NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In his last Sea-Air-Space visit in uniform, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Karl Schultz led a panel discussion about the service, which is rapidly seeking to upgrade its equipment, software and human resources to keep up in…
Coast Guard Offloads $20 Million in Cocaine Following At-Sea Drug Bust Near P.R.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew and Drug Enforcement Administration special agents offloaded approximately 1,000 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan April 4, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel…
Coast Guard Begins Multi-Month Fisheries Enforcement Operation With Bermuda
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan (WPC-1135) is scheduled to arrive in Bermuda on April 6 as part of a multi-month fisheries enforcement operation in concert with the Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Royal Bermuda…
Early Days in the Sea Services Helped Focus Their Careers, Women Leaders Say
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Senior-level women from across the sea services shared personal and professional insights and anecdotes about their earliest days in the military, and what helped guide them to the tops of their fields, in a panel discussion…
HII Official: Company is Confronting Challenges of Inflation and Workforce
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A senior HII official said he is optimistic for the company’s future, despite the increasing price inflation of materials and the difficulties of attracting skilled labor. HII will “make the ships we deliver more effective and…
Northrop Grumman Looks to Expand Fire Scout Missions
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — With all 36 planned MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters delivered to the Navy, the manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, is looking at expanding the range of missions the Fire Scout could provide. Scott Weinpel, Northrop Grumman’s business development…
Corporate Cybersecurity Expert Says Think Like an Attacker to Improve Information Security
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. government, military and private sector need to change the way they perceive cybersecurity and look at it from the attacker’s point of view, the global head of IBM’s X-Force said. “I think that we will…
Marine Corps CH-53K Set for Initial Operational Capability in 2022
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Marine Corps expects the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to reach initial operational capability “in several months,” the Navy program manager said. Marine Col. Jack Perrin, the program manager, said that the first fleet CH-53K…
DoD Addresses Supply Chain Woes Both Pre- and Post-Pandemic
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The COVID pandemic has spiked consumer interest in supply chain issues. But for the Department of Defense, supply chain problems have existed for decades, said panelists during the Supply Chain Risk Roundtable held April 5 at…
Panelists: Tackling Challenges, Building Trust Will Proliferate Unmanned Capabilities
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As unmanned systems continue to proliferate on the battlefield, understanding of their value has increased accordingly. They are force multipliers and perform dangerous missions that otherwise would place human operators in harm’s way. Their capabilities are…
