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2012

Summer 2012

Coast Guard Sectors Miami, Key West and San Juan Readying for Arrival of New FRCs
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Capt. Lisa Festa
Ask the Master Chief: Naming of Cutters

Winter 2012/Issue 2

Project Resident and Asset Project Offices Play Key Role in First FRC Delivery
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Capt. Lisa Festa
Ask the Master Chief: Naming of Cutters

2011

Winter 2011/Issue 1

“Coast Guard Alaska” Television Series Highlights Upgraded Aviation Assets
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Capt. John Wood
Ask the Master Chief: Budget

Fall 2011/ Issue 3

The Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter, the Stratton,
Sails into Baltimore
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Giao Phan
Ask the Master Chief: National Security Cutter

Fall 2011/Issue 2

Machinery Control and Monitoring System Will Generate Cost Savings and Commonality
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Desiree Sylver-Foust
Ask the Master Chief: Medium Endurance Cutters

Fall 2011

Infrastructure Program Ensures New Assets Have a Place to Call Home
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Rear Adm. Baffer
Ask the Master Chief: OPC

Summer 2011

Rear Adm. Korn to Focus on Managing Processes as the New Assistant Commandant for Acquisition
News Briefs
Acquisition Profile: Capt. Alan Arsenault
Ask the Master Chief: NSC

June

U.S. Coast Guard Builds First ‘Monopine’ Rescue 21 Tower
National Security Cutter Bertholf Completes First Alaska Patrol, Showcasing Its Capabilities
Master Chief Q&A: Logistics

May

U.S. Coast Guard Transfers High Endurance Cutters Hamilton and Chase to the Philippines and Nigeria
U.S. Coast Guard Helps Liberia Demolish Omega Navigation Tower
One Step Closer: The Launch of the First Fast Response Cutter
Master Chief Q&A: Contracting

April

Converting MH-65C Helicopters to MH-65D Adds New Digital Navigation Systems
Coast Guard RDC Helps Battle Maritime Invaders
Mission Effectiveness Project Update

March

Turning Inward: Addressing the Coast Guard’s Inland Fleet
Interagency Operations Centers Begin WatchKeeper Technology Demonstrations at Selected Ports
Master Chief: Weapons Systems on Sentinel-class patrol boat

February

Coast Guard Awards Contracts for National Security Cutters 4 & 5
The Ocean Sentry: The Coast Guard’s Multi-Mission Aircraft
Master Chief

December/January

Upgraded MH-60T Helicopters Provide More Capabilities
Cutter Boats: The Means to the Mission
Master Chief: Cutter Boats

2010

November

Fast Response Cutters: The Heroes of the Coast Guard Fleet
Coast Guard Publishes Fifth Edition of Acquisition Strategic Plan
Acquisition News Brief: RB-M

October

Final 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter Completes Mission Effectiveness Project
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 Strengthens Acquisition Directorate and Codifies Recent Reforms
Master Chief Q&A

September

Coast Guard Releases Request for Proposal for Next Response Boat-Small
Bridging the Acquisition Workforce Gap: The Contracting Career Opportunity Program
Master Chief Q&A: OPC

August

First Lady’s Christening of National Security Cutter Stratton Marks a Multitude of ‘Firsts’
Operational Readiness and the HC-130H/J Program
Master Chief Q&A

July

Feature Release: U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate People, Expertise & Assets Lend Support to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
U.S. Coast Guard Embraces Human Factors Engineering
Rescue 21 Is Standing Watch Over Most of Continental U.S. Coastline
Master Chief Q&A: NSC

May

U.S. Coast Guard’s Second National Security Cutter, Waesche, Commissioned
U.S. Coast Guard Accepts Sixth & Final HC-130J Aircraft
Master Chief Q&A: OPC

April

Keel Laying Held for the Coast Guard’s First Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Program Helps the Coast Guard Make Acquisition Decisions
Master Chief Q&A: MEP

March

Chile Orders 30 Response Boats through the Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program
A Look Behind the Scenes at How Rescue 21 Arrived at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco
Master Chief Q&A: Contracting

February

U.S. Coast Guard’s HC-144A Supports Haitian Relief Operations, Service Plans to Purchase Additional Aircraft
Waesche Achieves Authority to Operate C4ISR Systems Ahead of Schedule
Master Chief Q&A: Air

January

DF-430 Direction-Finding System Saves Lives
Opportunities and Challenges in Hiring the Best Acquisition Professionals
Master Chief Q&A: Sentinel

2009

December

Second National Security Cutter, Waesche, delivered to Coast Guard
Acquisition Process Showcased at the Coast Guard's 2009 Innovation Expo
Master Chief Q&A

October/November

Coast Guard Relies on Small Businesses To Meet Acquisition Needs
Partnerships Help Offshore Patrol Cutter Project Take Shape
Master Chief Q&A

September

Rear Adm. Korn Draws on Background and Experience as the New Program Executive Officer
Coast Guard’s HC-130J Missionization Project Ahead of Schedule,Benefits from Lessons Learned
Master Chief Q&A

