NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the nation grapples with striking a balance between competing with great power challenges and preparing for the possibility of conflict, the Indo-Pacific region poses perhaps the most significant challenge, Dr. Mara Karlin believes. Karlin, director…
SAS Panelists Express Full Support for Space Force; Warn of Personnel, Logistical Challenges of Standing Up New Military Branch
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sea services leaders expressed unwavering support during a May 6 panel discussion for the nation’s future ventures in space — no matter whether the effort is split among the nation’s existing military branches or a new…
Services Continue to Examine Challenges, Obstacles of Operating in Arctic
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Arctic continues to present operational and logistical challenges for the agencies that operate there, but studies are providing a clearer picture of how they should be adjusting to climate change, service leaders said during a…
Coast Guard Foreign Military Sales Boosting Standing With Partner Nations
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Coast Guard’s foreign military sales program is fostering good relations with partner nations, increasing maritime governance and saving money, according to the program’s director, Tod Reinert. Speaking before a show floor audience on May 6…
Service Chiefs Tout Agility, but MARAD in Need of Funding to Flex Muscle
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The sudden order to send the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the U.S. Central Command theater in response to threats from Iran is a great example of the value of the Navy’s dynamic deployment concept,…
Schiebel Wins Norway’s Tender for UAS Deployment in the Arctic
VIENNA, Austria — Norway’s Andøya Test Center selected Schiebel’s market-leading Camcopter S-100 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned air system (UAS) for extensive search-and-rescue trials as part of the Arctic 2030 project, the company said in a May 2 release….
Coast Guard Commissions Newest FRC in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard commissioned the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, May 1, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release of the same date. The Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast…
HII Delivers Eighth National Security Cutter Midgett to U.S. Coast Guard
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the National Security Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) to the U.S. Coast Guard on May 1, the company said in a release. Midgett is scheduled to sail away in June and will…
Polar Security Cutter Contract Awarded to Replace Aging Icebreakers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have awarded VT Halter Marine Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi, a contract for the detail, design and construction of the Coast Guard’s first polar security cutter (PSC), which will replace the nation’s aging…
Coast Guard Unit Returns Home Following Nine-Month Deployment to Gitmo
SAN PEDRO, California — Coast Guard members from San Pedro-based Port Security Unit 311 returned home April 11 following a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a…
