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Coast Guard Completes 25,000th Mission With Rescue 21 System

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

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General Dynamics [GD] said recently that the Coast Guard completed the 25,000th Rescue 21 search and rescue mission in Sector San Francisco, a major milestone for its system. Rescue 21's primary mission is to locate and assist mariners in distress. It operates 26 command centers and 179 towers while covering approximately 37,000 miles of coastline. Rescue 21 enables the Coast Guard to perform the functional tasks of command, control and communications along U.S. inland and coastal zones. The integrated system…

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