Adm. Charles W. Ray, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, discusses the construction of the first offshore patrol cutter with a welder, during his visit to the Eastern Shipbuilding Group shipyard in Panama City, Florida, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The OPCs will complement the capabilities of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters, fast response cutters, and polar security cutters as an essential element of the Department of Homeland Security’s layered security strategy. Coast Guard

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