time to stop the b.s and turn the coast guard over to the DOD forever. it's always been a night mare going from the dept of the navy to the dot then to dhs.
it's always been under funded,under manned, running boats long over due to re replaced. with the exception of the newer rhi's they now run heavily. time to repair the long running problems

seems more like pork barrel spending by some for their own states, and total lack for the safty of our men and women on the ground in the war zones.