The following is the Nov. 30, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
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Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the Aug. 15, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the June 1, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Coast Guard Commandant Continues Call for More U.S. Icebreakers
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10). Coast Guard Photo
“If you do not have presence to exert sovereignty, you’re a paper lion,” the Coast Guard commandant said in explaining why the United States needs to build three heavy and two medium icebreakers to operate in polar regions. Read More
Coast Guard Commandant Zukunft Will Advocate for Funding Beyond Sequestration Caps
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft delivers the 2017 State of the Coast Guard address on March 16, 2017. US Coast Guard photo.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Coast Guard commandant said he would join the other military branches to make a public case for funding his service beyond congressionally imposed spending caps. Read More
Coast Guard: Icebreaker Polar Sea Now a ‘Parts Donor;’ Refurbishment Deemed Too Expensive
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11). US Coast Guard Photo
The Coast Guard has determined it would be too costly to refurbish the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) and has designated the ship a “parts donor” to sister ship USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), the service’s assistant commandant for engineering and logistics said this week. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the Nov. 10, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the Oct. 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the April 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
