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Coming home: Enterprise returns to shipyard in final trip
It promises to be a slow, sentimental journey for more than 100 workers of Newport News Shipbuilding. They will be onboard Thursday morning when the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is towed to the shipyard from Naval Station Norfolk, marking its final...
Tags: Employees, Aircraft Carriers, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Shipbuilding, U.S. Navy
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Command change scheduled for USS George H.W. Bush
America's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will grab a few headlines Thursday, but the Navy's newest carrier will also make news. A change of command ceremony is scheduled onboard the USS George H.W. Bush, which began active service in 2009. Capt....Tags: Health, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Budget would allow Norfolk to accommodate carrier Ford
The Navy hasn't announced where it will base its newest aircraft carrier, but money is set aside in the House defense budget to accommodate the Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk – where it will at least begin service. The $638 billion...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Newport News Shipbuilding, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
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Senate Armed Services panel approves defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed a $625 billion defense bill Friday that would raise the cost cap on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and free up nearly $2 billion to restore cuts from sequestration. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Tammy Duckworth, U.S. House of Representatives, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Riding for a purpose, cyclists get ready to go
For Robert Burton Sr., riding a bicycle is more than just exercise. It has helped heal body and mind from the damage inflicted by two combat tours in Iraq and subsequent medical problems. The 39-year-old Virginia Beach resident, who served with the 1st...Tags: Iraq, Washington, DC, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Fort Eustis
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USS Jason Dunham headed home
The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham will return to Naval Station Norfolk on Friday, the Navy announced today. The ship is named after Marine Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, who was posthumously issued the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq.Tags: Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Military Equipment
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Arlington arrives at Norfolk prior to commissioning
In advance of its April 6 commission, the Arlington arrived Friday at its new home at Naval Station Norfolk, the Navy said. The Arlington is a San Antonio class amphibious transport dock. It is the second of three ships named in remembrance of the...
Tags: Arlington (Staten Island, New York), United Air Lines
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House passes bill shielding shipbuilding from deep cuts
A bill that shelters a string of shipbuilding programs from budget cuts breezed through the House Wednesday as a Republican majority was joined by more than 50 Democrats. The $982 billion bill would keep the government going through the end of the year,...
Tags: Elections, Shipbuilding, Scott Rigell, Budget Control Act of 2011, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Mattis: No enemy advantage due to Truman delay
Postponing the combat deployment of a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier will not compromise the safety of troops in the Middle East, a top U.S. general told Congress Tuesday. Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, said defense...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Chuck Hagel, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, The Wall Street Journal
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Navy describes more cuts now that sequestration is here
The Navy this weekend announced additional cutbacks to deal with sequestration, now that the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts are official. The service will defer or cancel up to six ship deployments to various locations around the world...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Oceana
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Shipyard parent Huntington Ingalls exceeds financial expectations in 4th quarter
Huntington Ingalls Industries finished 2012 ahead of Wall Street analysts’ expectations, as it nears completion of several of its less profitable Gulf Coast shipbuilding contracts. The company on Wednesday reported sales revenues of $1.82 billion,...
Tags: Employees, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Shipbuilding, Abraham Lincoln, Budget Control Act of 2011
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VDOT, Navy agree to build Interstate 564 Intermodal Connector
The Virginia Department of Transportation has signed a memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Navy to begin work on the Interstate 564 Intermodal Connector in Norfolk, according to a statement issued Thursday by Gov. Bob McDonnell. The connector will...
Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Virginia Department of Transportation, Government, Science and Technology, Hampton Roads
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