WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry. The MCP is…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns to Florida Following 58-Day Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 19, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 58-day Windward Passage patrol. Alert’s crew…
U.S. Coast Guard Awards Contract for Reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard…
Coast Guard Seizes 75,000 Pounds of Cocaine Through Operation Pacific Viper
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Sept. 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over…
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia after 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 18, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Wednesday, concluding an 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea…
Coast Guard Awards $68M Contract for New HC-130J Hangars in Hawaii
Release From Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for the design and construction of two new membrane tension hangars and associated facilities at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. The award…
Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Completes 1,000th Interdiction
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 10, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drug mission, completing its 1,000th interdiction of suspected narco-trafficking vessels Aug. 25. Since October 1,…
Coast Guard Exercises Contract Option for 10 Additional Fast Response Cutters
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 10, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, to fund initial construction on 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), Tuesday. The $507 million option…
HII Unveils AI-Enabled ROMULUS Family of USVs Powered by Odyssey to Strengthen the Fleet
Release From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder and a global leader in autonomous maritime systems, today introduced ROMULUS, a modular, AI-enabled family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) powered…
Coast Guard Exercises Options on $3 Billion Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract
Release From Austal USA Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options worth $314 million to Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The contract options provide Austal USA approval to order long lead time materials (LLTM)…
