The head of the Coast Guard said Tuesday he’ll devote scarce acquisition dollars towards ships since the service is “good” on the aircraft side. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp said he has no unfunded wishlist for aircraft though his fiscal year 2015 budget request focuses acquisition dollars on ships. Papp said the Coast Guard avoids having to buy medium range aircraft over the next few years with the addition of 14, or what he called “a half-billion dollars-worth,” of…
