Release From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is continuing its response to five Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic. The Coast Guard Arctic District has been monitoring activity and deployed a C-130J Hercules fixed…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Returns Home from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations
From U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District, Aug. 13. 2025 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew returned to their home port on Coast Guard Base Alameda, California, Sunday, following a 70-day patrol operating along the…
Coast Guard Awards $32M for Runway Reconstruction at Base Elizabeth City, NC
From U.S. Coast Guard East District, Aug. 12, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has awarded RQ Construction a $32 million design-build contract for the reconstruction of crosswind Runway 1-19 and…
Coast Guard Commissions USCGC Earl Cunningham in Kodiak, Alaska
From Coast Guard Arctic District Public Affairs, Aug. 11, 2025 KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in…
Fairbanks Morse Defense to Supply Valves, Actuators for U.S. Coast Guard WCC Program
BELOIT, Wis. – August 12, 2025 – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has secured a contract from Birdon America to supply key fluid control components for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program. The company will deliver motor-operated valves…
Coast Guard Commissions Icebreaker Storis in Juneau
JUNEAU, ALASKA— On Saturday, Aug. 10, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, participated in the commissioning ceremony of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) in Juneau. Storis, the…
U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Increased Chinese Research Vessel Activity in U.S. Arctic
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near…
Coast Guard District is Economic Nerve Center with Complex Northern Border Challenge
Editor’s Note: Since this article first appeared in the July/August issue of Seapower, the 9th District has been renamed the Great Lakes District. The 9th Coast Guard District, or D9 as it is known to the 5,000 people stationed at…
Coast Guard Announces ‘Chief Petty Officer Class’ for New Waterways Commerce Cutters
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) will be designated as the “Chief Petty Officer Class.” Each cutter will be named in honor of…
Austal USA Starts Construction on Second OPC for Coast Guard
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is being built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility as part of a contract that…
