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Congress OKs new Arctic icebreakers for Coast Guard The Associated Press December 15, 2020 Two Coast Guardsmen and a scientist walk on the frozen Arctic Sea from the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) to conduct an ice survey Oct. 2, 2018, about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska. (NyxoLyno Cangemi/U.S. Coast Guard) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers, and an Alaska senator said the Trump administration is considering leasing an icebreaker owned by a Republican donor. The Coast Guard ha...

Coast Guard did not warn US fishermen about Russia military exercises The Associated Press December 13, 2020 In this undated video grab provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian warships take part in maneuvers in the Bering Sea. The Russian navy has conducted massive war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard’s second-highest ranking officer assumed some of the blame for Russian military intimidation ...