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.…
Ronald O’Rourke on Coast Guard Acquisition
The following is from Congressional Research Service’s Ronald O’Rourke June 26, 2013 testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…
Pentagon’s Sequestration Plan
The following is the July 10, 2013 Pentagon response to Sen. Carl Levin’s (D-Mich.) request to the Department of Defense…
Document: Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is from the July, 3 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. This…
Underwater Art Galleries Keep Memory of Ships Alive
Austrian artist Andreas Franke has turned an artificial reef made from the hull of a World War II Coast Guard…
Polar Star Leaves for Sea Trials
The U.S. Coast Guard’s decades-old heavy icebreaker is currently undergoing sea trials off the coast of Alaska, according to a…
Document: Pentagon’s Aviation Plan
The following is the Pentagon’s aviation plan, dated May 2013. From the report: Summary of the Annual Plan and Certification…
Updated: History of U.S. Policy and Law on Gays in the Military
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down provisions in the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The restrictions…
Coast Guard Issues $76.8 million Long Lead Option for NSC
U.S. Coast Guard issued a $76.8 million contract option to Huntington Ingalls Industries for long lead items for the seventh…
U.S. Military Ranks Highest in New Gallup Poll
The military bested small business and the police to top the list of U.S. institutions in which Americans have the…
Former Cutter to Help Philippine Claims in South China Sea
The former U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas is en route to Manila as the newest ship in the Philippine Navy,…