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HII Awarded Navy Funding 2/6/2012 10:33:24 PM Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $9,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2229) for additional long lead time material in support of the LHA Replacement Flight 0 amphibious assault ship, LHA 7. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss, and is expected to be completed by May 2013... This Day in Navy History - February 6 2/6/2012 10:32:01 PM 1778 - Treaties of commerce and alliance are signed with France. This turns the American Revolutionary War into an international conflict. 1862 - A Union gunboat squadron captures Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. 1922 - World powers sign the Washington Naval Treaty, providing limitations for naval armament... This Week at ASNE Day 2012 2/6/2012 9:09:52 AM The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) will present many of its most prestigious awards this week at ASNE Day 2012.  In addition to the notable guest presenters listed below, the ASNE Day Honors Gala will feature remarks by The Honorable Rob Wittman (VA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus... This Day in Naval History - January 25th 1/25/2012 5:10:14 PM From the Navy News Service: 1922 - Cruiser USS Galveston (CL 19) lands her Marine Corps detachment at Corinto, Nicaragua, to reinforce the Managua legation guard during a period of political tension. 1945 - Navy surface forces bombard Japanese positions at Iwo Jima. 1963... This Day In Naval History - January 12th 1/12/2012 4:09:09 PM From the Navy News Service:   1813 - U.S. frigate Chesapeake captures the British warship Volunteer. 1848 - Sloop Lexington attacked in San Blas, Mexico. 1953 - Aircraft landings are tested aboard USS Antietam (CVS 36), the first angled-deck carrier.   For more news, visit www... This Day in Naval History - January 11th 1/11/2012 6:19:42 PM From the Navy News Service:   1863 - CSS Alabama sinks USS Hatteras off Galveston. 1900 - The gunboat Princeton takes possession of the Batan Islands in the northern Philippines. 1944 - Aircraft from USS Block Island (CVE 21) lead the first aircraft rocket attack on a German submarine... This Day in Naval History - January 10 1/10/2012 5:18:06 PM From the Navy News Service:   1847 - U.S. Naval forces occupy Los Angeles during the Mexican-American War for the first time. 1917 - The Navy places the first production order for aerial photographic equipment. 1934 - Patrol Squadron 10F flies the first non-stop... Danish Navy Awards Konsberg with Simulator Contract 1/9/2012 6:39:56 AM Substantial simulator delivery with significant expansion options included. The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), acting on behalf of three naval training centres in Denmark, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply sophisticated new bridge simulation facilities... This Day in Naval History - Jan. 04 1/4/2012 4:33:18 PM From the Navy News Service:   1863 - Blockading ship USS Quaker City captures sloop Mercury carrying despatches, emphasizing the desperate plight of the South. 1910 - Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB 27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship. 1989 - F-14 Tomcats... This Day in Naval History - Jan. 03 1/3/2012 8:12:43 PM From the Navy News Service: 1904 - The cruiser USS Detroit (C 10) lands a Marine detachment at Puerto Plata, Dominican Replublic, to protect American interests during an insurrection. 1944 - Top Marine ace Maj. Gregory Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft... HMS Global Maritime Extends Westpac Express Contract 1/2/2012 2:13:56 PM HMS Global Maritime (HMSGM) announce the extension of the HSV WestPac Express’ charter with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the Third Marine Expeditionary Force, beginning in February 2012. The contract can last up to an additional two years. The HSV WestPac Express... This Day in U.S. Naval History 12/30/2011 3:08:30 PM By the Navy News Service: On this day, 30 December, in U.S. Naval History: 1941 - Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. 1959 - Commissioning of first fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS George Washington (SSB(N)-598), at Groton, CT.... Iran Begins Navy Drills Near Strategic Strait 12/26/2011 10:09:53 AM According to a report from AP via Xinhua, Iran's navy has begun a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The exercises, dubbed "Velayat 90", could bring Iranian ships into proximity with US navy vessels in the area, according to the report... GE Renews Royal Canadian Navy Contract 12/22/2011 10:15:48 AM GE Marine renewed a contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada to provide maintenance and logistics support services. The three-year contract renewal covers the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet of LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines that power Halifax-class patrol frigates. The... Pirates Disrupted by USS Pinckney 12/21/2011 3:21:56 PM Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, disrupted a group of suspected pirates close to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), south of Yemen, Dec. 19.  The Merchant Shipping Industry Best Management Practices, Version 4 (BMPv4)... This Day in Navy History - December 20 12/20/2011 3:23:25 PM 1822 - Congress authorizes the 14-ship West Indies Squadron to suppress piracy in the Caribbean. 1941 - Adm. Ernest J. King is designated commander-in-chief in charge of all operating Naval fleets and coastal frontier forces, reporting directly to the president. 1964 - USS Richard E. Kraus... Rite Solutions Wins Navy Deal 12/20/2011 9:20:44 AM Rite Solutions Inc., Pawcatuck, Conn., is being awarded a $14,404,724 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-6258).  This contract is a Phase III Small Business Innovative Research topic number N05-149, "Combat System of the Future," to perform research, development, and engineering services... LCS3 Contract 12/20/2011 9:19:06 AM Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $15,239,268 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2303) to exercise an option for post-delivery support for LCS 3 (future USS Fort Worth).  Lockheed Martin will perform the planning and implementation of deferred design... This Day in Navy History - December 19 12/19/2011 4:19:57 PM 1870 - After a month at sea in a 22-foot boat, Coxswain William Halford, the lone survivor out of a crew of five, reaches Hawaii to seek help for the crew of USS Saginaw, wrecked near Midway Island. Rescuers reach the 88 Saginaw survivors on Jan. 4, 1871.   For more information about Naval... This Day in Naval History 12/15/2011 3:46:58 PM From the Navy News Service.   1943 - The Chief of Naval Operations issued the Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letter on non-discrimination in the Navy V-12 program. 1944 - Congress appoints the first three of four fleet admirals. 1965 - Gemini 6 is launched with Capt... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...