We expect updates as program milestones are met, but no less frequently than every 60 days.

I fear we are losing.

Thank you very much.

And has the Coast Guard considered contracting out Antarctica icebreaking to free up the Polar Star to patrol the Arctic?

We have talked about it, I know there are very few people that even build the ships, much less fix them up, so, is there a way to kind of grab out all the middle of it, of the old ship and put in new and have a--kind of a new ship out of…

So, given the increased timeline for PSC delivery, what is the plan in the meantime to allow the Service to carry out its missions in the Arctic?

With the Coast Guard's new focus on the Indo-Pacific, how will the Service ensure that it is completely and thoughtfully part of its core missions, how do they do that?

I look forward to learning what the Coast Guard will do to strengthen its capabilities in these critical regions and how Congress can assist.

In 1787, Alexander Hamilton wrote that 'a few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at small expense, be made useful sentinels of the laws.'

We meet today to examine the Coast Guard's law enforcement missions, focusing on the Service's counterdrug and migrant efforts and its work to limit illegal, unreported, and unregulated, or IUU, fishing.

The Coast Guard is our nation's premier maritime law enforcement agency and is actively engaged in countering illicit maritime activity.