BATH (AP) — Captain Kirk’s futuristic-looking vessel sports cutting-edge technology, new propulsion and powerful armaments, but this ship isn’t the Starship Enterprise. The skipper of the stealthy Zumwalt is Navy Capt. James Kirk, and yes, he’s used to the jokes about the name he shares with the TV starship commander played by actor William Shatner. […]
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Navy’s newest destroyer showcases cybersecurity challenges
PORTLAND — Combining mechanical and combat systems into an integrated network aboard U.S. warships presents cybersecurity challenges, but there’s no evidence that a Navy ship has ever been hacked, according to one of the Navy’s top cybersecurity officials. The stealthy Zumwalt that’s under construction at Maine’s Bath Iron Works represents the highest level of automation […]
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Job and resource fair to be held at American Legion on Thursday
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion will be hosting their first job and resource fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with the Maine CareerCenter group. Patti Gray, a CareerCenter consultant, said that Maine CareerCenter has been holding job and resource fairs “pretty consistently for the past two to three years,” […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 39
BATH – Thirty-nine pipefitters at Bath Iron Works are scheduled to be laid off effective Nov. 18, company and union officials confirmed Friday. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, which has approximately 3,400 members, said he was notified Friday of the layoffs, The layoffs are the result of “the cyclical nature […]
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Navy previews advanced stealth warship at Bath Iron Works
BATH — Bath Iron Works on Thursday continued final preparations for the launch of the future USS Zumwalt, the first-of-its-class, nearly $4 billion stealth warship slated to float into the Kennebec River about five years after construction began. The DDG 1000 destroyer boasts a futuristic design and technology aimed at providing the U.S. Navy with […]
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Gunman arrested after wounding two at Navy facility
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Navy facility in Tennessee before being taken into custody Thursday, wounding two service members and prompting a lockdown, the military said. The U.S. Navy wrote on its official Twitter page that the suspect was in custody after the shooting at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in […]
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Pingree addresses Navy nominee’s comments about sexual assault
PORTLAND — Controversial statements about how the military handles sexual assault claims by a woman nominated for the second highest civilian position in the Navy have caused a key U.S. Senate member to question whether she should get the job. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation, who have played key roles in trying to enact legislation […]
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Navy’s largest destroyer going into water at Maine’s Bath Iron Works
BATH (AP) — After embarrassing troubles with its latest class of surface warships, the Navy is hoping for a winner from a new destroyer that’s ready to go into the water. So far, construction of the first-in-class Zumwalt, the largest U.S. Navy destroyer ever built, is on time and on budget, something that’s a rarity […]
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Military missed red flags about Navy Yard shooter, Hagel says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday the military missed “red flags” in Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis’s background, pledging to fix any holes in security clearance procedures. “Where there are gaps, we will close them; where there are inadequacies, we will address them; and where there are failures, we will correct them,” […]
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Former Navy base getting new aviation terminal
BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is getting $1.1 million from the federal government to create a general aviation terminal. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the money will be used to renovate a former Navy air operations center with a goal of helping the Brunswick Executive Airport become a full-service general aviation airport. The […]