The Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program received $4.3 billion under the federal budget bill, but it isn’t expected to deliver its first new ship until 2030 at the earliest.

It was a fitting compliment for outgoing U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District commander Rear Admiral Megan Dean. Rear Admiral Andrew J. Tiongson, Pacific area commander, honored Dean on Friday during a transfer of command ceremony.

Coast Guard officials are silhouetted by rescue aircraft during a change of command ceremony on June 9, 2023, in Juneau. (James Brooks / Alaska Beacon)

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for Texas family missing after boat capsized off Alaska coast. The Maynards were traveling for a family wedding.

With a potential war with China on the horizon, America’s military is undergoing a process of rebuilding, retasking, and recruiting. Much of that focus rests on the Army and Navy, but the United States must also assess the need for mass mobilization and volunteer forces such as the U.

On a quiet Wednesday afternoon, terrifying sirens shattered the calm in parts of central Alaska. Sudden Earthquake Sparks Chaos and Panic At exactly 12:38 p.m. local time, a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point.

Even though the US Coast Guard (USCG) parent organisation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has cancelled the contracts for the acquisition of two