Cutter Melvin Bell sails into Sector Key West in November 2023 for acceptance as the Coast Guard’s 55th fast response cutter. It will be homeported in Boston. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.
By Cal Biesecker |
@calvinb21
11 months ago |
03/11/2024
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The Coast Guard is requesting $216 million in fiscal year 2025 for two fast response cutters (FRCs) as part of a plan to bolster the service’s presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

The current FRC program of record is 65 vessels, all of which are on order with…

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