Top Stories 2021: Coast Guard
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021. The past year saw a…
Schultz: Nuclear Icebreakers Are Not An Option for Coast Guard
The Coast Guard will not pursue nuclear-powered icebreakers, despite previous White House requests that the service assess the possibility, its…
New Navy, Marine Corps Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic
The following is the Department of the Navy document, A Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic that was released on Jan.…
Coast Guard Focused On Being Sea-Based In Arctic As Merits Of Deep-Water Port Debated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For now, the Coast Guard is focused on being sea-based in the high latitudes even as talk…
Coast Guard Secures $655 Million for Polar Security Cutters in New Budget Deal
The Coast Guard’s long-sought heavy icebreaker, the Polar Security Cutter, was among the programs to receive funding when Congress passed…
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…
Government Shutdown Puts Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Program at Risk
This post was updated with additional information about the partial federal government shutdown. A looming partial government shutdown will not…
Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Funding Frozen By Capitol Hill Budget Negotiations
The U.S. Coast Guard’s funding for a polar icebreaker is set to be postponed yet again, after Congress and President Donald Trump…
Coast Guard Commandant Hopeful FY 2019 DHS Budget Will Be Approved With Icebreaker Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz is guardedly optimistic his service will get funding for a new…
Coast Guard Renames New Icebreaker Program ‘Polar Security Cutter’
The U.S. Coast Guard changed the name of its heavy icebreaker program to highlight its importance to national security, as funding…