The 420-foot Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice in the Bering Sea to assist the tanker Renda on Jan. 8, 2012. US Coast Guard Photo
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun work to design and buy three heavy and three medium polar icebreakers, but the service reserves the right to increase the size of the program or even add offensive weapons to them if needed to respond to a rapidly changing Arctic environment, the commandant said. Read More
The following is the White House’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget outline, entitled “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again.” Read More
Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with reporters on Feb. 1, 2017 in route to South Korea. DoD Photo
This post has been updated to include comments from Todd Harrison and Bryan Clark.
Defense Secretary James Mattis released an initial budget guidance memo that prioritizes current readiness, filling in shortfalls and then building a larger and more capable force. Read More
The following is a budget guidance memo signed Jan. 31, 2017, outlining priorities for a Fiscal Year 2017 budget amendment, the FY 2018 budget and the FY 2019-2023 Defense Program. Read More
