Bill Rogers

Lieutenant Commander Rogers is a retired Coast Guard officer and permanent cutterman with extensive experience conducting military readiness and Bering Sea fisheries patrols. He is now a defense analyst in the Washington, DC, area.

Articles by Bill Rogers

An artistic rendering of the Coast Guard polar security cutter.

The Polar Security Cutter’s Capabilities Must Match Its Name

By Lieutenant Commander Bill Rogers, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

September 2020

The Coast Guard should arm its new polar security cutters so it can fulfill service missions, including defense, in the Arctic.

Bill Rogers

Articles by Bill Rogers

The Polar Security Cutter’s Capabilities Must Match Its Name

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