MarineLink has a short post on the Coast Guard’s R&D Center.
The Coast Guard spends only a very small part of its budget on R&D. It seems to provide high return on investment.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog
MarineLink has a short post on the Coast Guard’s R&D Center.
The Coast Guard spends only a very small part of its budget on R&D. It seems to provide high return on investment.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
It looks like Dr. Rizzo completely missed the standing relationship with the USCG Academy, wherein 1/c cadets take on real time research projects in conjunction with field units and the R&D Center.
Jim Umberger
CAPT, USCG (Ret.) ’62
From what we have seen, it appears the cadets are doing some useful work, while getting real world experience.