Amidst a maze of colorful exhibition booths, a bustling stream of kids and parents explore cutting edge tech, including 3D printers, tablet-controlled robots, rocket testing stations, and hands on (literally!) electricity experiments. America’s largest shipbuilder, HII, is at the center…
Building a City
Armchair experts and motivational speakers the world over are fond of saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Less an historical account of Roman expediency, the saying is meant to convey the idea that great things take time. Civilizations…
Q&A with Naval Supply Systems Command
Seapower magazine interviews Vice Commander Kurt J. Wendelken What are the roles of the Naval Supply Systems Command? How is the era of great power competition affecting NAVSUP’s roles and responsibilities? Why does the Navy’s supply chain need the transformation…
Navy Prioritizes Mental Health with New Playbook
The U.S. Navy has always been dedicated to ensuring that the bodies and minds of its Sailors are ready and prepared to win in combat. But there have been challenges over the years in helping Sailors with mental-health resources during…
Small Businesses Make Big Waves
The demand for small business innovation, technology, and solutions has never been higher If rural western Massachusetts looks like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting, it’s because that’s where Rockwell kept his studio. But in addition to the picturesque…
Navy Orders Third Lot of Next-Generation Jammer Pods
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for the third lot of ALQ-249 Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $650 million fixed-price incentive (firm target) and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to…
Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert commissions in Boston
Release from Coast Guard 1st District ***** March 31, 2023 Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert commissions in Boston BOSTON — The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), was commissioned at Coast Guard Base Boston, March…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat USS Ship Santa Barbara
Release from the Department of the Navy ***** MARCH 31, 2023 The Navy will commission the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) as the newest Independence- variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. PST ceremony on Saturday, April…
MDA Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target
Release from the Missile Defense Agency ***** From by Mark Wright, Missile Defense Agency Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a…
USCGC Northland returns home following 62-day Florida Straits and Windward Passage patrol
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Northland (WMEC 904) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Thursday, following a 62-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. …
