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• Officials back proposal to improve military spouse employment in Connecticut

  Military spouses have an unemployment rate of 16% — four times the national average, according to an estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

• US Navy Honors Thomas Conway Waterburys Hero Priest Of World War II

  The Rev. Thomas Conway, Waterbury native and heroic chaplain of the ill-fated USS Indianapolis, was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously on Friday for his selfless courage.

• President Joe Biden delivers commencement address at Coast Guard Academy in New London

  The U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduated 240 ensigns at Cadet Memorial Field on Wednesday, in a commencement ceremony that included an address from President Joe Biden and marked more of a return to normalcy after last year's ceremony went virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• USS Delaware families get holiday visit from first lady Jill Biden

  Family members of submariners on the USS Delaware got a visit Thursday from first lady Jill Biden and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, at a festive holiday gathering that United Through Reading hosted at the U.S. Submarine Veterans Club.

• Birth of the Eagle: How a Nazi training ship found its way to the Coast Guard Academy

  The three-masted vessel that appeared in the harbor the morning of July 12, 1946, looked like something out of New London's past, but it belonged to the future.

• Defense Spending Bill Promises Historic Support For Submarine Production Courtney Says

  Proposed defense spending approved by the U.S. House of Representatives includes a historic level of support for submarine construction and procurement and would help lay the groundwork for future production of three nuclear submarines a year, according to Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District.

• Bipartisan Bill Aims to Attract More Teachers to Defense Communities

  New legislation would address a teacher shortage in many military communities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said in a joint press release.

• US Navy awards Sikorsky $879M contract for CH-53K helicopters

  The U.S. Navy has awarded Sikorsky a contract to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters, with language added into the contract to continue bringing down the cost of the aircraft as the firm gains production experience.

• Rear Adm. Pappano: Supply Chain Fragility Is No. 1 Risk To Columbia SSBN Program

  The admiral in charge of building the Navy’s next-generation ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) said the fragility of the submarine industrial base supply chain is the main risk to the Columbia SSBN going on patrol on time in October 2030.

• F-35 Faces Stiff Competition As European Nations Decide On Future Fighters

  Over the next few years, a trio of European nations will make major decisions on their future fighter aircraft, meaning a potential impact on the long-term American/European fighter market — and whether European manufacturers can rack up wins against the nearly undefeated F-35 — looms.

• Submarine Day Observance Calls Attention to Growing Opportunities in Submarine Construction

  The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) is recognizing National Submarine Day with a “TechTalk” featuring senior leaders from General Dynamics Electric Boat, as well highlighting men and women in the region who are employed in submarine construction related careers.

• Courtney Renamed Chair of Navy Oversight Panel

  U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, has been reappointed chairman of the congressional subcommittee with oversight over a broad range of Navy and Marine Corps programs at a time of great demand for submarines in U.S. national security policy and as a new presidential administration takes over.

• Electric Boat Facing More Work Than At Any Point In Companys History

  A demand for more advanced and stealthy U.S. submarines, driven by continued investments by China and Russia in their undersea fleets, means Electric Boat is facing more work than at any other point in the submarine builder’s history, president Kevin Graney said.

• Submarine Funding Restored in Final Version of Defense Bill

  House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a final version of a defense policy bill that restores funding for the construction of two Virginia-class submarines, built in Groton, and authorizes billions of dollars for Connecticut’s defense industry.

• CEO Electric Boat Could Double in Size in 6 Years

  As Groton’s Electric Boat began construction of the first submarine in the U.S. Navy’s new Columbia ballistic-missile class, the CEO of parent company General Dynamics said Wednesday she anticipates the subsidiary doubling in size over the next half decade, a faster expansion than previous projections