Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the April 18, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Zukunft to Congress: U.S. Must be Serious About Icebreaker Acquisition
A new Coast Guard heavy icebreaker is still on top of the top of the service’s shopping, USCGC Commandant Adm.…
RFP For New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Expected This Month
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The request for proposals to build the nation’s next generation heavy icebreaker is expected to be released…
Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker on Track to Deliver in 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. —The first new heavy icebreaker in more than a generation is on track to launch in 2023, but the…
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the Nov. 30, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for…
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…
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.…
Coast Guard Commandant Continues Call for More U.S. Icebreakers
“If you do not have presence to exert sovereignty, you’re a paper lion,” the Coast Guard commandant said in explaining…
Coast Guard Commandant Zukunft Will Advocate for Funding Beyond Sequestration Caps
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Coast Guard commandant said he would join the other military branches to make a public…
Coast Guard: Icebreaker Polar Sea Now a ‘Parts Donor;’ Refurbishment Deemed Too Expensive
The Coast Guard has determined it would be too costly to refurbish the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) and…