Louisiana Shipbuilders Bollinger, Edison Chouest Join to Bid on $22B Coast Guard Cutter Program Two of Louisiana's largest shipbuilders, Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore, have joined forces to compete for a...
This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America's Latest Military Vessel. The icebreaker Aiviq was built for oil work in the Arctic but has design issues. Its maiden voyage to Alaska ended in a...
One of the Most Popular Coast Guardsmen in History Was This Beloved Dog One of the most popular U.S. Coast Guardsmen in the history of the service had a tendency to sleep while on duty, did not...
Coast Guard's Newest Icebreaker to Honor Storis, the Historic Cutter Known for 6 Decades of Service An amateur photographer and ship buff took photos of the commercial icebreaker Aiviq last week sporting a coat of Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Announces Newest Icebreaker Will Head to Juneau as Healy Suffers Major Fire While the Coast Guard previously had said it favored Juneau as the ship's home station, officials said as recently as June...
Construction on Coast Guard's Much-Needed Icebreaker Could Begin by End of the Year, Service Says The service is renegotiating portions of its contract with Bollinger Shipyards and will have a more accurate timeline for the...
Money for Coast Guard Icebreaker, Key to Added Arctic Presence, Included in Newly Passed Funding After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
Speed, Blind Spots Cited as Contributing Factors in Deadly Accident Involving Coast Guard Cutter The captain of the San Juan-based cutter Winslow Griesser was permanently relieved last month.
Icebreakers, Pay Raise, New Cutters: House Adds $430M to Coast Guard Budget The extra money would go to purchase the four additional ships, which are meant to boost the Coast Guard's operations in the...
Coast Guard Requests Budget Cut for Fiscal 2024 The service did not provide a reason for the lower request but said the funding would be enough to sustain the fleet while...
Iran Fires Missiles at US Base in Qatar but No Early Reports of Casualties, Damage One of the largest U.S. bases in the Middle East was attacked Monday by an Iranian missile strike just days after the U.S...
ICE Detains Marine Corps Veteran's Wife Who Was Still Breastfeeding Their Baby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Oregon Dems Vote to Prevent Trump from Deploying Oregon National Guard, as He Did in California Oregon Democrats and one Republican in the House voted Friday to draw a “line in the sand” to try to prevent President Donald...
Germany Weighs Compulsory Military Service After Suspension 'Mistake' Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is preparing a draft bill aimed at making military service more attractive - while also...
