Latest "Coast Guard icebreakers" stories

Coast Guard looks to expand Seattle base as US ramps up Arctic presence

The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base that during the next decade will be home to three new icebreakers, and probably other vessels.

23 months ago

NORTHCOM: Arctic now America’s ‘first line of defense’

New business opportunities in the Arctic also invite new strategic competition, U.S. defense officials say.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Great Powers on Ice: Coast Guard drops Arctic manifesto

The coastal defense service has been lobbying for an increased focus on America’s Arctic territorial waters.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!

On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.

By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross

4 years ago

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