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Senate bill may be boon for local, state defense contractors
May 27, 2012
Washington - Connecticut lawmakers are taking steps to stop the Pentagon from buying Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan military and to enable American aircraft manufacturers to compete for contracts.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, Sen.
(0)Alaska town in dark since Coast Guard homicides
May 27, 2012
Anchorage, Alaska - From the vantage point of the Comfort Inn parking lot near the entrance to Kodiak's airport, traffic moves north toward downtown or south to the Coast Guard air station, the home to cutters, helicopters and rescue...
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Naturalization ceremony in Groton
May 26, 2012
The candidates receiving citizenship originated from 12 countries: Colombia, Dominica, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Jamaica, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
(2)Eagle in the Big Apple
May 24, 2012
The U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle sails by the Statue of Liberty in New York Wednesday to participate in Fleet Week activities.
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UPDATED: Groton-based USS Miami burns at Maine dock
May 23, 2012
The Los Angeles-class submarine caught fire Wednesday night at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where the nuclear-powered boat has been undergoing maintenance and upgrade work since March.
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21-gun salute planned for Memorial Day
May 22, 2012
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says the names of her son and others from Waterford killed overseas should be included in the town's memorial display at Town Hall. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tells Coast Guard Academy graduates Wednesday that terrorists will continue to adapt and no ship is unsinkable.
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Mother calls for changes to Waterford war memorial May 21, 2012 (7)
House of Representatives supports two-per-year submarine production rate May 18, 2012 (0)
Napolitano to Coast Guard grads: There always will be lives to be saved May 16, 2012
(2)New Coast Guard grad was rescued at sea during childhood
May 15, 2012
As part of the Coast Guard Academy's commencement festivities, the final regimental review was held on Washington Parade Field at the academy Tuesday morning. Two of the first female submariners in the U.S. Navy have been found guilty of financial misconduct in connection with fraudulent travel expense claims.\n Not far from where "Rosie the Riveter" built ships in the 1940s at the Port of Richmond, the 58,000-ton USS Iowa is undergoing restoration for towing May 20 to the Port of Los Angeles, where it is to be transformed into an interactive naval museum. Police officers at the Naval Submarine Base allege that the security department is being mismanaged and morale is at its lowest point in years. This week at the Naval Submarine School, 16 sailors began learning how to operate and maintain the state-of-the-art computer systems and networks on board submarines. They will be the first sailors formally trained and certified to do so. William Franzel of Sandusky, Mich., a former crew member aboard the USS Pawcatuck (AO-108), who worked in the engine room from June 1960 to June 1962, attends a dedication ceremony Thursday for the ship's memorial in Veterans Park in downtown... Sean Sullivan has been nominated for a seat on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, a position in the U.S. Department of Energy. Naval law enforcement said today that a total of 14 active duty sailors assigned to the submarine base have been implicated in connection with drug activity. The assistant secretary responsible for the Navy’s personnel policies assured local sailors Wednesday that after a slew of changes, things are going to settle down. Beneath the surface of the Thames River this week, Navy divers and unmanned vehicles searched for fake mines as part of Exercise Frontier Sentinel 12, a homeland security training scenario involving the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy.
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Coast Guard cadets celebrate week of commencement May 15, 2012 (0)
Two female submariners found guilty of financial fraud May 15, 2012 (3)
One last voyage before historic battleship becomes naval museum
May 13, 2012 (0)
Base police union vote reveals rift May 12, 2012 (6)
Purple Hearts urged for military domestic terror victims
May 12, 2012 (1)
Submarine school begins turning out computer wizards May 11, 2012 (0)
USS Pawcatuck remembered May 11, 2012 (0)
F-16 fighter jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves LA
May 11, 2012 (0)
Ledyard Town Council chairman, a former sub base commander, nominated for Washington, D.C., post May 10, 2012 (3)
Sailors get formal training to fix sub computers May 10, 2012 (0)
New Electric Boat chief picks his team May 10, 2012 (0)
Naval officials say 14 sailors implicated in drug activity May 9, 2012 (4)
Navy official tells submarine base pace of change will slow May 9, 2012 (0)
U.S., Canadian forces sweep Thames in homeland security exercise May 8, 2012 (5)
Groton man faces kidnapping, cruelty charges related to domestic incident May 8, 2012 (0)
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