
Artist Rendering of Fast Response Cutter - Sentinel Class (Courtesy of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.)
The first Fast Response Cutter is named for USCG enlisted hero Bernard C. Webber.. Read more on iCommandant Blog>>
Coast Guard Air Station Miami has taken receipt of its first HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Arrival of the aircraft is a significant milestone in the stand-up of HC-144A operations throughout the Coast Guard. Read more>>
The Coast Guard’s newest cutter is scheduled to arrive at its new homeport of Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, named for Adm. Russell R. Waesche, is the second of eight planned Legend Class cutters preceding the Coast Guard Cutter Dorothy Stratton and following the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. Read more>>
The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Rescue 21 advanced communications system at Group Humboldt Bay this morning. Read more>>
U.S. Coast Guard’s HC-144A Supports Haitian Relief Operations, Service Plans to Purchase Additional Aircraft
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard’s HC-144A Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft, also known as the Ocean Sentry, performed extremely well in supporting Haitian relief operations after January’s disastrous earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Read more>>
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In mid-January, the second National Security Cutter (NSC), Waesche, was granted Authority to Operate (ATO) its Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Surveillance (C4ISR) systems. Read more>>
The U.S. Coast Guard is exploring using a ship design strategy for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) that would competitively award up to three preliminary design contracts. Read more>>
HAITI - CBS News anchor Katie Couric flew with a Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry crew as they gathered real-time video data of the earthquake damage. The data, complete with GPS coordinates, is being used by relief workers to coordinate disaster recovery efforts on the ground. Watch video>>
LCDR Mark Driver describes the rescue of a sailor from a disabled sailboat in severe weather conditions 250 miles off the coast of North Carolina. The HC-130J crew used the aircraft’s direction-finding and sensing equipment to locate the vessel and vectored a Navy H-60 helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower to the scene to recover the sailor from the water. Watch video>>
The Coast Guard awarded a contract option for approximately $141 million to Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., on December 15 to begin production on three Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRC). Read more>>
Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition Mike Tangora and Deputy Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics Jeff Orner talked about the Guard's acquisition reform efforts, the agency's acquisition workforce, and keeping agency acquisition and logistics on the right track. Listen to interview>>
The U.S. Coast Guard conducted preliminary acceptance of the second National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751), at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Nov. 6, 2009. Read more>>
The 45-foot "Response Boat Medium" (or RB-M) replaces a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB), which will be moved to Station Kauai at Nawiliwili Harbor after undergoing minor repairs on Oahu. The moves give each station a better platform to perform daily missions. Read more>>
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Blueprint for Continuous Improvement
Major Systems Acquisition Manual (pdf)
Acquisition Human Capital Strategic Plan (pdf)
Long Range Interceptor / Short Range Prosecutor
HC-130H/J Long Range Surveillance Aircraft
HH/MH-65C Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter
Nationwide Automatic Identification System
Interagency Operations Centers / Command 21
Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System
Recapitalization (pdf)
National Security Cutter (pdf)
Mission Effectiveness Project (pdf)
Great Lakes Ice Breaker Replacement (pdf)
Sentinel Class Patrol Boat (pdf)
Coastal Patrol Boat (pdf)
Response Boat-Medium (pdf)
Response Boat-Small (pdf)
HC-144A "Ocean Sentry" (pdf)
HC-130H/J Aircraft (pdf)
MH-60T Medium Range Responder Helicopter (pdf)
MH-65C Multi-mission Cutter Helicopter (pdf)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (pdf)
Rescue 21 (pdf)
Nationwide Automatic Identification System (pdf)
Interagency Operations Centers / Command 21 (pdf)
Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System (pdf)
New Coast Guard Cutter Arrives in Alameda
Coast Guard Search and Rescue Sees Giant Leap of Technology
US Coast Guard's New Navigation System Unveiled
New System Helps U.S. Coast Guard Pinpoint Distress Calls
Coast Guard Accepts New Rescue 21 Communications System in Northern California
What the Coast Guard Wants in an Employee
CG Continues Haiti Response Efforts
Coast Guard Demonstrates New Sensor Technologies
Customs and Border Protection Launches the New Predator B Guardian UAS
Fire Scout May Play U.S. Coast Guard Role
Coast Guard Interested in Customs Prototype
New SAR Tool is Getting Good Grades
Coast Guard Navigates Around Issues with Major Procurements
Second National Security Cutter, Waesche, Delivered to Coast Guard
New Coast Guard Ship Gets Good Notices
Coast Guard Accepts Waesche Cutter
Homeland Security Today: Q&A with Adm. Allen
NSC Waesche Finishes Acceptance Trials
Coast Guard Favors Fire Scout as New Pilotless Aircraft
Coast Guard's Rescue 21 Cuts Down Response Time
Coast Guard Employs New Technology
CG: Waesche Handles Well Through Trials
Teens Rescued When Boat Sinks in Gulf
New Chief to Update Policies for Coast Guard's Acquisition Directorate
Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System
Coast Guard Lays Keel for NSC Stratton
Six Words in Three Seconds Provide a Path to Mayday
Improved Rescue System for Coast Guard
Coast Guard Unveils New Life-Saving Tool
Coast Guard Says New Technology Will Save Lives, Reduce Hoax Calls
New Coast Guard System Already Passed First Test
Coast Guard Rescues Six in Chesapeake Bay
Rescue 21: Coast Guard Rescues Four People Off Sinking Boat
Rear. Adm. Blore Interview on This Week in Defense News
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Conducts Successful Missile Decoy Testing
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescues Four Stranded Boaters from Oil Rig off Sabine Coast