Programs and Technology

Papp at National Naval Officers Assoc conference

The U.S. Coast Guard Diversity Strategic Plan Pursuing a diverse and talented workforce to meet the maritime challenges of the 21st century

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In June 2011, the Human Capital Shared Interest Group of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), a nonprofit educational organization, released a report entitled, “Becoming More …

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Coast Guard family of the year award

USCG Improves Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Process When it’s time to pick up stakes, the Coast Guard’s Work-Life Programs are looking at even more ways to help.

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After her husband’s 28 years in the Coast Guard (USCG), Laura Vanderwerf is no stranger to permanent change of station (PCS) orders. She’s moved her own family of five countless …

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Interagency Operations Center NC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The SAFE Port Act’s Unity of Effort Achieving better port security through the Interagency Operations Center concept

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Though threats to their security continue, America’s ports are undoubtedly better protected today than a decade ago. That’s because the U.S. Coast Guard is constantly working in more than 35 …

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HITRON Jacksonville training warning shots fired at a non-compliant boat

The U.S. Coast Guard Is a Sound Investment in Homeland Security A history of resourcefulness with limited resources

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The history of the U.S. Coast Guard is a two-century chronicle of people figuring out how to protect the nation’s maritime domain using the resources at hand and operating in …

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CG boarding team during SEEK pilot program

Maritime Biometrics – Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security Identity

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Although the term “biometrics” did not come into common use by law enforcement until the late 20th century A.D., Babylonian “police” used wet clay to record the fingerprints of those …

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Army Black Hawk and Cast Guard Jayhawk Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010

Acquisition Partnerships: A Guiding Principle Toward Success

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Despite having one of the broadest mission sets of any uniformed service, the U.S. Coast Guard is small in both funding and numbers. To get the right equipment into the …

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Coast Guard HC-144A

Multi-sensor Sentry With an integrated mission system, the HC-144A Ocean Sentry gives the Coast Guard a versatile medium-range surveillance aircraft networked to share a common operating picture.

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As of August 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard had 12 HC-144A Ocean Sentry medium-range surveillance aircraft and a dozen associated Mission System Pallets (MSPs). Another three aircraft are on order …

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first fast response cutter Bernard C Webber

The Fast-response Cutter: A New Generation of Coast Guard Patrol Boats The Sentinel class is closer to being operational

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The U.S. Coast Guard’s fast-response cutter (FRC) – known as the Sentinel class – is now a step closer to being operational.

The crew of the CGC Bernard C. Webber …

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CGC Stratton in sea trials

The National Security Cutter: A Critical Asset in Homeland and Regional Security Providing unique at-sea strategic capabilities across all layers of homeland security

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The national security cutter (NSC) has come of age and is taking the U.S. Coast Guard operations at sea to a whole new level.

The first two NSCs, the Bertholf …

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Bernard C. Webber FRC

Coast Guard Awards Contract Option for Four More Fast Response Cutters

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The Coast Guard awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $179.7 million contract option for four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) on Sept. 22, 2011. The four FRCs to be acquired under …

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