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Schultz: Coast Guard Units Remain in High Demand as Forces Stretches to Meet Needs
March 15, 2021 2:40 PM
Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks during the 2021 State of the Coast Guard Address in San Diego March 11, 2021. US Coast Guard Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Coast Guard remains in big demand at home and overseas as it continues to modernize the service and develop its force, the service’s top officer said in an annual address last week.
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Coast Guard photo by PAC Tom Sperduto
As work continues on replacing its fleets of outdated ships, the Coast Guard is kicking off the development of two new programs a vessel for Arctic operations and a family of boats that will ply inland waterways.
“We have a lot going on. We’re doing more acquisitions than we’ve done since World War II,” said Rear Adm. Mike J. Johnston, assistant commandant for acquisition at the service.
Progress continues on the Coast Guard’s top shipbuilding priority, the Offshore Patrol Cutter, he said at the Surface Navy Association annual meeting in January.
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Panel: Future Fleet Numbers Not As Important As Capabilities Like Sealift, Unmanned
March 1, 2021 3:03 PM
Terrance Wells, from San Diego, ties straps for a containment project on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Oct. 26, 2020. US Navy Photo
A panel of Navy experts is hopeful that discussions around the future naval fleet will focus on big-picture questions – how will the Navy and the nation pay for modernizing the sealift fleet, do unmanned craft count as ships, and how does the sea service balance the needs of small and large shipyards as it builds and maintains the fleet – instead of getting stuck on debates over exactly how many ships of each class the Navy needs for its future force design.
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2020 Huntington Ingalls Industries Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the call over to Dwayne Blake. Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Blake, you may begin.
Dwayne Blake
Vice President, Investor Relations
Thanks. Good morning, and welcome to the Huntington Ingalls Industries Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. With us today are Mike Petters, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Chris Kastner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As a reminder, statements made in today s call that are not historical fact are considered forward-looking statements and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of federal securities law. Actual results may differ. Please refer to our SEC filings for a description of some of the factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from anticipated results.