WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program, the department said in a June 12 release. “This…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns from 58-Day Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Florida, June 12 after a 58-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release of the same…
Coast Guard Repatriates 18 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) repatriated 18 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy patrol vessel June 11 near Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage Monday just off the…
Cutter Stratton Heads to Western Pacific
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is scheduled to depart June 12 from its homeport in Alameda, California, for a months-long deployment to the Western Pacific in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations…
Presidential Helicopter Program Approved for Production of 6 Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s presidential helicopter program awarded a $542 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, on June 10 to build six VH-92A aircraft, spares and support equipment, the Program Executive Office for Assault and…
Coast Guard Commissions New Fast-Response Cutter in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) was commissioned into service June 8 during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The…
Coast Guard Interdicts 6 Cuban Migrants 39 Miles East of Islamorada
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted six Cuban migrants on June 6 about 39 miles east of Islamorada, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a report from another…
Cutter Hamilton to Offload 26,000 Pounds of Cocaine, 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana at Port Everglades
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) crew is scheduled to offload about 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and about 1,500 pounds of seized marijuana June 6 at Port Everglades, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release….
Cutter Campbell Returns to Maine After 87-Day Patrol
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to its homeport in Kittery, Maine, on June 4 after an 87-day patrol in the North Atlantic, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Campbell’s crew executed a fast-paced patrol,…
Russian Fighter Intercepts Navy P-8 over Mediterranean Sea
ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was intercepted in international airspace on June 4 by a Russian SU-35 fighter over the Mediterranean Sea, the U.S. 6th Fleet reported in a release. The P-8A was intercepted…
