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Zukunft Says Planned Drop In Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Hit Polar Icebreaker Program

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

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Zukunft Says Planned Drop In Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Hit Polar Icebreaker Program

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

Although the Coast Guard’s plan for acquiring its first new heavy polar icebreaker in more than 40 years is within sight, current out-year budget plans don’t provide funding for additional icebreakers, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft told a House panel on Wednesday.Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s panel that oversees the Coast Guard, said during a hearing that the service’s budget request for acquisition programs goes from nearly $1.9 billion in FY ’19…

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