| Congressman Courtney supports Governor's request to use Connecticut Contractors |
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, is considering drafting a bill that would encourage the Navy to use Connecticut companies in projects the state is currently paying nearly $8 million for at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
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| State business to replace boiler at sub base |
The Navy plans to hire at least one Connecticut company for projects being funded by the state at the Naval Submarine Base.
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| Our View: Navy’s promise is positive news |
It’s been a long time coming, but finally the partnership between the state and the U.S. Navy is starting to bear some fruit.
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| Connecticut Gift to Navy to Benefit Local Firm |
The Navy has agreed to award at least one of two infrastructure projects at Naval Submarine Base New London funded by the state of Connecticut in an effort to enhance the installation’s military value to a state construction firm.
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| Sound Investment |
Connecticut's bold bid to be the first state to collaborate with the federal government in improving facilities on a military base is paying dividends. Of course, the best proof that the investment was a wise one will come if the Naval Submarine Base in Groton is not on the Pentagon's next base-closing list.
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| Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin Announce teaming agreement to compete for the VXX |
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today announced the signing of a teaming agreement to compete jointly for the U.S. Navy’s revived VXX Presidential Helicopter program.
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| Governor Rell Congratulates Colt on Major Defense Contract |
Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued the following statement after Colt Defense LLC of West Hartford received a $17.6 million contract for 3,108 M240B machine guns for the U.S. military:
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| EB-Pfizer Deal Benefits Many |
Ideally, Pfizer Inc. would not have abandoned its office complex in New London when the tax breaks ended. After 10 years of paying a property tax based on just 20 percent of its assessment, Pfizer faced a full assessment in 2011 - generating about $5.6 million in tax revenues, up from the $3 million in tax revenues and state subsidies its property now brings to New London.
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| Mystic Seaport To Host US Naval Academy Sailing Squadron |
The U. S. Naval Academy (USNA) Offshore Sail Training Squadron (OSTS) will visit Mystic Seaport. After a non-stop, 300-nautical mile sail from Annapolis, MD, five NA-44 foot sailboats will arrive at the Mystic River Park on Friday morning July 9th, before proceeding up the river to Mystic Seaport in late afternoon. The boats, crewed by midshipmen, will stay at Mystic Seaport until departure on Monday morning, July 12th.
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| INSIDE A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE: Electric Boat workers, sailors prep the Missouri |
Entering the hatch of the fast-attack nuclear submarine Missouri feels like entering a three-story building through a manhole cover on the roof.
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| EB's expansion into New London may help sub base |
The president of Electric Boat told the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission five years ago that the Naval Submarine Base should stay open because of the synergy it enjoys with his company.
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| Law shortens process for military absentee ballots |
The governor has signed into law a bill that will change Connecticut's election laws to reduce the processing time for overseas military personnel who wish to vote this November by absentee ballot.
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| Sub base projects backed by state |
The state of Connecticut is allocating another $3 million for projects at the Naval Submarine Base to help ensure the base's future.
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| USS Missouri Leading Way for New Wave of Submarines |
The commissioning pennant and American flag were raised on the USS Missouri Saturday, marking the first time in more than three years that a submarine has joined the fleet in a ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base.
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| USS Miami Honored for Recent Mission |
The USS Miami received a Navy Unit Commendation on July 14 for meritorious service during a historic eight-month deployment.
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| Groton's Submarine Capital Sign Is Finally In The Spotlight Again |
The "Submarine Capital of the World" sign on Interstate 95 got a new, illuminated lease on life around Memorial Day and now glows at night after decades in the dark.
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| Pentagon Proposal Seen as Fresh Threat to Sub Base |
Bob Walker of Groton, a member of Sub Vets and also employed on base at the Navy College, waves his sign and flag as the motorcade with the members of BRAC passes by on Route 12. People lined Route 12 in Groton to show support for saving the submarine base Wednesday, June 1, 2005. The BRAC members passed through the area after touring the submarine base and then moving on to the Groton-New London Airport for a press conference.
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| Hugs and Kisses Welcome Connecticut Guardsmen Home |
For the last eight months, 3-year-old Charlie Macy played army men with his father via the video camera.
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| For Guard Soldiers, it's a Done Deal |
Spc. Omar Hernandez flew home from Iraq on emergency leave last December after his daughter, Jomayra, was born prematurely. She was immediately placed in an incubator and couldn't be picked up.
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| Our view: State has committed to sub base |
Last month, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission's decision to remove the Groton submarine base from the Pentagon's base closing list,
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| Defense Department Launches Absentee Voting Week |
The Department of Defense announced Sept. 27 Absentee Voting Week, which lasts from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, to help service members and civilians serving outside their home states make their votes count.
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| Navy showing stronger economic impact on local economy |
The Navy's economic impact on the region around the Naval Submarine Base in Groton has increased by more than a billion dollars annually, largely because the service committed to buy two submarines a year instead of one, the base commander said this week
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| Building boom at sub base |
Groton - The intense activity at the Naval Submarine Base now is reminiscent of the time 95 years ago when the first submarines arrived in Groton, the base commander said recently.
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| Coast Guard's New Boat on Duty |
New London - Coast Guard Station New London has a new response boat, one of the replacements for the aging vessels the service is retiring to handle its increased responsibility for homeland security.
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| Soldiers Return Home In Time For The Holidays |
Holding signs and American flags, the families of about 250 Connecticut Army National Guardsmen lined the turf at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Wednesday, waiting for their loved ones to land.
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| Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay draws Great Lakes duty |
New London - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug, will arrive in the Great Lakes region in a few weeks, after it departs its homeport of New London Nov. 29.
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| First woman to take helm of a U.S. military academy |
The Coast Guard will have the first woman superintendent of a military service academy at the helm of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy when classes convene next summer. The commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Bob Papp, has selected Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, Coast Guard director of reserve and leadership, for the superintendent position.
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| State to Give Navy $3.2M to Build Facilities at Groton |
For the second time in a little over a year, the state of Connecticut has offered to pay for new facilities at Naval Submarine Base New London. The state’s most recent offer of a $3.2 million gift, which the Navy has just accepted, will pay to construct a training kitchen for culinary specialists and a building to house a submarine bridge training simulator.
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| Governor Rell, Top Navy Officials Celebrate Second Round Of State Investments In Sub Base |
Governor M. Jodi Rell today joined top U.S. Navy officials, state and local leaders and officers from Naval Submarine Base New London to celebrate the second round of fully state-funded investments in infrastructure on the base – part of the Governor’s continuing efforts to preserve and increase its military value and support Connecticut’s multi-billion-dollar submarine economy.
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| Guard's military funerals unit does 'difficult job' with dignity and respect |
Their job is to honor deceased veterans and fellow soldiers, but the members of a select Connecticut National Guard unit say they're the ones who are honored.
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