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Office of Military Affairs Executive Director, Bob Ross, accompanied by his wife, is administered the oath of office by Governor M. Jodi Rell in Executive Chambers at the Connecticut State Capitol on March 15, 2010. His nomination was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate on February 24, 2010. |
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today flew to Washington, D.C., to visit three Connecticut Army National Guard soldiers wounded while on active duty in Afghanistan.
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued the following statement concerning the announcement that Connecticut-based helicopter maker Sikorsky and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin are teaming together to bid on the U.S. Navy’s VXX presidential helicopter program: |
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today joined a bi-partisan group of Governors from eight other states to strongly support the Boeing Co. proposal to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force – a project with major implications for both national defense and Connecticut’s aerospace industry.
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Five years ago, in a hotel ballroom in Arlington, Va., the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission gave new life to Naval Submarine Base New London by voting to remove it from the list of bases the Department of Defense recommended closing.
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today congratulated the men and women of Naval Submarine Base New London, which has been selected as the winner of Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic’s Award for Installation Excellence – an award based on outstanding mission efforts and outcomes during federal Fiscal Year 2010.
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus Jr. has signed a letter accepting the state’s funding for a pair of new projects on the U.S. Navy submarine base at Groton – one to house a high-tech submarine bridge simulator and another to create a training kitchen for sub-based culinary specialists. |
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HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today sent letters to the Chiefs of Naval Operations of 27 countries inviting them to Operation Sail (OpSail) 2012 in Connecticut. Efforts by the Office of Military Affairs ensured that New London was added to the list of ports for OpSail 2012 and the Navy’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Over 900,000 people visited the coastline city during OpSail 2000 and planning has begun to host even larger crowds in 2012.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy was pleased to see the U.S. Navy’s announcement awarding a $2.4 million contract for the construction of a replacement boiler at the Naval Submarine Base New London to a Groton contractor. The state funded project was awarded to KMK Construction, producing an immediate return on investment and creating and maintaining local jobs.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening released the following statement in response to the U.S. Navy announcement that it has awarded $1.2 billion for the production of a second submarine by Electric Boat in FY 2011. In February, Governor Malloy sent letters to the Chairs and the Ranking Members of Congress’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging the full funding of two Virginia Class submarines.
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(Hartford, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today responded to news that the Air Force has awarded a $35 billion contract to Boeing for 179 refueling planes whose engines will be assembled at Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, Connecticut.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has reappointed Robert T. Ross as the Executive Director of the Office of Military Affairs. Mr. Ross has served in this capacity since July 2009.
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Amid steadily declining casino revenues, the uncertainty of state support for the tourism industry, and stubbornly high unemployment triggered in part by Pfizer's plans to lay off 1,100 employees and move drug-discovery work to Massachusetts, the vitality of Electric Boat shines brightly as a beacon of hope in the region's choppy economic seas. |
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Members of the local community received a behind-the-gates tour of Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) and Southeastern Connecticut military installations and commands during the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Leadership Program’s third annual Military Affairs Session, Apr. 10.
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April 28 was an historic day in Connecticut when the largest single shipbuilding contract in the history of the U.S. Navy was awarded to Electric Boat. The $17.6 billion contract calls for construction of 10 Virginia-class attack submarines. |
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is designating the summer of 2015 as Connecticut's Coast Guard Summer in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the founding of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the USCG Academy's 100 years at its current location in New London, and the City of New London’s anticipated recognition as an official Coast Guard City. |
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Leaders of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments are awarded the Great
American Defense Community Award in a ceremony held Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the
Submarine Force Library Museum at U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London. |
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Company to Retain and Grow Workforce to More Than 13,000 Jobs While Investing More Than $800 Million in Connecticut |
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