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Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock use an oil-skimming device to recover peat moss, a substitute for spilled oil, near Mackinac Island, Jan. 24, 2012. The crew is participating in a project led by the Research and Development Center, showcasing techniques for removing spilled oil from a frozen environment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield. |
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13th HC-144A Another Early Delivery for the Coast Guard
Continuing its record of taking HC-144A deliveries on-time and on-budget, Coast Guard officials signed for the 13th HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft on Jan. 27, two months earlier than the contractual delivery date. Read more>>
Research and Development Center Project Spotlight: Underwater Imaging System Prototype Development
The Coast Guard has a growing need for tools that can accurately detect, classify and provide detailed images of threats or other items of interest underwater, such as parasitic hull attachments, improvised explosive devices, scuttled self-propelled semi-submersible vessels, lost Aids to Navigation (ATON) components or even lost personnel. Read more>>
Acquisition Directorate Newsletter: Winter 2011/ Issue 1
“Coast Guard Alaska” Television Series Highlights Upgraded Aviation Assets
It is unlikely that an aircraft would be nominated for an award in a supporting actor role on a TV show, but in The Weather Channel’s new series, “Coast Guard Alaska,” the service’s airplanes and helicopters are showcased for the integral role they play in helping the Coast Guard save lives. Read more>>
Also Inside:
- News Briefs
- Acquisition Profile: Capt. John Wood
- Ask the Master Chief: Budget
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$42.8 Million Contract Awarded for Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System
The U.S. Coast Guard last Friday awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Mythics of Virginia Beach, Va., for software licenses for the Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS). Read more>>
Coast Guard Rescues 4 Fishermen Stranded for 5 Days off Bahamas
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued four Bahamian fishermen Wednesday approximately 50 miles south of Andros Island, Bahamas. Read more>>
A tale of 2 cutters
In early November, two Coast Guard cutters were docked in Baltimore: the former Coast Guard Cutter Taney and the newest National Security Cutter, Stratton. Though moored just a few blocks apart, they were separated by more than 75 years, each designed and built as the service’s most capable vessels of their time. Read more>>
Deepwater RIP - A Leadership Perspective
The time has come for the U.S. Coast Guard to officially drop the Deepwater name from any reference to our acquisition portfolio. The active period of performance for the last line item under the Integrated Coast Guard Systems contract ends in January, and there will be no further work initiated. Read more>>
Advanced Communication System Helps Coast Guard Save 4 Prepared Boaters
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their 26-foot boat sunk about 13 miles northeast of Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island, Calif., at about 9:30 p.m. Monday. Read more>>
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HC-144A Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft
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Interagency Operations Centers
MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter
MH-65D Short Range Recovery Helicopter
Nationwide Automatic Identification System
Fact Sheets
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Fast Response Cutter (PDF)
HC-144A Ocean Sentry (PDF)
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IOC (PDF)
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MH-65D Dolphin (PDF)
Mission Effectiveness Project (PDF)
National Security Cutter (PDF)
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Offshore Patrol Cutter (PDF)
Recapitalization (PDF)
Research & Development (PDF)
Rescue 21 (PDF)
Response Boat-Medium (PDF)
Response Boat-Small (PDF)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PDF)
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