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National Defense
March 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Coast Guard to Beef Up Vessel Identification Network The Coast Guard has embarked on an initiative to improve communication between its land bases and vessels at sea.   |
National Defense
November 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Government Lacks Clear Plans to ID Small Vessels Used as Terrorist Weapons In order to decrease the risk of an attack, the government is proposing new security plans. Some suggestions have been met with stiff resistance. |
National Defense
June 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Small U.S. Boatyards Take on Competitive Export Market While major U.S. ship manufacturers have seen a steady decline in exports over the last few decades, some small boatyards are unwilling to give up on foreign defense markets. |
National Defense
January 2009
Matthew Rusling |
New Patrol Boats: A Must-Win for The Coast Guard The upcoming acquisition of new high-speed patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard is viewed as a make-or-break effort that could help the service recover from a string of setbacks in its Deepwater modernization program. |
National Defense
April 2013
Dan Parsons |
Small Boats Mean Big Business for Shipbuilders Big ships -- aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines -- get all the glory, but it is the Navy's smallest vessels that could prove pivotal in future conflicts. |
National Defense
June 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Law Enforcement Takes to Boats Around Vital Waterways There is a nationwide trend to place more law enforcement into boats. Coordination among U.S. Coast Guard personnel, state police, first responders and local cops is essential to enhancing security on the nation's waterways. |
National Defense
May 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Defending Ports The U.S. Coast Guard has begun aggressive enforcement of the Maritime Transportation Act in an effort to increase protection of the nation's ports and waterways from terrorist attack. |
National Defense
June 2006
Grace Jean |
Coast Guard begins to tackle complex surveillance mission Multiple initiatives have been set in motion to develop better ship monitoring systems, but financial constraints could delay or prevent such efforts. |
National Defense
April 2013
Stew Magnuson |
New Coast Guard Cutter Sparks Fierce Competition Among Shipbuilders It is one of the most highly anticipated military shipbuilding programs in the foreseeable future, and it has nothing to do with the Navy. |
National Defense
January 2009
Matthew Rusling |
Coast Guard Boosting Cooperation with Military Last summer, as Russian forces lay siege to the nation of Georgia, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, along with two Navy ships, sailed to the Black Sea to provide relief. |
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Coast Guard Commandant Girds Service For Possible Budget Cuts The service has already lived through an era of declining budgets. In the 1990s, the Coast Guard lost some 6,000 personnel as its top line funding took hits year after year. |
National Defense
October 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Coast Guard May Face Rough Seas as it Takes Control of Deepwater A Justice Department investigation, a scathing 60 Minutes report, unsympathetic lawmakers and a stack of negative inspector general reports have marked the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater Systems program the last two years. |
National Defense
February 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Military Challenged by Changing Arctic Landscape Patrolling the cold, icy waters of the Arctic has long been the responsibility of the Coast Guard, but as polar ice melts and ship traffic in the area increases, the Navy may take a larger role in securing the region and take advantage of new equipment. |
National Defense
June 2014
Dan Parsons |
South China Sea Dispute Shaping Up as Coast Guard Showdown The U.S. Navy risks sparking an international incident by using warships to check China's westward advance. |
National Defense
June 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Cooperation key to expanding Coast Guard's reach The Defense Department's Northern Command and the Coast Guard are organizing a maritime domain awareness "community of interest." |
National Defense
February 2005
Bill Daniels & DiRenzo |
Maritime Anti-Terrorism at the Crossroads Of National Security and Homeland Defense At issue is how do the homeland defense and homeland security duties contribute to enhanced protection of national assets in the territorial seas of the United States. |
National Defense
January 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Maritime 'Target Drones' Used In Counter-Piracy Training As pirates continue to use small boats to swarm and hijack cargo ships, naval forces increasingly will be employing unmanned systems to help train merchant seaman to fend off attackers. |
National Defense
January 2008
Breanne Wagner |
Coast Guard Procurement Programs Struggling, But Staying Afloat Coast Guard officials are optimistic that a new agency in charge of acquisitions can help salvage the service's modernization plans and restore confidence in its ability to manage complex projects. |
National Defense
November 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Coast Guard Expands Joint Anti-Terrorism Training The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to break ground this month on a new $33 million facility that will significantly improve its ability to train military personnel in maritime security tactics. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kyunghee Park |
A Trade Rebound Launches Bigger Boats As Asian trade swells, demand for large container ships booms. |
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Mesh of Technologies to Provide Maritime Safety Net While the Department of Homeland Security begins efforts to strengthen the nation's land borders, less publicized work continues on building a so-called virtual wall along U.S. coasts. |
National Defense
June 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Coast Guard Submits Revised Wish List, Fears Funding Cuts The Coast Guard has sent to Congress a revised requirements document for new equipment that seeks to take into account the U.S. government's heightened need for intelligence and information. |
National Defense
May 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Patrols Keeping Watchful Eye on Potomac The Coast Guard began patrols along the Potomac in the wake of 9/11. The goal was to improve waterborne protection for the nation's capital, said Lt. Frank Del Rosso, the station's commander. |
