Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has said a lack of full-year appropriations would harm the service branch’s readiness programs, DoD News reported Wednesday.Lisa Ferdinando writes Zukunft told reporters Wednesday that a continuing resolution would “sideline” military branches including the Coast Guard and that his biggest concern is to achieve budget certainty.
AÂ continuing resolution that currently funds government operations is set to expire April 28.
The report said the Coast Guard aims to grow its fleet of 58 fast-response cutters; add a ninth national security cutter; and expand its fleet of six icebreakers for missions in the polar regions.
Zukunft added the branch faces an increasing backlog of shore maintenance works.
