The Coast Guard commissioned its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), USCGC Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), during a ceremony in Kodiak, Alaska, on Friday. The ceremony was presided over ...

The five cutters will bring the total orders for the new ships to 11, with the first planned to be delivered in 2028.

The Coast Guard continues to need better management over its troubled $20 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, which is years behind schedule, well over budget, has no ships delivered, and re ...

The 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 Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2025. (U.S.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, was designed more than 40 years ago. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley) At a White House event recently, U.S. President Donald J. Trump ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has finished awarding contracts for 11 new Arctic Security Cutters, a move that will reshape America’s small but important icebreaker fleet. The decision, announced in ...

SOUTHERN OCEAN (WLOX) - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of ...

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020. (Petty Officer 1st Class Cindy Oldham/Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard announced a contract award ...