Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

by O'Rourke and Ronald O'Rourke

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2015 budget requests $6 million to continue initial acquisition activities for a new polar icebreaker. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify Coast Guard plans for sustaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505526140
• ISBN13: 9781505526141
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"