Coast Guard Trimming Requirements On OPC To Contain Costs, Commandant Says

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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp yesterday told a House panel that he has directed that the top driving factor in planning for the service’s next medium endurance cutter is “affordability” and that requirements are being aligned as such. Papp, who became commandant in May 2010, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Coast Guard that when he took the top post at the Coast Guard he directed a review of requirements for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)…

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