Pentagon Arctic Strategy Aims to Enhance U.S. Presence, Exercise More Often
The High North remains the “shortest and least defended threat sector” to the U.S., the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.…
Panel: Navy and Coast Guard Operating More in a Maritime ‘Grey Zone’
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Between war and peace is the grey zone – a legal status where the rules of…
CNO: 2019 Budget Aims for ‘Whole’ Fleet, Faster Construction of 355-Ship Navy
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The upcoming Fiscal Year 2019 budget request will support Navy efforts to begin building a 355-ship fleet…
RFP For New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Expected This Month
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The request for proposals to build the nation’s next generation heavy icebreaker is expected to be released…
VIDEO: Coast Guard Fighting New Stealthy, Fast Drug Smuggling Vessels in Pacific
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The pallets stacked with plastic-wrapped bricks of cocaine, unloaded by the crew of the cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752)…
USNI News Video: Coast Guard’s Fleet of Icebreaking Tugs Frees Northeast Waterways
For a significant number of homes in the Northeast U.S., turning up the thermostat or opening the hot water tap…
Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker on Track to Deliver in 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. —The first new heavy icebreaker in more than a generation is on track to launch in 2023, but the…
Bomb Cyclone Shuts Hampton Roads Maritime Traffic
A quarter billion dollars of commerce halted Wednesday night and Thursday as Hampton Roads — entry to the Chesapeake Bay…
Document: U.S. Coast Guard Final Action Memo on the October 2015 Sinking of SS El Faro
The following is the Dec. 19 Final Action Memo by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on the October 2015…
Coast Guard Civil Penalties Possible for Operator of Sunken SS El Faro
The operator of the SS El Faro container ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin in 2015 now faces the prospect of a…
Report to Congress U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the Nov. 30, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.…