Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCOM’S First Test of Fire
By 1987, two of the most powerful nations in the Persian Gulf had been slugging it out for seven years …
Surface Ships
Off and Running: Coast Guard Operationalizes Strategy to Fight Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
It was a voyage to less-frequented waters. From late December 2020 to early March 2021, the newest Coast Guard national …
Electric Power Opportunities for Coast Guard and Navy Vessels (Sponsored)
Across the shipping industry, electric power systems incorporating batteries and energy storage systems, fuel cells, and other sources of shipboard …
Hamilton-class Cutters Were Ahead of Their Time, and Lasted Well Beyond It
The April 2021 decommissioning of USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) at Coast Guard Station Kodiak, Alaska, marked more than the …
Coast Guard Fleet Recapitalization Continues (Coast Guard OUTLOOK 2021 edition)
The Coast Guard fleet is getting a long overdue stem-to-stern overhaul. Coast Guard cutters, from small to large, conduct a …
OPC Momentum Continues as Eastern Shipbuilding Group Begins Construction of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham (WMSM-917)
On Monday, September 27, 2021, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) commenced construction of United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Ingham …
U.S. Coast Guard Completes Operation Nanook 2021
Strengthening partnerships and testing interoperability, the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) and USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) participated in Operation Nanook …
Dover AFB Leads Joint, Interagency Survival Training
Story by Senior Airman Marco Gomez, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Imagine being in a yellow life raft in the …
USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on …
Coast Guard Cadet Provides Inside Look at an 87’ Patrol Boat (Video)
Join U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet Erin Edwards, as she provides viewers with an in-depth tour of a U.S. Coast …