The Coast Guard has lost close to 40 percent of its acquisition budget in the past four years, yet it is faced with growing demands such as the opening of operations in the Arctic and “unchecked transnational organized crime,” making it difficult to stay sharp, Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said on Tuesday.“The Coast Guard is, once again, under heavy strain,” Zukunft said in the annual State of the Coast Guard address. “Make no mistake. I will take decisive action to…
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