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Article: American forces press service (Aug. 2, 2004): Coast Guard modernization moves full steam ahead.(IN THE NEWS)
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- November 1, 2004
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WASHINGTON -- With the approach of its 214th birthday this week, the U.S. Coast Guard is undergoing the largest and most sweeping modernization in its history, the Coast Guard commandant said during a joint interview with the Pentagon Channel and the American Forces Press Service.
Adm. Thomas H. Collins said Operation Deepwater, a long-term project designed to replace all the Coast Guard's major aircraft and vessels, will bring new capabilities to the force needed at a time when operational tempo is "very, very high."
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Plans call for the Coast Guard to replace all ships in what the Service calls its "white hull fleet"--the ...