August

Mission Effectiveness Project Improves Performance of Aging Cutters
First Lady Michelle Obama to Sponsor Third National Security Cutter, Stratton
Master Chief Q&A: Cutters

July

MH-60T Helicopter Project Highlights Acquisition, Engineering & Logistics Partnership
Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System Ready for Hurricane Season
Master Chief Q&A

June

‘Stay the course’: Rear Adm. Rábago Lays out the ‘Track Lines’ as Assistant Commandant for Acquisition
Coast Guard Research and Development Center Celebrates Move to New Facility at Historic Fort Trumbull

May

Coast Guard Celebrates Completion of Coastal Patrol Boat Project, Looks Ahead to New Sentinel-class Patrol Boat
Coast Guard Acquisition Principles Based on History of Lessons Learned

April

Research and Development Center Tests Search Optimization Tools to Help Coast Guard Achieve Its Search and Rescue Mission
Coast Guard Team Completes Accreditation of New Modeling and Simulation Tool
Acquisition News Briefs

March

As Coast Guard Aviation Celebrates 93rd Birthday, Acquisition and Engineering Communities Reflect on Recent Successes
Coast Guard, New York Harbor Port Partner Agencies Discuss New Concept for Interagency Operations Centers
Master Chief Q&A: Icebreakers

February

Legacy of Achievement: Reflections on Coast Guard Acquisition
Coast Guard's FMS Program Celebrates Rapid Growth
Master Chief Q&A: Offshore Patrol Cutter

January

Research and Development Center Develops Cutting-Edge Applications to Help Coast Guard Achieve Missions
Coast Guard Marks Response Boat-Medium Deliveries, Continues Operational Test Missions
Acquisition News Briefs

2008

December

Third National Security Cutter Stratton Builds on Lessons Learned from NSC Construction and Testing
Ocean Sentry Project Prepares to Transition Training Stateside, Readies for Additional Aircraft Deliveries
Master Chief Q&A: Ocean Sentry

November

Iraqi Navy’s Boat Purchase Marks Milestone for Coast Guard FMS Program
Coast Guard Partners with Government, Industry in Unmanned Aircraft System Evaluation
Master Chief Q&A: ATON Fleet

October Supplement

Acquisition Success Story:
Marine Protector-class Patrol Boat Project
Coast Guard Logistics Modernization: Changing the Culture of Life-Cycle Support
Acquisition News Briefs: Aviation

October

Sentinel-Class Award a Milestone for Coast Guard Acquisition
Coast Guard Logistics Modernization, Part 1:
Next Generation Information Technology
Q&A with Master Chief Ayer: FRC

August

Advanced Mission Capacity, Capability Highlight CGC BERTHOLF (WMSL 750) Commissioning
Training Facility in Synergy with Mission Support, Operational Communities
Aviation News Brief
Q&A with Master Chief Ayer: Rescue 21

July

Crew, Visitors give Bertholf Rave Reviews during Baltimore Port Visit
Coast Guard Acquisition One-Year Anniversary July 2008
Rotary Wing Electro-Optical Sensor System Exemplifies Disciplined Approach to Acquisition
Project Spotlight: Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS)

June

Coast Guard H-60 Conversion Project Looks to Commonality, Support Infrastructure in Acquisition Success Story
Coast Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program Markets Small Boats and other Products
Product Spotlight: Response Boat-Small
Presenting a United Front to Terrorism—an Exclusive Interview with Cmdr. Ken D. Marien, Project Manager, Interagency Operations Center (IOC)

April/May

BERTHOLF in Final Fitting-Out; Crew Focus on Training, Lessons Learned
Coast Guard HC-144A and HC-130J Projects Spotlight Aircrew Training Efficiency
RB-M Project Marks First Delivery; Begins Operational Test & Evaluation Period

March

The Long View: The Coast Guard Research & Development Program Boosts Acquisition of 'Game Changing' Technology
Acquisition News Briefs
Coast Guard Strengthens Foreign Military Sales Program

February

A View from the Bridge: the State of the Coast Guard Acquisition
Congressional Coast Guard Caucus Open House Supports Coast Guard's Strong Relationship with Congress
HC-130J Over-Water Flight Marks Progress in Testing

January

Commandant: Coast Guard, Navy to Discuss Common Mission Systems, Ships
Rescue 21 Hosts Successful Demonstration in New York
Foreign Military Sales News
With Relocation Underway, the USCG R&D Center Reflects on a Year of Accomplishments and Change

2007

December

2007: A Productive Year in Coast Guard Acquisition
Coast Guard, Industry Conclude 'Extremely Productive' Sea Trial of National Security Cutter

November

Eye in the Sky: Coast Guard HC-144A Drops in on AIRSTA Washington
Mission Effectiveness Project, Multi-Crewing are Stepping Stones to New Cutter Culture
NAIS Stands Up Increment 1
HH-65C to Receive Airborne Use of Force Equipment, Other Enhancements

October

Six Stations to Receive First RB-M
Coast Guard Saves Lives with Rescue 21 System
Coast Guard HH-65C Helicopter Modernization Project Advances

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