The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More

The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
A Coast Guard Cutter Stratton boarding team investigates a self-propelled semi-submersible interdicted in international waters off the coast of Central America on July 19, 2015. US Coast Guard Photo
In his 2015 State of the Coast Guard Address, Commandant Paul Zukunft said, “Since 9-11, 450,000 Americans have died from drug use and drug violence . . . we have actionable intelligence on approximately 90 percent of known maritime drug movement . . . however, with too few surface and air assets to patrol the vast expanses of the transit zone, they can only attempt to target, detect and disrupt 20 percent of that known flow. You can do the math—this is an issue of capacity.”
So what happens when you reduce that capacity? Read More
Coast Guard Cutter James, US Coast Guard Base Boston prior to the commissioning ceremony. US Coast Guard Photo
The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its latest Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) in a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Boston on Saturday. Read More
The following is the June 23, 2015 Congressional Research Service, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The fifth Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) completed its acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on Monday. Read More
The Coast Guard has issued a $499.8 million contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries final Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), HII announced this week. Read More
The following is Jan. 9, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The following is the Aug. 5, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress Read More
The fourth Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter has completed builder’s trials, according to a Friday statement from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Read More
The Coast Guard awarded shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a $76.5 million contract for long lead materials for the eighth and final Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), the company annouced on Monday. Read More