Aug. 15, 2025

Coast Guard issues Request for Information to support major initiative to modernize human resource information technology capabilities

The Coast Guard on Aug. 13, 2025, issued a request for information (RFI) seeking industry feedback on potential implementation strategies and approaches in support of its effort to modernize its human resources information technology (HRIT) portfolio and capabilities.

Aug. 15, 2025

Two major shore infrastructure projects completed at Base Kodiak

Celebrating a significant milestone for operational readiness and family support in the Coast Guard Arctic District, Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, and Troy Edgar, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, marked the completion of two major infrastructure projects totaling $131 million with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Base Kodiak on Aug. 11. Base Kodiak is the largest operational facility in the Coast Guard and a critical provider of U.S. presence and capability in the Arctic region, supporting both surface and aviation operations.

Aug. 13, 2025

Coast Guard awards $32M contract for runway reconstruction at Base Elizabeth City

The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has awarded RQ Construction a $32 million design-build contract for the reconstruction of crosswind Runway 1-19 and the restoration of taxiways Kilo and Golf at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Aug. 12, 2025

Coast Guard commissions 59th fast response cutter, Earl Cunningham

The Coast Guard commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham on Aug. 11 in Kodiak, Alaska. Earl Cunningham is the 59th fast response cutter (FRC) and the second of three FRCs to be homeported at Coast Guard Base Kodiak.

Aug. 11, 2025

Coast Guard to hold virtual industry day, individual sessions for market research on counter-UAS

The Coast Guard’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office (RAS PEO) is hosting a virtual industry day on Aug. 28 to engage with industry about the service’s needs for future implementation of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS).

Aug. 11, 2025

Coast Guard commissions newest polar icebreaker into operational service

The Coast Guard commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Storis into operational service on Aug. 10 in Juneau, Alaska. Storis was acquired to expand U.S. operational presence in the Arctic and support Coast Guard missions while polar security cutters are in production.

Aug. 7, 2025

Coast Guard announces ‘Chief Petty Officer class’ for new waterways commerce cutters, bolstered by historic investment and Force Design 2028

The Coast Guard announced today that its new fleet of waterways commerce cutters (WCC) will be designated as the “Chief Petty Officer class.” Each cutter will be named in honor of a Coast Guard chief petty officer, recognizing the profound impact and legacy of these leaders within the service.

Aug. 6, 2025

Coast Guard closes out deliveries of cutter boat class, begins production of next generation boats

The Coast Guard Boat Acquisition Program reached a significant milestone on May 13 with the delivery of the final fourth generation over the horizon (OTH IV) cutter boat. Coinciding with that event and as part of the ongoing mission to deliver mission-ready OTH cutter boats to the fleet, the program also coordinated acceptance of the first fifth generation (OTH V) cutter boats.

Aug. 6, 2025

Production begins on offshore patrol cutter Icarus

The Coast Guard joined Austal USA on Aug. 5 at the contractor’s facility in Mobile, Alabama, to mark the start of production of future Coast Guard Cutter Icarus. Icarus is the second of up to 11 cutters that will be delivered to the Coast Guard through the Stage 2 contract with Austal USA and one of four OPCs under contract for production. Icarus was put on contract on July 31.

Aug. 5, 2025

Coast Guard international office delivers value at home and abroad

The Coast Guard Office of International Acquisition has delivered more than $1 billion in assets and services to partner nations in support of national security objectives through its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programs. The total represents more than 700 vessels, aircraft and related support delivered to more than 80 countries since the Coast Guard office was reorganized in 1997.