The following is the July 1, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Category Archives: U.S. Coast Guard
Vinson Carrier Strike Group Drilling Near Hawaii Ahead of First Deployment With F-35Cs
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean, June 13. US Navy Photo
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is drilling near Hawaii this week as it prepares for an upcoming deployment later this summer. Read More
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the June 8, 2021 Congressional Research Service report Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Backgroundand Issues for Congress. Read More
Milley: China Striving ‘To Be Our Equal’ In Coming Decades
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley testify before the House Appropriations Committee-Defense on the Fiscal 2022 Department of Defense Budget in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2021. DoD Photo
While the Chinese are investing heavily in advanced technology, “they are not our peer or near-peer competitor just” militarily, but their goal is “to be our equal” across all domains in the coming decades, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Read More
UPDATED: Russian Navy Surveillance Ship Quietly Operating Off Hawaii
Surviellance ship Kareliya (SSV-535)
A Russian Navy surveillance ship has spent the last several days lingering off the coast of the western coast of Hawaii, USNI News has learned. Read More
Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic
The following is the May 17, 2021, Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
U.S. 7th Fleet Denies Chinese Claim American Destroyer Was ‘Expelled’ from South China Sea Island Chain
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) on May 20, 2021. US Navy Photo
U.S. Navy officials are denying a guided-missile destroyer conducting a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea was “expelled” from the Paracel Island Chain on Thursday. Read More
House Lawmakers Call For Long-Term Strategy For Sealift After Decades of Neglect
An undated photo of a Watson-class LMSR. MSC Photo
House lawmakers are calling on U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Maritime Administration to create a sealift strategy amid decades of concerns over the capacity of the sealift fleet. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 17, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 17, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
HASC Lawmakers to Push Pentagon to Designate Top-Level Leaders for Electromagnetic Warfare
Electronic Warfare in today’s military environment. DoD Image
Two key lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee said they will push the Pentagon to designate a flag officer on the Joint Staff and a senior civilian to take charge of electromagnetic spectrum warfare. Read More
