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U.S. Navy
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek
The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
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Posted inTimes Record
BIW wins contract to help design next-gen destroyer
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a contract to help design its next generation of destroyers, the shipyard announced in a press release Friday afternoon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
CMMC surgeon realizes dream of becoming Naval officer
Dr. Richard King, a former U.S. Army medical officer and trauma surgeon at Central Maine Medical Center, received a direct commission to serve as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves.
Posted inTimes Record
Sen. Collins calls for aid to Ukraine following Bath shipyard visit
Collins and Rep. Jared Golden were joined on a tour of BIW by U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: A treasure saved from the past and a cherished Kodak moment
Two generations, nearly eight decades apart, are brought together by a note and a set of Navy dress whites.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell Select Board seeks answers about PFAS cleanup at air base
Among the board’s concerns is the Navy’s upcoming work to remove toxins from the base’s stormwater retention system at Picnic Pond and Mere Creek.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine congressional delegates ask for more Bath-built ships
Maine and Mississippi lawmakers asked for funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the type of ship BIW builds, in the president’s budget for next year.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine lawmakers urge Navy to name Bath-built ship after fallen Mainer
Maine lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills have asked the Navy to name a destroyer after Master Sgt. Gary Gordon of Lincoln.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. warships stay in Mediterranean over worries of Russian troop buildup
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the change, which a defense official described as necessary to reassure U.S. allies and partners in the region.