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NSC 5 Response Boat-Small (RB-S) II Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the third National Security Cutter Daniel H. Wagner Prize Rescue 21

Acquisition Update: Keel Authenticated for the Fifth National Security Cutter

This steel plate, bearing the initials of the cutter’s sponsor, authenticates the keel of NSC 5 as “truly and fairly” laid. Photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Deploying to a Coast Guard Station Near You: the Response Boat-Small II

The Coast Guard’s new Response Boat-Small (RB-S) II is loaded aboard an HC-130 Hercules transport at Air Station Clearwater, Fla. The RB-S II is one of the Coast Guard’s most versatile multi-mission boats and is used by the Service’s Deployable Operations Group. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Nicholas Schellman.

Acquisition Update: Contract Awarded for Production of Sixth National Security Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded a fixed-price incentive firm target contract valued at approximately $487.1 million to Huntington Ingalls Industries for the production of the sixth National Security Cutter (NSC).

Acquisition Update: U.S. Coast Guard Awarded the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice

A team of 10 researchers from the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, University of Southern California, and University of Chile were recognized April 8, 2013, as the recipients of the 2013 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice.

Rescue 21 Reaches Milestone of 50,000 Search and Rescue Cases

The Rescue 21 command, control and communication system covers 41,871 miles of U.S. coastline and has supported more than 50,000 search and rescue cases. U.S. Coast Guard graphic.

Your Acquisition Dollars

Check out the delivery map to see locations of operational Coast Guard assets, new and upgraded.

Acquisition Profile: Ms. Claire M. Grady, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition


Ms. GradyMs. Claire M. Grady is the Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition. She has more than 20 years’ experience in major systems acquisition and has been with the Coast Guard’s Acquisition Directorate since it stood up in July 2007. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Clayton. Learn more>>


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