Nov. 27, 2017

Coast Guard examines options for inland aids to navigation capability replacement

The Coast Guard has begun to examine options for replacing the capability provided by its inland cutter fleet, which supports the Coast Guard’s aids to navigation (ATON) mission in federal inland waterways.

Nov. 27, 2017

Eighth national security cutter launched

Midgett, the eighth national security cutter (NSC), was launched in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Nov. 22, 2017, by Ingalls Shipbuilding.

Nov. 20, 2017

Renovations complete on fifth 140-foot icebreaking tug

Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay, shown above, departed the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Nov. 17, 2017, following completion of service life extension work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Nov. 16, 2017

RDC working with partners in Alaska to make Arctic navigation safer

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) is partnering with the Marine Exchange of Alaska to establish a communications system that will make Arctic navigation safer and will help protect the environment in the region.

Nov. 16, 2017

Seventh 140-foot icebreaking tug arrives for renovation work

Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Nov. 7, 2017, to begin service life extension work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Nov. 9, 2017

Coast Guard accepts 26th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 26th fast response cutter, Joseph Gerczak, in Key West, Florida, today. It will be the second FRC stationed in Honolulu.

Nov. 7, 2017

Coast Guard accepts first HC-130J retrofitted with Minotaur under missionization contract

CGNR 2008 – the first HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft retrofitted with the Minotaur Mission System at the L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas – departs for Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Nov. 6, 2017.

Nov. 1, 2017

Coast Guard commissions 24th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 24th fast response cutter (FRC), Oliver Berry, at its homeport in Honolulu Oct. 31.

Oct. 31, 2017

Coast Guard completes Rescue 21 System

The Coast Guard accepted the final tower in the Rescue 21 system Oct. 10, completing a more than 20-year design and installation process that improved search and rescue communications infrastructure throughout the U.S. and its territories.

Oct. 24, 2017

Innovation Council Hosts Technology Demonstration

Council at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2017. The Innovation Council aims to hold at least one technology demonstration per quarter. U.S. Coast Guard photo.The Coast Guard Innovation Council hosted a technology brief Oct. 19 – the latest in its efforts to keep the service’s decision-makers informed about emerging