
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Following the Coast Guard’s release in late April of its strategic outlook for the Arctic, the White House and Defense Department are also crafting strategies for the region and the combined products and subsequent discussions will shape the nation’s way forward for U.S. needs and operations in the Arctic, the Coast Guard Commandant said on Wednesday. The Coast Guard at present isn’t developing an implementation plan to meet its requirements in the Arctic, Adm. Karl Schultz said. The…