Adm. Papp testifies at Senate Appropriations hearing

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Homeland Security Subcommittee, about the Coast Guard’s fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013) budget today. Adm. Papp read an oral statement early in the hearing where he discussed […]


NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team stands watch over a secured area as a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies overhead during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico. The MSRT is the Coast Guard's advanced interdiction force for higher risk law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations. This image has been altered for security purposes. USCG photo by PA1 Adam Eggers

Protecting our borders: Southwest border security

When most Americans think of the Southwest border, they likely think of the terrestrial border that dates back to encounters with Santa Ana and beyond, and manifest themselves modern day threats from the likes of Los Zetas, La Familia and […]


WASHINGTON D.C - Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testifies before the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security concerning the Coast Guard's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Mar. 10, 2011. The Coast Guard's proposal is part of President Obama's federal-government-wide budget submitted to Congress Feb. 14, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

Adm. Papp testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security about the Coast Guard’s fiscal year 2012 (FY 2012) budget today. During the hearing, Adm. Papp provided an oral statement on the FY […]