This page contains an archive of news items published by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and other senior staff members.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp on the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton near Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2011. Stratton is the third National Security Cutter to be delivered to Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
To read a blog post about Gen. Dempsey's visit and Coast Guard acquisitions, click here