⚔️ War & Conflict May 11, 2026 · Kyle Rempfer

Coast Guard wants more fast boats and boarding parties as demand soars

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Coast Guard wants more fast boats and boarding parties as demand soars
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The Coast Guard plans to grow its specialized interdiction teams who hop onto fast-moving cocaine submarines and fast-rope down to oil tankers to make mid-ocean seizures, according to service officials and a fiscal 2027 budget proposal.



In all, the Coast Guard wants to spend about $80 million to add more than 650 personnel to its Deployable Specialized Forces units and set up a new Special Missions Command overseeing them. The teams, which train in both traditional law enforcement and tactics

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