A Congressional Budget Office report found the Coast Guard’s overall aircraft mission-capable rate has fallen below 50%.
Credit: Missy Mimlitsch
The increased focus on homeland defense has translated to a budget influx for the U.S. Coast Guard, enabling the service to modernize its fleet, as a watchdog outlines a continued drop in readiness. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in July...
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