Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days
Crews aboard the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31. Keep Reading
Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter Seizes More Than 2,100 Pounds of Cocaine
Nearly 80% of all known illegal narcotics coming into North America are smuggled by international cartels through the eastern Pacific corridor. Keep Reading
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Homeport of Newest National Security Cutter
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that Charleston, South Carolina will be the home of the Service’s newest National Security Cutter. The cutter is scheduled to arrive in 2024; its name has not yet been selected. This will be the fifth National Security Cutter assigned to Charleston. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
Congress’s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. Keep Reading
Despite Taking Issue with Parts of Bill, Trump Signs Coast Guard Funding
The bill authorizes up to $167 million for three new Fast Response Cutters and authorizes DHS to procure three National Security Cutters. Keep Reading
‘We Have Hit Our Stride’: Zukunft Delivers His Last State of the Coast Guard Address
"When I take a look back, not long ago, our piers were chock-full of tired and aging cutters," commandant said. "Today, you’ll smell fresh paint." Keep Reading
