Sept. 3, 2019

140-Foot Icebreaking Tug Service Life Extension Program Nears Completion

Crews at the Coast Guard Yard have reached the homestretch of their efforts to complete service life extension projects (SLEP) on the service’s 140-foot icebreaking tugs. All nine of the Bay-class tugs have undergone or are undergoing the work, including the last – Biscayne Bay – which will finish in third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Aug. 28, 2019

Coast Guard awards C-27J contract

The Coast Guard awarded a $5.8 million contract to L3 Harris Arlington Training Center (LATC) on Aug. 7 to provide support, maintenance and upgrades for the C-27J Spartan operational flight trainer.The flight simulator, originally built for the Air Force, was procured by the Coast Guard from L3 Communication Integrated Systems on Aug. 29, 2018.

Aug. 27, 2019

Coast Guard commissions seventh, eighth national security cutters

The Coast Guard commissioned the seventh and eighth national security cutters (NSCs), Kimball and Midgett, at their Honolulu homeport Aug. 24.

Aug. 20, 2019

Coast Guard Innovation Program Hosts Idea Frenzy on West Coast

The Coast Guard’s Innovation Program hosted the West Coast edition of its “Shark Tank” inspired Idea Frenzy in Alameda, California on July 25, 2019.

Aug. 19, 2019

Coast Guard Research and Development Center Hosts Summer Interns from Three Military Academies

For the first time in its history, the Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center (RDC) in New London, Connecticut, hosted summer interns from three service academies.

Aug. 16, 2019

Renovation completed on sixth 225-foot seagoing buoy tender

Coast Guard Cutter Fir departed today from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, following completion of its midlife maintenance availability (MMA).

Aug. 9, 2019

Coast Guard transfers fifth HC-130J to Air Station Kodiak

CGNR 2002, an HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite, arrived at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, July 30, 2019.

Aug. 8, 2019

Polar Security Cutter Integrated Program Office recognized as DHS Program of the Year

The Polar Security Cutter (PSC) Integrated Program Office (IPO) was recognized by the Department of Homeland Security as the Major Acquisition Program of the Year in a ceremony on July 9, 2019, at the Department of Interior’s Yates Auditorium.

Aug. 6, 2019

Coast Guard awards contract for 47-foot motor lifeboat service life extension program

The Coast Guard on Aug. 5 awarded a firm fixed price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Birdon America Inc. of Denver, Colorado, to perform work supporting the service’s 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) service life extension program (SLEP).

Aug. 6, 2019

Coast Guard exercises contract option for FRCs 51-56

The Coast Guard exercised a contract option for production of six more Sentinel-class FRCs and associated deliverables worth just over $297.4 million with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, July 31.