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Acquisition Directorate Newsletter:Winter 2011/ Issue 2
Project Resident and Asset Project Offices Play Key Role in First FRC Delivery
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Bernard C. Webber pulled into port at Miami on Feb. 9 for the inaugural delivery of the service’s next-generation patrol boat, and Cmdr. Michael Rorstad knows firsthand the work that it took to get it there. Read more>>
Also Inside:
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Capt. Lisa Festa
- Ask the Master Chief: Naming of Cutters
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Winter 2011/Issue 1
- “Coast Guard Alaska” Television Series Highlights Upgraded Aviation Assets
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Capt. John Wood
- Ask the Master Chief: Budget
Fall 2011/ Issue 3
- The Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter, the Stratton,
Sails into Baltimore - News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Giao Phan
- Ask the Master Chief: National Security Cutter
- Machinery Control and Monitoring System Will Generate Cost Savings and Commonality
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Desiree Sylver-Foust
- Ask the Master Chief: Medium Endurance Cutters
Fall 2011
- Infrastructure Program Ensures New Assets Have a Place to Call Home
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Rear Adm. Baffer
- Ask the Master Chief: OPC
Summer 2011
- Rear Adm. Korn to Focus on Managing Processes as the New Assistant Commandant for Acquisition
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Capt. Alan Arsenault
- Ask the Master Chief: NSC
June
- U.S. Coast Guard Builds First ‘Monopine’ Rescue 21 Tower
- National Security Cutter Bertholf Completes First Alaska Patrol, Showcasing Its Capabilities
- Master Chief Q&A: Logistics
May
- U.S. Coast Guard Transfers High Endurance Cutters Hamilton and Chase to the Philippines and Nigeria
- U.S. Coast Guard Helps Liberia Demolish Omega Navigation Tower
- One Step Closer: The Launch of the First Fast Response Cutter
- Master Chief Q&A: Contracting
April
- Converting MH-65C Helicopters to MH-65D Adds New Digital Navigation Systems
- Coast Guard RDC Helps Battle Maritime Invaders
- Mission Effectiveness Project Update
March
- Turning Inward: Addressing the Coast Guard’s Inland Fleet
- Interagency Operations Centers Begin WatchKeeper Technology Demonstrations at Selected Ports
- Master Chief: Weapons Systems on Sentinel-class patrol boat
February
- Coast Guard Awards Contracts for National Security Cutters 4 & 5
- The Ocean Sentry: The Coast Guard’s Multi-Mission Aircraft
- Master Chief
December/January
- Upgraded MH-60T Helicopters Provide More Capabilities
- Cutter Boats: The Means to the Mission
- Master Chief: Cutter Boats
2010
November
- Fast Response Cutters: The Heroes of the Coast Guard Fleet
- Coast Guard Publishes Fifth Edition of Acquisition Strategic Plan
- Acquisition News Brief: RB-M
October
- Final 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter Completes Mission Effectiveness Project
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 Strengthens Acquisition Directorate and Codifies Recent Reforms
- Master Chief Q&A
September
- Coast Guard Releases Request for Proposal for Next Response Boat-Small
- Bridging the Acquisition Workforce Gap: The Contracting Career Opportunity Program
- Master Chief Q&A: OPC
August
- First Lady’s Christening of National Security Cutter Stratton Marks a Multitude of ‘Firsts’
- Operational Readiness and the HC-130H/J Program
- Master Chief Q&A
July
- Feature Release: U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate People, Expertise & Assets Lend Support to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
- U.S. Coast Guard Embraces Human Factors Engineering
- Rescue 21 Is Standing Watch Over Most of Continental U.S. Coastline
- Master Chief Q&A: NSC
May
- U.S. Coast Guard’s Second National Security Cutter, Waesche, Commissioned
- U.S. Coast Guard Accepts Sixth & Final HC-130J Aircraft
- Master Chief Q&A: OPC
April
- Keel Laying Held for the Coast Guard’s First Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Program Helps the Coast Guard Make Acquisition Decisions
- Master Chief Q&A: MEP
March
- Chile Orders 30 Response Boats through the Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program
- A Look Behind the Scenes at How Rescue 21 Arrived at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco
- Master Chief Q&A: Contracting
February
- U.S. Coast Guard’s HC-144A Supports Haitian Relief Operations, Service Plans to Purchase Additional Aircraft
- Waesche Achieves Authority to Operate C4ISR Systems Ahead of Schedule
- Master Chief Q&A: Air
January
- DF-430 Direction-Finding System Saves Lives
- Opportunities and Challenges in Hiring the Best Acquisition Professionals
- Master Chief Q&A: Sentinel
2009
December
- Second National Security Cutter, Waesche, delivered to Coast Guard
- Acquisition Process Showcased at the Coast Guard's 2009 Innovation Expo
- Master Chief Q&A
October/November
- Coast Guard Relies on Small Businesses To Meet Acquisition Needs
- Partnerships Help Offshore Patrol Cutter Project Take Shape
- Master Chief Q&A
September
