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Dec. 31, 2008 - RADM Blore: "The Challenge of Contracting Large Complex Projects -- A Case Study of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program"
Dec. 30, 2008 - Coast Guard Exercises Contract Options to Missionize the Fifth and Sixth HC-130J Aircraft
Dec. 22, 2008 - Coast Guard Awards Contract for the Nationwide Automatic Identification System Core Data Exchange Capability
Dec. 9, 2008 - CGC Resolute Returns to Service; Marks Milestone in MEP Project
Dec. 5, 2008 - CGC Crocodile Comes to Life
Nov. 21, 2008 - Coast Guard Awards Contract to Purchase Three HC-144As and Five Mission System Pallets
Nov. 17, 2008 - Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Completes First Operational Patrol
Nov. 14, 2008 - New Response Boat-Medium Leads Interdiction Operation off the Marquesas Key
Nov. 10, 2008 - Listen to DoD Bloggers Roundtable: Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate Achieves Operational Capability Under Reforms l Read: Coast Guard Modernizes Acquisition System>>
Nov. 6, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts Sixth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Nov. 6, 2008 - CG Journal: RADM Blore on Coast Guard Acquisition Program
Nov. 4, 2008 - Update: DHS Re-established As Decision Authority
Nov. 3, 2008 - Coast Guard Completes Revision to Major Systems Acquisition Manual
Nov. 3, 2008 - USCGC Bertholf: First Operational Patrol
Nov. 3, 2008 - Final Starred Trial Card for USCGC Bertholf Resolved
Oct. 15, 2008 - Significant Progress Made Towards TEMPEST Certification for USCGC Bertholf
Oct. 15, 2008 - CG Journal: Sentinel Class Patrol Boat Protest
Oct. 6, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts New Response Boat-Medium, Rescue 21 Communications System
Sept. 26, 2008 - Coast Guard Announces Award for Fast Response Cutter
Sept. 25, 2008 - Coast Guard Showcases the Response Boat-Medium
Sept. 23, 2008 - New Selex HC-130H Radar Continues to Prove Value in Lifesaving
Sept. 17, 2008 - Rescue 21 Provides Continuity of Operations During Hurricane Gustav
Aug. 31, 2008 - Coast Guard ATC Mobile HC-144A conducts pre-Hurricane Gustav overflight
Aug. 29, 2008 - Coast Guard Awards Contract to Missionize the Fourth HC-130J Aircraft
Aug. 22, 2008 - NAIS Increment 1 Granted Three-Year Authority to Operate
Aug. 2008 - Faster, Stronger, Longer - The New MCH-65
Aug. 18, 2008 - Rescue 21: Coast Guard Confirms Hoax Call
Aug. 18, 2008 - First Selex Radar-Equipped HC-130H Conducts Successful Search and Rescue Mission
Aug. 7, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts Second Response Boat-Medium
Aug. 4, 2008 - National Security Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) Commissioned
Aug. 1, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts Fifth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Aug. 2008 - Update: C4ISR Equipment on Bertholf
July 29, 2008 - National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) Christened
July 26, 2008 - . Second National Security Cutter Christened
July 21, 2008 - Coast Guard's Newest Cutter To Arrive Home
July 14, 2008 - National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751) Floats Off
July 3, 2008 - Coast Guard, Commercial Salvage Company Save Parents, 16-year-old Daughter Radios for Help
June 27-29, 2008 - First National Security Cutter Makes Port of Call in Baltimore
June 20, 2008 - Newest Coast Guard Aircraft Assists with Midwest Floods
June 20, 2008 - Coast Guard Announces Successful Launch of Nationwide Automatic Identification System Satellite
June 19, 2008 - Vessel Sinking! Lives Saved! Case Closed!
May 23, 2008 - “Hearing the Call” with Rescue 21
May 23, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts Third "MIssionized" HC-130J Aircraft
May 23, 2008 - Coast Guard Accepts Fourth HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Aircraft
May 8, 2008 - First National Security Cutter Delivered to Coast Guard
April 18, 2008 - Coast Guard National Security Cutter Completes Acceptance Trials
April 7, 2008 - Coast Guard's Newest Boat Debuts at Station Little Creek
April 4, 2008 - MH-65C Completes Second Successful Interdiction
March 31, 2008 - First Response Boat-Medium Delivered: March 31, 2008
March 27, 2008 - Coast Guard to Offload 3,200 Pounds of Cocaine
March 4, 2008 - Coast Guard Takes Delivery of the First Missionized HC-130J Aircraft
Feb. 21, 2008 - HC-144A Ocean Sentry in its First Search & Rescue Mission
Feb. 14, 2008 - Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago, Program Executive Officer, Reports on NSC Builder Trials
Feb. 12, 2008 - NSC 1 Bertholf Builder’s Trials
Feb. 11, 2008 - Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Patrol Aircraft Complete Milestone Journey!
Feb. 4, 2008 - USCGC BEAR Reaches 25 Years of Service Milestone
Feb. 8, 2008 - Missionized HC-130J Conducts First Open Water Test Flight
Jan. 29, 2008 - Coast Guard Acquisition (CG-9): A Year in Review Video
Jan. 24, 2008 - Missionized HC-130J Conducts First Test Flight