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Aug- 2025 -

5 August

Air

A V-BAT unmanned aerial system launches aboard Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), Feb. 9, 2024. The V-BAT provides the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable (MEU(SOC)) the capability to increase maritime awareness through utilization of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th MEU(SOC) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

US Coast Guard Completes V-BAT Drone Test Ahead of Fleetwide Rollout

The US Coast Guard has completed operational testing of the V-BAT unmanned aerial system (UAS), paving the way for its future deployment aboard the service’s cutter fleet.

Jun- 2025 -

9 June

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard’s Stand-In Icebreaker Vessel Embarks on Maiden Voyage

The US Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in over 25 years has set off on its inaugural voyage.

May- 2025 -

21 May

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines, US Coast Guards Join Military Drills in South China Sea

The Philippine and US coast guards participated for the first time in joint military drills, Manila's armed forces said Wednesday, joining broader exercises held by the two allies in the South China Sea.

2 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Greenlights Production of Modern Polar Security Cutters

Bollinger Shipyards has received approval to begin full production of the US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter.

Apr- 2025 -

24 April

Sea

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) transits in the vicinity of Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 23, 2025. The John Witherspoon is one of three Fast Response Cutters scheduled to commission in Alaska to support missions in search and rescue, living marine resources, and maritime law enforcement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Logan Hoover)

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Inducts First Sentinel Cutter at Kodiak Base

The US Coast Guard has commissioned the first Sentinel-class fast response cutter to be homeported in Kodiak, Alaska.

18 April

Sea

230118-N-NX070-1001 The heavy ice breaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks ice approaching McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation and United States Antarctic Program through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Starts Final Phase of Polar Star Cutter Life Extension

The US Coast Guard has entered the final stage of a life extension effort for its only operational heavy-class icebreaker, the USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10).

Mar- 2025 -

25 March

Sea

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer takes on supplies in New York Harbor, Nov. 3, 2012. The Spencer is homeported in Boston with a compliment of approximately 100 crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann.

Rojoef Manuel

Fifth US Coast Guard Famous-Class Cutter Completes Life Extension Refurbishment

The US Coast Guard has concluded 20-month service life extension work for the fifth Famous-class cutter.

20 March

Sea

The Coast Guard’s 59th fast response cutter, Earl Cunningham, moored in Key West, Florida, on March 6, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Rojoef Manuel

Bollinger Hands 59th Sentinel Cutter to US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard has taken delivery of its 59th Sentinel-class fast response cutter from Bollinger Shipyards in Florida.

Feb- 2025 -

26 February

Air

The baseline C-130J that will become CGNR 2018 – the Coast Guard’s 18th Combat King II long range surveillance aircraft Photo: Lockheed Martin/US Coast Guard

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Delivers 18th Combat King II Airframe to US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard has received the 18th airframe to be modified into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from Lockheed Martin as part of the service’s airborne long-range surveillance fleet modernization program.

Jan- 2025 -

28 January

Americas