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• ‘This is our duty’: Coast Guard Academy Superintendent Gets Vaccine

  As Journey’s “Separate Ways” played in the background, Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, rolled up his sleeve and got his first shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

• 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.

• 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.

• Do military personnel in southeastern Connecticut feel welcome in the local community

  While service members are regularly queried about racism and discrimination within the ranks, they’re less likely to be asked about what they are experiencing in the communities where they live and work.

• Lamont comes to Groton, signs bill aimed at aiding military families

  Gov. Ned Lamont came to Groton Monday morning to sign a bill aimed at helping military families relocate to the state.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Sikorsky Electric Boat others could get business boost from federal proposal

  Connecticut’s major defense companies as well as the supply chain that reinforces the industry would receive a major boost from a bill that Congress must pass annually to authorize the budget for military spending.

• New exhibit at state Capitol honors Coast Guard and its history in Connecticut

  A new temporary exhibit at the Connecticut state Capitol honors the United States Coast Guard and its rich history in Connecticut, and serves as a preview of what's to come with the Coast Guard Museum planned for New London.

• New London celebrates funding for National Coast Guard Museum

  In April 2006, former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell gathered with state and local officials on the waterfront of Fort Trumbull to announce a state contribution toward construction of a National Coast Guard Museum.

• CNO and Connecticut Congressman Visit Commands and Industry Partners

  Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney traveled to Rhode Island and Connecticut to visit with Sailors, tour Navy commands, and meet with industry partners, Feb. 28.

• Navy brass celebrates completion of Pier 32 at Sub Base

  Navy officials and supporters gathered Monday to celebrate the Naval Submarine Base's new Pier 32, a nearly $70 million project to help modernize the base's waterfront for the Navy's next generation of submarines.

• CNO Gilday Navy Balancing New SSN

  A banner over the sonar operators in the control room of one of the Navy’s most technologically advanced submarines declares the attack boat is the service’s “Apex Predator.”