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Drew Cheneler • Proceedings

Where the Coast Guard's TechRev Fell Short

The Coast Guard's Technology Revolution (TechRev)—an initiative to modernize its IT infrastructure—was conceived to pull the service out of a...

08/01/24Read it on Proceedings
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Thea Dunlevie • Providence

Anticipating New Russian Security Threats in the Arctic Ocean

Last month the American, Danish, and Greenlandic governments announced a new approach to their partnership in the Arctic....

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Bruce Stubbs • Proceedings

Coast Guard's Non-Homeland Security Missions Undermine DHS

Of the Coast Guard's 11 statutory missions, only five align under the Department of Homeland Security. Three should be reassigned to other...

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Adam Gramegna • Military.com

Coast Guard Returns Fire on U.S.-Mexico Border

Coast Guard personnel returned fire after taking gunfire from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande during a joint border operation in Texas

1w agoRead it on Military.com
09/14/26
Claire Barrett • Defense News

U.S. Refutes Claims That Iran Captured Saildrone USV

08/17/26
Colton Jones • Defence Blog

U.S. Coast Guard To Convert New Cargo Planes Into Surveillance Aircraft

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking companies capable of converting new C-130J transport aircraft into HC-130J surveillance planes

08/17/26Read it on Defence Blog
08/15/26
George Palmer • RealClearDefense

A 637 JO Pushes Back on 'The Navy's Future Is in Hot Water'

If the Navy has guidance for cold, it needs it for heat.

08/15/26Read it on RealClearDefense
08/13/26
Christopher Cavas • Hot Wash Podcasts

253 Gulf Coast Ship Tour

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world.

08/13/26Watch it on Hot Wash Podcasts
08/13/26
Keith Blevins • Proceedings

Reclaim Mare Island as an NSC Center of Excellence

The Navy has four public shipyards; two in the Atlantic and two in the Pacific. The Coast Guard has one in Baltimore yet is deploying most of its...

08/13/26Read it on Proceedings
08/06/26
Bruce Stubbs • CIMSEC

Restoring America's Maritime Dominance in the Western Hemisphere

The United States should designate the U.S. Coast Guard as its lead agency for maritime security in the Western Hemisphere

08/06/26Read it on CIMSEC
08/04/26
Keith Blevins • Proceedings

Build Future Frigate Lethality on Coast Guard Cutters Now

The Future Frigate program (FF[X]), derived from the U.S. Coast Guard's national security cutter (NSC), provides the U.S. Navy an opportunity to...

08/04/26Read it on Proceedings