This is the second part of a reexamination of where critical ports are in the US and where the cutters that might be needed to protect them are homeported. Consolidated Target and Homeport List: I have reproduced this listing from … Continue reading
This is going to be an update of a post published 22 Nov. 2015. “Ruminating on Homeports While Playing the Red Cell.” A recently published “National Fleet Plan” prompted that examination. Unfortunately there has apparently been no later edition of … Continue reading
Reading the “National Fleet Plan” prompted some thoughts on where we homeport cutters. What started as a look at homeports then morphed into a look at, if there will be enough large cutters (NSCs and OPCs) in the “program of record” to … Continue reading
An email discussion with a reader got me to thinking about how our cutters might be homeported in the future. It started with a simple question, where would NSC #11 be homeported? Turns out it is not a simple question … Continue reading
It has been over 30 years since the seizure of the Achille Lauro by Palestinian Terrorists. Are cruise ships better protected? You would like to think so, and it is certainly possible steps have been taken that are not obvious, … Continue reading
Click on the graphic to enlarge The Acquisitions Directorate has a story on the commissioning of the 17th Webber class WPC, USCGC Donald Horsley (WPC-1117). Included in the post was the graphic above, which gives us an indication of where … Continue reading
Below is a news release offering media access to a triple change of homeport ceremony. USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905), Seneca WMEC-906), and Escanaba (WMEC-907) are changing homeport from Boston to Portsmouth, VA. Seneca has actually been there for about a year, … Continue reading
W B Young asked, “I was wondering if they are going to base these two WMSM in R.I., what base/homeport is losing ships to make up for this? What with 25 tentative WMSM replacing 28 current WMEC some homeport(s) were … Continue reading
The oldest of the 87 foot Marine Protector Class WPBs is now 21 years old. It is not too early to start thinking about what will replace them. Of the 73 “Marine Protector” class patrol boats, Four were commissioned in … Continue reading
The February issue of US Naval Institute Proceedings has an article by Cdr. Brian Smicklas, USCG, that warns the Coast Guard may not be ready to respond to attacks on the Maritime Transportation System (MTS). Fortunately, this article is outside … Continue reading
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