The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Eastern Shipbuilding Group commenced cutting steel for the third offshore patrol cutter (OPC) Sept. 27 in Panama City, Florida.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) have conducted a joint maritime exercise at the vicinity waters off Subic Bay, Zambales, 31 August 2021.

TAIWAN STRAIT - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) and legend-class U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conducted routine Taiwan Strait transits Aug. 27 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.

The Coast Guard exercised a contract option Aug. 4 for production of four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) and associated deliverables worth about $212.9 million with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana.

Halter Marine unveiled its new multi-mission ready polar security cutter meant for the U.S. Coast Guard, at Sea Air Space 2021, the naval defense exposition held near Washington DC.

Cutters were commissioned on July 29, during a ceremony presided over by Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard’s commandant.

The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 10th HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR) modifications and the Minotaur mission system July 16.

The U.S. Coast Guard short range recovery helicopter program delivered CGNR 6596 to Air Station Miami July 12. With this delivery, 25 Dolphin helicopters have been converted to the “E” configuration, and four facilities have transitioned to the upgraded aircraft.

The U.S. Coast Guard ordered five additional new MH-60T hulls from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation of Stratford, Connecticut, on July 6, 2021, to support the service’s ongoing service life extension of its original fleet of 45 MH-60Ts.

The Coast Guard accepted delivery today of the 45th fast response cutter (FRC), Emlen Tunnell, in Key West, Florida.