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This page contains an archive of select news stories of interest to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard or Chaplain of the Coast Guard.


May 22, 2013 The Hill: Honoring Fallen Coast Guard Heroes
May 21, 2013 Maritime Professional: U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Robert Papp takes (another) round turn
May 21, 2013 New London Day: Coast Guard releases its Arctic strategy: Keep it seasonal for now
May 15, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp testifies at Senate Appropriations Hearing
May 15, 2013 FierceHomelandSecurity: House Appropriations proposes $1.22 billion Coast Guard acquisition budget
May 15, 2013 The Daily Advance: Coast Guard dedicates new barracks, galley
May 1, 2013 U.S. Coast Guard Forum: Meeting Current Missions While Preparing for the Future
Apr 18, 2013 New London Day: Malloy urges National Coast Guard Museum project along
Apr 17, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp testifies at US House committee meetings
Apr 16, 2013 Coast Guard Outlook: View from the Bridge
Apr 13, 2013 FierceHomelandSecurity: Coast Guard budget reflects 'tough decisions,' Papp says
Apr 10, 2013 New London Day: The Coast Guard began here
Apr 9, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp participates in unveiling of National Coast Guard Museum
Apr 8, 2013 New London Patch: The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Robert Papp, Visits BDJMS
Apr 8, 2013 Navy Times: Coast Guard's No. 2 officer calls for acquisition reform
Apr 5, 2013 WTNH Ch 8 (New Haven, ABC): Plans for new Coast Guard Museum revealed
Apr 5, 2013 Hartford Courant: New London To Host $100M Coast Guard Museum
Apr 5, 2013 Associated Press: New Coast Guard museum to be build on New London waterfront alongside new ferry terminal
Apr 5, 2013 New London Patch: Coast Guard Commandant Pays Visit To Habitat for Humanity Site
Apr 5, 2013 New London Day: Museum will be 'very attractive addition to the waterfront'
Apr 5, 2013 New London Day: Admiral eager for museum to tell Coast Guard story
Apr 4, 2013 DHS.gov:  DHS at 10: The U.S. Coast Guard
Apr 4, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Chiefs dress up to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Mar 31, 2013 Navy Times: Coasties can expect 'explosive' PT
Mar 20, 2013 Maritime Reporter: USCG
Mar 10, 2013 Navy Times: Papp warns wrongdoers: 'Not in my Coast Guard'
Mar 9, 2013 The Daily Advance: Langenbacher: Commandant expresses optimism, concern in State of the CG address
Mar 3, 2013 FierceHomelandSecurity: Papp calls for resilience in annual Coast Guard address 
Mar 1, 2013 NBC 15 Mobile: New Memorial for Fallen Coast Guard Members Is Not the First In Mobile
Mar 1, 2013 NBC 15 Mobile: Memorial Service Held for USCG Crew
Feb 28, 2013 Military.com: Adm. Papp Gives State of the Coast Guard Address
Feb 27, 2013 New London Day: Adm. Papp optimistic about 'State of the Coast Guard'
Feb 27, 2013 Navy Times: CG commandant: We can't keep this pace
Feb 27, 2013 U.S. Naval Institute: Papp: Coast Guard to Preserve Workforce in Face of Cuts
Feb 27, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Forward... to the Horizon (2013 State of the Coast Guard Address)
Feb 27, 2013 Associated Press: Coast Guard: Cuts to limit flights, patrols
Feb 26, 2013 NBC 40 South NJ: Coast Guard Cape May remembers fallen petty officer
Feb 25, 2013 Navy News: Notre Dame NROTC Hosts 18th Annual Naval Leadership Weekend
Feb 8, 2013 San Diego Union Tribue: Amid cuts, Coast Guard holds steady, for now
Feb 2, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp discusses maritime strategic issues with Adm. Greenert and Gen. Amos
Jan 31, 2013 Sea Technology:  U.S. Coast Guard Works To Improve Operations
Jan 19, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp discusses cutter topics at Surface Navy Association’s Symposium
Jan 18, 2013 U.S. Naval Institute: USCG's Adm. Papp on Arctic Operations and Caribbean Drug Runners
Jan 17, 2013 Navy Times: Papp to cuttermen: More CO billets to open
Jan 10, 2013 New London Day: Papp: 'Worst fiscal mess' he's ever seen
Jan 10, 2013 Coast Guard Compass: There is no short cut
Jan 9, 2013 Norwich Bulletin: Coast Guard chief gives 2 speeches Wednesday at Academy
Jan 6, 2013 Navy Times: 6 things Coast Guardsmen need to know for 2013
Jan 2013 Sea Technology: Review and Forecast - US Coast Guard Works To Improve Operations
Dec 17, 2012 Navy Times: Papp talks overseas manning, acquisitions
Dec 17, 2012 Defense News: 100 Most Influential People, U.S. Defense ADM. Robert Papp, Number 46
Dec 10, 2012 McLean Sun Gazette: Commandant of Coast Guard Meets with O'Connell Global-Studies Students
Dec 10, 2012 USCG Aux Navigator: Striving for Proficiency
Dec 10, 2012 Jane's Navy International: US Coast Guard commandant hopeful of new icebreaker in FY13
Dec 9, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp's International Outreach Trip Blog Posts
Dec 9, 2012 L.A. Times: Coast Guard officer killed on the job is remembered
Dec 8, 2012 NBC 4 Southern California: Coast Guardsman Killed by Panga Collision is Memorialized
Dec 7, 2012 Homeland Security Today: Papp Stress Importance of Maintaining Funding for Coast Guard Recapitalization
Dec 6, 2012 Navy Times: Papp: Coast Guard must recapitalize fleet
Nov 26, 2012 Singapore News: Commandant of the US Coast Guard visits Singapore under MPA's programme
Nov 23, 2012 International Martime Law Institute Newsletter: United States Coast Guard Commandant Visits IMLI 
Nov 15, 2012 Vertiflite: Leadership Profile, Vice Admiral. John P. Currier (AHS International, posted with permission, www.vtol.org)
Nov 11, 2012 NBC News, New York: Veterans Day Parade Interview
Nov 7, 2012 New York Daily News: Coast Guardsman Michael Leavitt proud to march in Veterans Day parade
Nov 6, 2012 Navy Times: Linda Papp, Love and Honor Saluting Military Families
Oct 9, 2012 Live Better Magazine: The Coast Guard Difference
Oct 9, 2012 Live Better Magazine: A Walk through History, An Insider's View of the U.S. Coast Guard
Sep 27, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: The legacy of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro
Sep 20, 2012 New London Day: First year without 'Don't ask, don't tell' proves uneventful
Sep 17, 2012 New London Day: Minority recruitment creating 'a new Coast Guard'
Sep 14, 2012 New London Day: Momentum builds for waterfront site for Coast Guard museum
Sep 8, 2012 980 AM WXLM New London, CT: Coast Guard Academy Secretaries' Cup Football Game, Half-Time Intervew with Adm. Bob Papp (audio file)
Sep 6, 2012 Navy Times: Coast Guard planning for first fitness test
Sep 5, 2012 Sun Herald: Coast Guard Cutter gets keel-laying ceremony in Pascagoula
Sep 5, 2012 Fox 10 Mobile: Ingalls holds keel-laying ceremony
Aug 20, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: A foundation of proficiency
Aug 17, 2012 Cape May Herald: CG Commandant Attends Aug. 17 Recruit Graduation
Aug 9, 2012

