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Mission Effectiveness Project

CGC Tampa undergoes 9 month refurbishment at Coast Guard Yard The Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) is an integral part of one of the Coast Guard’s various sustainment projects for air and surface assets. Under the program, 110’, 210’ and 270’ legacy cutters are to undergo an extended refurbishment at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., overseen by the recently-established Legacy Sustainment Support Unit (LSSU).
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Status

To date, MEP refurbished and delivered on time and on budget:

ten (of 17) 110-foot patrol boats (WPBs)
eleven (of 14) 210-foot medium endurance cutters (WMECs)
seven (of 26) shipyard availabilities for 13 270-foot WMECs

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Mission Effectiveness Project Improves Performance of Aging Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) is significantly improving the mission capability and lowering the operating costs of inservice medium endurance cutters and patrol boats, thus bridging the gap between the aging fleet and the delivery of new assets. Read more>>

CGC Resolute Returns to Service; Marks Milestone in MEP Project

On November 21, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute got underway from the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. “It is not her maiden voyage, but it is almost as if she has been reborn,” said CDR Nathan Moore, commanding officer of the Resolute. Read more>

Yard Delivers Three MEP Cutters in Three Weeks

May/june 2008 - Yard managers and craftsmen set another milestone this spring by delivering three Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) cutters within three consecutive weeks! Read more>>

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