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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles
BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity.
The Navy sp...
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Groton — For 75 years, scientists have been pioneering medical research at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory that is designed to improve the health, safety...
Groton — The United Service Organizations and Navy officials on Thursday celebrated the opening of USO Center Submarine Base New London, the only USO center in the state ...
Groton — With a background in engineering and a fascination with naval nuclear propulsion, Lt. Cmdr. Derek Sutton said starting as director of the Submarine Force Museum ...
Groton — Navy officials, veterans and community members gathered at the USS Nautilus on Friday to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, and to celebra...
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Prompted by a report of "alleged inappropriate conduct," the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service on April 12 started an investigation into Master Chief Brett VerHulst,...
After only staying in local waters last summer due the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle is scheduled to depart New London on Saturday to begin trainin...
New London — Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst has resigned his duties at the Coast Guard Academy, effective immediately, Superintendent Rear Adm. Bill Kelly announced ...
Standing at the foremast on the Coast Guard barque Eagle, trainees from the Naval Academy Preparatory School rubbed their hands together to stay warm and pondered their f...
This week, sailors at the Naval Submarine Base took a pause from their daily work to talk about extremism in the ranks.
These discussions are happening at every military ...
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While service members are regularly queried about racism and discrimination within the ranks, they’re less likely to be asked about what they are experiencing in the comm...
Three locals will be inducted into the state’s Veterans Hall of Fame, which recognizes distinguished Connecticut veterans who have made significant contributions to their...
The first trip in nearly 40 years by the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, to the winter Arctic is the latest sign that the Coast Guard i...
In Connecticut, any veteran, regardless of age, who is enrolled in the Veterans Affairs health care system, can now get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The VA, as a whole, had foll...
In a matter of hours Wednesday morning, more than 500 sailors at the Naval Submarine Base were vaccinated against COVID-19.
“We have the capability to double this at a mo...
Military spouses have an unemployment rate of 16% — four times the national average, according to an estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The issue is a...
Kat Stroh, a second-class cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, is being recognized as a rising star in the engineering field.
Stroh, a civil engineering major, was recognize...
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, has been reappointed chairman of the congressional subcommittee with oversight over a broad range of Navy and Marine Corps program...
Connecticut veterans who were other than honorably discharged from the military due to their sexual orientation would be able to access state veterans benefits currently ...
A demand for more advanced and stealthy U.S. submarines, driven by continued investments by China and Russia in their undersea fleets, means Electric Boat is facing more ...
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