Comments on: What’s Next for Deepwater? http://defensetech.org/2007/05/02/whats-next-for-deepwater/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee Wahlerhttp://defensetech.org/2007/05/02/whats-next-for-deepwater/#comment-160590 Lee Wahler Thu, 03 May 2007 05:42:45 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2494#comment-160590 A. This is old news! B. It does not address the way ahead, and there have been several signifcant steps taken by Adm Allen to address problems. C. The Navy can't help because the Navy doesn't have enough PC Cyclone class and they aren't particularly good seaboats anyway. But the USCG & USN have just negotiated a MOU for the Coasties to keep some of the PCs for a few more years. D. There have been some success stories with Deepwater in the helo acquistion and new Rescue 21 C3 network being deployed and upgrades to older cutters. A. This is old news!
B. It does not address the way ahead, and there have been several signifcant steps taken by Adm Allen to address problems.
C. The Navy can’t help because the Navy doesn’t have enough PC Cyclone class and they aren’t particularly good seaboats anyway. But the USCG & USN have just negotiated a MOU for the Coasties to keep some of the PCs for a few more years.
D. There have been some success stories with Deepwater in the helo acquistion and new Rescue 21 C3 network being deployed and upgrades to older cutters.

]]> By: Billy Big Spudshttp://defensetech.org/2007/05/02/whats-next-for-deepwater/#comment-160589 Billy Big Spuds Thu, 03 May 2007 02:19:04 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2494#comment-160589 "...Those boats are being decommissioned due to hull buckling, leaving the Coast Guard with a 15-percent gap in its patrol boat force,..." Hmm. Oops. Cant that Navy lend a hand, instead of lettin freakin Lockheed Martin do it? -Billy Big Spuds “…Those boats are being decommissioned due to hull buckling, leaving the Coast Guard with a 15-percent gap in its patrol boat force,…” Hmm. Oops.
Cant that Navy lend a hand, instead of lettin freakin Lockheed Martin do it?
–Billy Big Spuds

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