used to patrol those waters they are broken into blocks and there are allot of 378 USCG ships among the Navy ones in those blocks. If while you wait for the units you want on scene to take control usually there are others there off shore doing that until they get there.
To take a week for the Navy to get to our own Cities is ridiculous.
You are right. It is unbelievable that it is taking so long.