The Coast Guard decommissioned USCGC Mustang on Tuesday in Seward, Alaska, after nearly 40 years of service, the service said in a news release. “The decommissioning of Mustang is a bittersweet moment ...

The US Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) after nearly 40 years of service. Commissioned on August 29, 1986, Mustang was the 10th Island-Class cutter to join the fleet.

As it meets the presidential directives to beef up assets in Alaska, the US Coast Guard (USCG) is decommissioning older cutters as it makes room for new and more advanced patrol craft. The service ...

Argus (WMSM-915), the first ship of the heritage class of medium endurance offshore patrol cutters, enters the water during a christening ceremony in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 27, 2023. US Coast Guard ...

An estimated $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service amid ballooning costs and lengthy delays must have better oversight, according to a government ...

Difficulty in maintaining systems on older cutters, such as the bridge of the Island-class Mustang shown here, has created operational capacity issues for the USCG. (Janes/Michael Fabey) Acquisition ...

The Coast Guard holds a decommissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) in Seward, Alaska, April 15, 2025. Commissioned on August 29, 1986, Mustang was the 10th Island-Class cutter ...