Coast Guard Overhaul

China's new leadership recently announced its intention to reorganize its separate maritime law enforcement agencies under one governing body China signals with Coast Guard overhaul By Lyle Morris  China's new leadership recently announced ...

Somalia denies opposing funding

Somalia has denied opposing funding for Kenya’s navy to fight Al-Shabaab, saying they only thought it would be more expensive than building it's coast guard. Somalia denies opposing funding for Kenya ...

Old Ships and Retirees on Senkaku Patrols

Japan has a plan so its Coast Guard doesn't lose the ability to patrol all its waters amid repeated entries near the Senkaku Islands by Chinese ships.   Japan Coast Guard looking to ...

Maritime bill targets terrorist states

The United States wields a new tool in its effort to combat Iran: the Coast Guard bill. And though the legislation still sits on the president’s desk, it may already have ...

Search Continues

The search for the captain of a replica of  HMS Bounty that sunk 90 miles off North Carolina continues. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16-person crew and recovered a ...

Coast Guard Looking North

The Arctic has become a hotbed of interest in recent years. The Coast Guard has recognized this trend and is pursuing more presence in the region, but will its resources ...

China Needs Unified Coast Guard

The Diaoyu Islands dispute between China and Japan has been grabbing the headlines. But beyond the top news, some neighboring countries have encroached on China's islands and reefs, harassed and ...

Drug War Unity

US Coast Guard wants Caribbean unity in drug war. In addressing maritime security, no one government has all the answers, said Michael Brown, representative of the United States Coast Guard. He ...

WMD Training

PHL Coast Guardsmen trained to intercept weapons of mass destruction As part of their anti-terrorism training, Philippine Coast Guardsmen were taught by their US counterparts how to detect and intercept weapons ...

All Air and No Force

The Philippines’ Great National Security Challenge (and it’s NOT China) The Philippines’ weak defense capabilities were made painfully evident during its maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea earlier ...
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