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May- 2024 -

14 May

GULF COAST -- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., personnel prepare to begin the builder's sea trials in the Gulf Coast Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, the Coast Guard's first Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter. Builder?s trials begin Wednesday and include both pierside and underway machinery and equipment tests, conducted by the shipbuilder, to demonstrate the seaworthiness and functionality of Webber?s systems, including main propulsion, command and control, navigation and others. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Rowland.

US Coast Guard Orders Two Sentinel Fast Response Cutters From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has secured a contract option for two additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters for the US Coast Guard.

Apr- 2024 -

22 April

Air

United States Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, training at Homestead ARB.

Rojoef Manuel

Safran Renews Engine Support for US Coast Guard Dolphin Helicopters

Safran has received a contract to extend in-service engine support for the US Coast Guard’s MH-65 Dolphin helicopters.

Mar- 2024 -

25 March

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Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Receives 56th Sentinel Fast Response Cutter

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the 56th Sentinel-class fast response cutter to the US Coast Guard in Key West, Florida.

Dec- 2023 -

1 December

Air

First airframe replacement for the U.S. Coast Guard's MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter fleet.

Rojoef Manuel

Sikorsky Delivers First Airframe Replacement for US Coast Guard Jayhawk Helicopters

Sikorsky has delivered the first MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter airframe replacement to the US Coast Guard as part of a contract signed in 2021.

Nov- 2023 -

29 November

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

US Osprey With 8 Crew Crashes off Japan: Coastguard

A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed off the coast of Japan, the coastguard said.

23 November

Americas

The US Coast Guard's Sentinel-class cutter, USCGC Melvin Bell (WPC-1155), is seen sailing the water. The ship is painted white, with the words "U.S. COAST GUARD" painted on the side of the hull in black. Close to the front, "1155" is also painted. Separating the two are a thin stripe of blue and a thick stripe of red, where the coast guard's coat of arms is located. Nine crew members are seen on deck. A fair, sparsely-cloudy blue sky serves as the image's background. The water is a deep blue-green color.

Juster Domingo

US Coast Guard Receives 55th Sentinel-Class Cutter

The US Coast Guard has received the Sentinel-class cutter USCGC Melvin Bell (WPC-1155) in Key West, Florida.

Oct- 2023 -

18 October

Americas

Joe Saballa

HII to Integrate Minotaur Mission System Into US Naval Platforms

HII has been awarded a $244-million contract to integrate the Minotaur mission system into various US military naval platforms.

Jul- 2023 -

27 July

Americas

The US Coast Guard fast response cutter Oliver Henry arrives in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Deploy Coastguard Ship to Papua New Guinea

US Defense Secretary Austin announced the deployment of a US Coastguard ship to Papua New Guinea, as Washington seeks to boost its military footprint in the region.

Jun- 2023 -

1 June

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

MetalCraft to Build Third-Gen Interceptor Cutter Craft for US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard has awarded MetalCraft Marine a $31 million contract to develop third-generation Long-Range Interceptor cutter vessels.

May- 2023 -

15 May

Americas

USCGC John Patterson fast response cutter

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Receives 53rd Fast Response Cutter

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the US Coast Guard’s 53rd fast response cutter, the USCGC John Patterson, in Key West, Florida.

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