BRUNSWICK (AP) — A jet from the Navy’s elite Blue Angels flight demonstration team skidded off a runway and got stuck in mud Thursday morning. The F/A-18 Hornet was flying to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station to promote and plan for the 2015 Great State of Maine Air Show when it slid on a […]
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36 female veterans recognized in Rumford for service to country
RUMFORD — Thirty-six female veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps were honored Saturday at the second annual Female Veterans Day Luncheon at American Legion Post 24 in Rumford. They were recognized for their service and pampered on a first-come, first-served basis by River Valley professionals who donated manicures, hair styling and […]
BIW could land contract for additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
BATH — The fact that the Marine Corps usually gets what it wants bodes well for Bath Iron Works’ chances of winning a contract to build another DDG-51 destroyer, a leading defense industry analyst said Monday. Naval industry analyst Jay Korman of The Avascent Group said Monday that a new amphibious transport is a priority […]
Bath Iron Works is awarded $57 million in Navy contracts for maintenance, engineering
BATH (AP) — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says Bath Iron Works has won two Navy contracts totaling more than $57 million for fleet maintenance and engineering projects. Pingree said Tuesday that half the money is for design and engineering work on the Littoral Combat Ship. The ship is designed for coastal operations such as transporting […]
Thousands in Bath cheer christening of ‘most advanced Navy ship in the world’
“This ship is a modern marvel,” said U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. “She will support our allies, assist those in need, and deter and defeat, if necessary, any adversary. He said the increase in ships is so the Navy will continue to be at the right place not just at the right time […]
New warship bears name of Zumwalt, Navy reformer who fought racism and sexism
BATH (AP) — Bud Zumwalt took what he learned during the tumultuous 1960s with him when he became the nation’s youngest chief of naval operations, earning a reputation as a reformer who fought racism and sexism and worked to improve the lives of sailors. After retiring, the admiral dedicated his life to ensuring that veterans […]
Capt. Kirk says to focus on Zumwalt ‘legacy’ at destroyer christening in Bath
BATH — When he served on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Capt. James A. Kirk was assigned the call sign “Tiberius,” in a nod to the starship captain of the USS Enterprise who shared the same first and last name on the TV show “Star Trek.” The fictional captain’s middle name was Tiberius, which […]
Navy: Sailor, civilian suspect killed in shooting at Virginia base
The suspect was a civilian who had access to be at Naval Station Norfolk, spokeswoman Terri David said early Tuesday. She said she couldn’t say whether he had permission to be on the USS Mahan, where the male sailor was shot about 11:20 p.m. Monday. No other injuries were reported, and the base was briefly […]
BIW receives $100 million toward fifth DDG-51 destroyer
BATH – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Sunday approved $100 million in funding to allow Bath Iron Works to begin building a fifth DDG-51 destroyer. The funding was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, which President Barack Obama signed in December, but the appropriations committee still had to appropriate the funding. In […]
Organizers say Blue Angels will return to Maine in 2015
BRUNSWICK — The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels aerobatics team will return to perform in Maine on Labor Day Weekend, 2015, according to organizers of the Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick. The air show and affiliated Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, the organization leading the conversion of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station for […]