Budget cutting in the 1990s had left the service with few experts on buying new ships and other devices. So the Coast Guard turned the project over to a joint venture between Northrup Grumman and Lockheed Martin. Huntington Ingalls industries, A Northrup Grumman spin off that's lasting to build Coast Guard ships, Referred all doubts about the program to the Coast Guard,

The storm could pack 50 mph gusts in resort areas, 1 to 3 inches of rain from New York to Boston and a continuation of the frigid temperatures that followed last week's superstorm.It's a situation that has some doctors worried that many of those affected by Sandy could face a life