A Great Green Fleet Cruising on Alternative Fuels
In an era when energy security is a matter of national security, the U.S. military will be the ultimate “early …
Surface Ships
Reshaping Coast Guard Acquisition and Contracting Capabilities
The U.S. Coast Guard has made great strides in recent years that have enabled it to successfully acquire and deliver …
Explaining the LCS Multi-ship Buy
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA each received a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of a 10 …
Pirates Took a Thousand Hostages in 2010
Here are the latest worldwide maritime piracy incident statistics for 2011, as of Dec. 29, 2010, from the non-governmental and …
Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters
By the end of 2011, the first of the Coast Guard’s long-awaited Fast Response Cutters will operate out of Miami, …
National Security Cutters
What the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) wanted as it put its new flagship class of cutters to sea was range, …
Border Enforcement: Migrant Interdiction at Sea
For two years now, the trend has held steady: In 2009, the number of arrests of smugglers attempting to travel …
LCS 3 Fort Worth Will Be Christened and Launched Dec. 4, 2010
The U.S. Navy’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth (LCS 3), will be christened and launched at Marinette Marine …
Save the USCGC Storis!
When she was decommissioned on Feb. 8, 2007, the cutter USCGC Storis (WMEC 38), otherwise called the “Queen of the …
Partnering for Exclusive Economic Zone Enforcement
It has long been a bitter irony for the Coast Guard’s 14th District: the service’s smallest district, in terms of …