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…
Coast Guard Head Schultz Optimistic Congress Will Approve 2022 Budget; Warns Year-long Continuing Resolution Would be ‘Devastating’
ARLINGTON, Va. – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz is “guardedly optimistic” Congress will pass a budget before the continuing…
GAO Report on Coast Guard Defense Missions
The following is the Sept. 15, 2021, Government Accountability Office report Coast Guard: Information on Defense Readiness Mission Deployments, Expenses,…
Navy Questioning How to Sustain Fleet in High-End Fight, Says Analyst
The Navy is asking itself how the service can sustain the fleet in high-end conflict when it no longer has…
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…
Top Stories 2020: U.S. Coast Guard
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020.…
Schultz: Upcoming Coast Guard Budget Has ‘Dollars For People’ Focus
The Coast Guard commandant said “readiness remains foremost” on his mind, with an emphasis on “dollars for people,” in the…
Coast Guard Icebreaker Polar Star Bound for the Arctic in December
For the first time in almost five decades, the Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker won’t be supporting Antarctic scientific missions in…
Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Suffers Fire on Arctic Mission; All Arctic Operations Cancelled
A Coast Guard icebreaker is cutting short a research mission to the Arctic after suffering a fire while underway on…
White House Orders Review of Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Program
The White House released a memo Tuesday ordering the Coast Guard and other federal agencies to review the planned Polar…