Associated Press: Admiral confident in Coast Guard Arctic readiness

Aug 8, 2012 South Florida Times: Coast Guard cutter named for black hero
Aug 7, 2012

Associated Press: US Coast Guard cutter in Pacific pursues vessel suspected of illegal driftnet fishing

Aug 6, 2012

Kodiak Daily Mirror: As two U.S. Senators visit Kodiak, Coast Guard commandant outlines future of Kodiak-based Ships

Aug 6, 2012

Associated Press: Coast Guard commandant says agency is prepared for Arctic offshore petroleum drilling

Aug 3, 2012 Sun-Sentinel: Newest Coast Guard cutter 'brought to life' at Port Everglades
Aug 1, 2012

Naval Institute Proceedings MagazineProficiency: The Essence of Discipline

Jul 30, 2012 Navy Times: New vice commandant wants newer fleet
Jul 26, 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek: As the Arctic Opens for Oil, the Coast Guard Scrambles
Jul 26, 2012 Seapower: Looking for Balance, Interview with VADM John P. Currier (Reprinted with permission of SEAPOWER, the official magazine of the Navy League of the United States.)
Jul, 18, 2012 Cape Cod Times: Pioneer of flight honored
Jun 25, 2012 Business of Government Magazine: Conversations with Leaders 
Jun 14, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: Adm. Papp testifies at Senate Law of the Sea hearing
May 28, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: Memorial Day: Coast Guard stands tall to serve the US
May 18, 2012 The Hill: Coast Guard stands tall to serve US
May 18, 2012 Coast Guard Compass: New vice commandant takes the helm
May 18, 2012 The Portland Press Herald: Westbrook native taking Coast Guard reins
Apr 28, 2012 The Baltimore Sun: The Interview: Sally Brice-O'Hara
Apr 19, 2012 The Hill: Benefits of joining the Law of the Sea Convention
Apr 15, 2012 Navy Times: Coast Guard commissions fast-response cutter
Apr 01, 2012 San Francisco Chronicle: Michelle Obama commissions Coast Guard cutter
Mar 21, 2012 The Florida Times-Union: Papp Visits Kings Bay
Mar 08, 2012 CBS 5 Mobile: Crewmen Remembered At Ceremony
Mar 04, 2012 Yahoo News: Coast Guard Crash Victims Should Be Honored by All
Feb 26, 2012 American Forces Press Service: Commandant: Coast Guard Mission set increasing
Feb 25, 2012 San Francisco Chronicle: Coast Guard commandant, 3 new cutters in Alameda
Feb 13, 2012 National Defense: High-End Ships, Ice-Breakers Compete for Precious Coast Guard Dollars
Feb 13, 2012 Fox News: As tensions with Iran rise, US Coast Guard makes waves in Persian Gulf
Feb 12, 2012 The New London Day: As Arctic opens up, Coast Guard Academy ready to respond
Feb 2012 Proceedings Magazine: The Emerging Arctic Frontier
Jan 30, 2012 Clearwater Beacon: Clearwater named Coast Guard city
Jan 13, 2012 National Defense Magazine: Coast Guard Exepected to Scale Back Ambitious Ships Procurement Plans
Jan 06, 2012 The New London Day: Teaching Coast Guard's rich history is a responsibility
Jan 04, 2012 Washington Post: Commandant Robert J.Papp Jr., on leadership lessons from the U.S. Coast Guard
Dec 14, 2011 National Defense:  Coast Guard Stakes Its Future on National Security Cutters
Dec 12, 2011 Defense Media Network:  Interview: MCPOCG Michael P. Leavitt
Dec 05, 2011 Defense Professionals:  Sequestration: There's Only One Way Out
Dec 04, 2011 Fierce Homeland Security:  Papp: House Coast Guard reauthorization bill would put NSC program at risk
Dec 02, 2011 Juneau Empire:  Congress urged to act on icebreakers
Dec 01, 2011 CBS Boston:  Coast Guard Honors Boston Woman
