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The construction of the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard is now formally proceeding. Though the milestone is important, it also underscores the PSC program's already massive delays.
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New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Construction Finally Underway

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard's heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star has returned to its home port of Seattle, Washington, after a major service life-extending overhaul – and not a moment too soon.
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U.S. Coast Guard Has A Working Heavy Icebreaker Again

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

The US Coast Guard says it plans to award a sole source contract to buy an existing commercial icebreaker.
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Coast Guard Poised To Buy Badly Needed Private Icebreaker

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 5, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard's Heritage class cutter USCGC Argus launches on October 27
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Get To Know The Coast Guard’s New Heritage Class Cutter

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 3, 2023

Drone Boat Leading Navy Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz A Sign Of Things To Come
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Drone Boat Leading Navy Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz A Sign Of Things To Come

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

Navy assets to join submersible search and rescue operation.
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Navy Rushing Deep Sea Salvage System To Aid In Titan Submersible Search

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2023

Five NATO Aircraft Carriers Are Currently Operating In European Waters
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Five NATO Aircraft Carriers Are Currently Operating In European Waters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 18, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett
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Navy Embarked MH-60R Helicopter Aboard Coast Guard Cutter

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 13, 2022

Delivery Of The U.S. Coast Guard’s New Heavy Icebreaker Has Been Delayed Yet Again
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Delivery Of The U.S. Coast Guard’s New Heavy Icebreaker Has Been Delayed Yet Again

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2021

U.S. Coast Guard ships trailed Chinese warships that entered America's Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 2021.
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Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 14, 2021

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Enters The Tense Black Sea Highlighting The Service’s Overseas Presence
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Enters The Tense Black Sea Highlighting The Service’s Overseas Presence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Iran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian Gulf
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Iran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian Gulf

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 27, 2021

Check Out These Dramatic Photos Of The Recent Fire Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche
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Check Out These Dramatic Photos Of The Recent Fire Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 24, 2020

Trump Says He’s Working To Get 10 More Icebreakers For The Coast Guard From “A Certain Place”
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Trump Says He’s Working To Get 10 More Icebreakers For The Coast Guard From “A Certain Place”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 13, 2020

Coast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could Again
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Coast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could Again

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The US Coast Guard Wants Its Own Prison Ship to Hold Suspected Drug Smugglers
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The US Coast Guard Wants Its Own Prison Ship to Hold Suspected Drug Smugglers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019