May 12, 2017

2016 Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards

Each year, the Innovation Program recognizes ideas that have had a significant impact on Coast Guard operations. Awards are given in five categories: science and technology; operations or readiness; administration, training or support; management; and cultural change.

May 3, 2017

Coast Guard awards C-27J support contract

The Coast Guard on April 28, 2017, awarded a contract to support its C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft to Leonardo SpA of Rome.

May 3, 2017

Acquisition update: Coast Guard establishes OPC Project Resident Office

The Coast Guard celebrated the opening of the offshore patrol cutter (OPC) project resident office (PRO) at Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida, today.

April 28, 2017

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle completes phase 3 of renovation

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, the service’s sail training ship, departed from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, April 26, after completing phase 3 of service life extension work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

April 28, 2017

RDC Working With Partners In Alaska To Make Arctic Navigation Safer

Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the Canadian coast guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of Franklin Strait in Nunavut, Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. The Arctic presents unique challenges for navigation, including extreme conditions that make it difficult to deploy and maintain navigational aids. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd

April 28, 2017

Acquisition Update: RDT&E Evaluates Potential Research Projects

The Coast Guard Office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) held an assessment of prospective portfolio (APP) March 29-30 at the Coast Guard Research and Development Center in New London, Connecticut, to consider potential research projects proposed by active duty and civilian personnel throughout the Coast Guard.

April 25, 2017

Acquisition update: HC-144 program reaches Ocean Sentry Refresh, Minotaur Mission System milestones

The Coast Guard’s HC-144 Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance (MRS) aircraft program reached two milestones last quarter.

April 20, 2017

Acquisition update: Coast Guard accepts 23rd fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 23rd fast response cutter (FRC), Benjamin Dailey, in Key West, Florida, today.

April 19, 2017

JMTF Tests Oil Burn Blanket

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) tested a copper blanket designed by WPI to burn spilled oil more efficiently from the water.

April 13, 2017

Acquisition update: Coast Guard commissions 21st fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 21st fast response cutter (FRC), John McCormick, at its Ketchikan, Alaska, homeport April 12.