Nov 29, 2011 Defense Media Network:  The Arctic: Emerging Maritime Frontier (Article by Adm. Papp)
Nov 03, 2011 The Baltimore Sun:  Top officer says fast new Coast Guard ships coming to East Coast
Nov 01, 2011 American Forces Press Service:  Dempsey tours Coast Guard's newest national security cutter
Oct 31, 2011 Pentagon Channel:  Visit to USCGC Stratton
Oct 29, 2011 Navy Times:  Screening, training change in Coast Guard overhaul
Oct 24, 2011 National Defense:  Coast Guard Expo Opens with Service Facing Uncertainties
Sep 19, 2011 Navy TImes:  Coast Guard chief talks uniforms, manning, the Arctic
Sep 09, 2011 Federal News Radio:  After 9/11, reorganization U.S. Coast Guard's ongoing mission
Aug 06, 2011 Grand Haven Tribune: Honoring the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard
Jul 27, 2011 McClatchy Newspapers: Treaty stuck in Senate could unlock Arctic's riches, panel told
Jul 14, 2011 Oregon Public Broadcasting: VIPs briefed on state of local Coast Guard housing
Jun 20, 2011 Homeland Security Today: Admiral Papp Outlines Layered Approach to Security
Jun 15, 2011 National Defense: Coast Guard Budget Crunch Could Affect Acquisition Work Force
May 24, 2011 The Hill: Honor the fallen Coast Guardsmen
May 20, 2011 USA Today: Control of ship traffic a concern on flooded Mississippi
May 18, 2011 New London Day: Coast Guard more important than ever, president says
May 09, 2011 News Observer: Officer offers lessons from life and Seuss
May 01, 2011 Maritime Professional: Steady as she Goes
May 01, 2011 Seapower: Coast Guard Commandant Makes Plea or More Arctic Resources
Apr 29, 2011 Harvard Gazette: Planning for disasters
Mar 26, 2011 Navy Times: Coast Guard UAS training takes shape
Mar 23, 2011 Niagara Gazette: Deceased members fo the Coast Guard honored
Mar 10, 2011 Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine:  Charting the Coast Guard's course
Mar 02, 2011 Homeland Security Today: Coast Guard Balances Broadening Missions, TIghtening Funds
Mar 01, 2011 DNV (Det Norske Veritas Classification) Forum Magazine:  Feature on Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp
Feb 11, 2011 Government Executive: Coast Guard hurries to address recent rise in mission-related deaths
Jan 10, 2011 New London Day: Papp inspires next Coast Guard generation
Jan 07, 2011 Norwich Bulletin:  Coast Guard commandant worries about 'balance'
Dec 14, 2010 Marine Log: Coast Guard names first woman to head U.S. military academy
Nov 15, 2010 Coast Guard Commandant: Budget Pressures Put Mondernization at Risk
Nov 10, 2010 DIVIDS: National Guard, Coast Guard join forces in domestic fight
Nov 7, 2010 Navy Times: Commandant: Icebreakers key to Arctic presence
Oct 10, 2010 Coast Guard Forum: Strategic Intent: Brokering an Understanding Across the Coast Guard's Total Work Force
Sept 3, 2010 C-Span: Newsmakers with Robert Papp
Jul 23, 2010 American Forces Press Service: FIrst Lady Christens Cutter, Prasies Women in Service
Jul 2010 Coast Guard Forum: Sailor and Stabilizer: Firming ump the Coast Guard's Organizational Construct
Jun 09, 2010 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Coast Guard sends 1,500 reservists, cutter to Gulf to help with oil spill
Jun 08, 2010 AP Photo:  Deepwater Horizon oil spill over flight
May 30, 2010 Norwich Bulletin:  Norwich native's 1st task: Guide Coast Guard through catastrophe
May 27, 2010 Homeland Security Today:  U.S. Coast Guard to Reassess Acquisition Reform
May 25, 2010 The Hill:  Never forget Coast Guard heroes

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