- Rear Adm. Korn Draws on Background and Experience as the New Program Executive Officer
- Coast Guard’s HC-130J Missionization Project Ahead of Schedule,Benefits from Lessons Learned
- Master Chief Q&A
August
- Mission Effectiveness Project Improves Performance of Aging Cutters
- First Lady Michelle Obama to Sponsor Third National Security Cutter, Stratton
- Master Chief Q&A: Cutters
July
- MH-60T Helicopter Project Highlights Acquisition, Engineering & Logistics Partnership
- Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System Ready for Hurricane Season
- Master Chief Q&A
June
- ‘Stay the course’: Rear Adm. Rábago Lays out the ‘Track Lines’ as Assistant Commandant for Acquisition
- Coast Guard Research and Development Center Celebrates Move to New Facility at Historic Fort Trumbull
May
- Coast Guard Celebrates Completion of Coastal Patrol Boat Project, Looks Ahead to New Sentinel-class Patrol Boat
- Coast Guard Acquisition Principles Based on History of Lessons Learned
April
- Research and Development Center Tests Search Optimization Tools to Help Coast Guard Achieve Its Search and Rescue Mission
- Coast Guard Team Completes Accreditation of New Modeling and Simulation Tool
- Acquisition News Briefs
March
- As Coast Guard Aviation Celebrates 93rd Birthday, Acquisition and Engineering Communities Reflect on Recent Successes
- Coast Guard, New York Harbor Port Partner Agencies Discuss New Concept for Interagency Operations Centers
- Master Chief Q&A: Icebreakers
February
- Legacy of Achievement: Reflections on Coast Guard Acquisition
- Coast Guard's FMS Program Celebrates Rapid Growth
- Master Chief Q&A: Offshore Patrol Cutter
January
- Research and Development Center Develops Cutting-Edge Applications to Help Coast Guard Achieve Missions
- Coast Guard Marks Response Boat-Medium Deliveries, Continues Operational Test Missions
- Acquisition News Briefs
2008
December
- Third National Security Cutter Stratton Builds on Lessons Learned from NSC Construction and Testing
- Ocean Sentry Project Prepares to Transition Training Stateside, Readies for Additional Aircraft Deliveries
- Master Chief Q&A: Ocean Sentry
November
- Iraqi Navy’s Boat Purchase Marks Milestone for Coast Guard FMS Program
- Coast Guard Partners with Government, Industry in Unmanned Aircraft System Evaluation
- Master Chief Q&A: ATON Fleet
October Supplement
- Acquisition Success Story:
Marine Protector-class Patrol Boat Project - Coast Guard Logistics Modernization: Changing the Culture of Life-Cycle Support
- Acquisition News Briefs: Aviation
October
- Sentinel-Class Award a Milestone for Coast Guard Acquisition
- Coast Guard Logistics Modernization, Part 1:
Next Generation Information Technology - Q&A with Master Chief Ayer: FRC
August
- Advanced Mission Capacity, Capability Highlight CGC BERTHOLF (WMSL 750) Commissioning
- Training Facility in Synergy with Mission Support, Operational Communities
- Aviation News Brief
- Q&A with Master Chief Ayer: Rescue 21
July
- Crew, Visitors give Bertholf Rave Reviews during Baltimore Port Visit
- Coast Guard Acquisition One-Year Anniversary July 2008
- Rotary Wing Electro-Optical Sensor System Exemplifies Disciplined Approach to Acquisition
- Project Spotlight: Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS)
June
- Coast Guard H-60 Conversion Project Looks to Commonality, Support Infrastructure in Acquisition Success Story
- Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program Markets Small Boats and other Products
- Product Spotlight: Response Boat-Small
- Presenting a United Front to Terrorism—an Exclusive Interview with Cmdr. Ken D. Marien, Project Manager, Interagency Operations Center (IOC)
April/May
- BERTHOLF in Final Fitting-Out; Crew Focus on Training, Lessons Learned
- Coast Guard HC-144A and HC-130J Projects Spotlight Aircrew Training Efficiency
- RB-M Project Marks First Delivery; Begins Operational Test & Evaluation Period
March
- The Long View: The Coast Guard Research & Development Program Boosts Acquisition of 'Game Changing' Technology
- Acquisition News Briefs
- Coast Guard Strengthens Foreign Military Sales Program
February
- A View from the Bridge: the State of the Coast Guard Acquisition
- Congressional Coast Guard Caucus Open House Supports Coast Guard's Strong Relationship with Congress
- HC-130J Over-Water Flight Marks Progress in Testing
January
- Commandant: Coast Guard, Navy to Discuss Common Mission Systems, Ships
- Rescue 21 Hosts Successful Demonstration in New York
- Foreign Military Sales News
- With Relocation Underway, the USCG R&D Center Reflects on a Year of Accomplishments and Change
2007
December
- 2007: A Productive Year in Coast Guard Acquisition
- Coast Guard, Industry Conclude 'Extremely Productive' Sea Trial of National Security Cutter
November
- Eye in the Sky: Coast Guard HC-144A Drops in on AIRSTA Washington
- Mission Effectiveness Project, Multi-Crewing are Stepping Stones to New Cutter Culture
- NAIS Stands Up Increment 1
- HH-65C to Receive Airborne Use of Force Equipment, Other Enhancements
October
- Six Stations to Receive First RB-M
- Coast Guard Saves Lives with Rescue 21 System
- Coast Guard HH-65C Helicopter Modernization Project Advances
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