Evacuation orders across North Carolina as wildfires burn uncontained
In Stein’s state, three fires were burning in Polk County, where people were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area, ...
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US Coast Guard on Guam shifts focus to border security, expects new cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard on Guam is expecting at least two new cutters next year, an addition that would expand its operations as the service reprioritizes border security. The fast response cutters ...
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US Coast Guard infrastructure is quietly crumbling. It needs at least $7 billion to fix it.
The US Coast Guard faces a $7 billion backlog in infrastructure improvements. Deferred maintenance and insufficient budgets have worsened the Coast Guard's infrastructure issues. Piers ...
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Coast Guard offloads more than 6 tons of cocaine — worth $140M — at Miami Beach port
A U. Coast Guard Valiant patrol boat crew is underway with cocaine on board that was seized about 50 miles northeast of the Dominican Republic, Feb. 17, 2025. Seaman Reese Fishbaugh U.S. Coast ...
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Coast Guard’s icebreaker program faces major delays, cost overruns
The Coast Guard initially expected the Polar Sentinel to be operational in 2024, but it is now unlikely to enter service until 2030, according to a Dec. 18 news release from U.S. Rep. Carlos ...
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US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum
The missions of the U.S. Coast Guard propel its members across changing ... references to climate change in order to have textbooks approved for use in the public schools. Iowa’s Department ...
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Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
Coast Guard plans call for procuring a combination of National Security Cutters (NSCs), Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) and Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 earlier-generation ...
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Coast Guard offloads nearly 46,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued over $500 million at Port Everglades
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded nearly 46,000 pounds of seized illegal drugs Thursday morning at Port Everglades. The drugs, worth more than $517.5 million, were seized in 14 interdictions in the ...
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$7 Billion Coast Guard Maintenance Backlog Looms as Lawmakers Decry 'Unacceptable' Conditions
The Coast Guard's infrastructure repair and maintenance backlog has grown to at least $7 billion, a shortfall that government analysts say poses risks to personnel and operations. According to the ...