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Zukunft Outlines Future Capital Needs, Argues For Increasing Acquisition Budget

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

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Zukunft Outlines Future Capital Needs, Argues For Increasing Acquisition Budget

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said its time that the Coast Guard begins budgeting for new capitalization projects while continuing the modernization of its seagoing and aircraft platforms.Zukunft, citing a familiar Coast Guard refrain, pointed out that the service always punches “above our weight class” despite being a “service that is funded in the flyweight class. That is the lowest class by the way.”“Prepare to lace up your gloves and get in that ring as middleweight contenders…

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