Commander Sweigart, a 2004 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, is a shore operations specialist who currently serves as the branch chief of the Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Branch at the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. He holds a PhD in operations research from the College of William & Mary.

Articles by Blair Sweigart

An Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk flying near Kodiak. In November, the Coast Guard accepted the first new-manufacture MH-60T hull from Sikorsky. The new hulls will extend the service life for the medium-range recovery helicopter fleet through the 2030s.

U.S. Coast Guard in Review

By Joe DiRenzo III and Commander Blair Sweigart, U.S. Coast Guard
March 2024
In 2023, the Coast Guard saw an uptick in national and international demand, carrying out missions from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indo-Pacific, from the Arctic to Maui.