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Coast Guard increases operational presence near southwest border between U.S. and Mexico
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard has increased its operational presence near the southwest border between U.S. and Mexico to ...
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US Coast Guard on Guam shifts focus to border security, expects new cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard on Guam is expecting at least two new cutters next year, an addition that would expand its operations as ...
US Coast Guard infrastructure is quietly crumbling. It needs at least $7 billion to fix it.
The US Coast Guard desperately needs shore infrastructure ... It's also airfields that need repaving, rundown family housing in remote locations, and shoddy centers that can oversee search and ...
Anchorage Daily News14d
Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Kodiak Coast Guard base
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem became the first cabinet member to visit Alaska during President Donald Trump’s ...
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$7 Billion Coast Guard Maintenance Backlog Looms as Lawmakers Decry 'Unacceptable' Conditions
The Coast Guard's infrastructure repair and maintenance backlog has grown to at least $7 billion, a shortfall that government analysts say poses risks to personnel and operations. According to the ...
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Bollinger Shipyards awarded $951 million icebreaker contract
Bollinger Shipyards on Tuesday announced it has received a $951.6 million contract to proceed with building the United States’ first new polar icebreaker in nearly 50 years. The Lockport, La.-ba ...
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Coast Guard offloads more than 6 tons of cocaine — worth $140M — at Miami Beach port
A U. Coast Guard Valiant patrol boat crew is underway with cocaine on board that was seized about 50 miles northeast of the Dominican Republic, Feb. 17, 2025. Seaman Reese Fishbaugh U.S. Coast ...