Schultz: U.S. Coast Guard in ‘Prolific’ Shipbuilding Period
The Coast Guard is in the midst of its largest shipbuilding period since World War II, the head of the…
Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Sixth Bahrain-Based Fast Response Cutter
The Coast Guard has taken delivery of the last Fast Response Cutter the service plans to station in Bahrain.…
Coast Guard Budget Request Funds Two of Three Major Cutter Programs
The Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget request calls for fully funding the next phases of the service’s two most…
Pacific Deputy: Coast Guard a Continuing ‘Force Multiplier’ with Navy in Global Missions
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Coast Guard’s ability to fold into the U.S. joint armed forces to protect America’s interests…
House, Senate Defense Bills Tough on Littoral Combat Ship Programs
The Navy is ready to sunset littoral combat ship production and three of four congressional defense committees appear happy to…
New Budget Forces Tough Funding Choices for Coast Guard
CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers sounded skeptical that the Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request is enough to cover the…
Top Stories 2018: U.S. Coast Guard
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
GAO: Coast Guard Needs to Present More Details on Icebreaker, Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition
The Coast Guard needs to present a 20-year fleet modernization plan that identifies what it intends to buy and what…
Zukunft: Cutter Acquisition On Track, But Coast Guard Still Lacks Capacity To Meet Demand Signal
The commandant is looking to increase the Coast Guard active-duty force by 5,000 over the next five years, restore 1,100…
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…