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• 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.

• 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.

• Governor Lamont Reappoints Major General Francis Evon Jr

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is reappointing Major General Francis Evon, Jr. to serve another four-year term as adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard. He has served in the role since July 2018.

• Navy looks to 3D printing for submarine parts to ease burden on strained industrial base

  Among the top risks to the critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is fragility in key parts of the industrial base.

• With great fanfare refurbished Nautilus reopens to public

  The Navy on Friday celebrated the completion of a $36 million preservation of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, as elected officials celebrated the ship’s history and advocated for continued investment in the nation’s undersea force.

• Coast Guard celebrates start of museum construction

  Coast Guard officials, National Coast Guard Museum Association members, and politicians gathered Friday afternoon at City Pier for a keel-laying ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for the future museum.

• 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.

• Coast Guard Research and Development Center to celebrate 50th anniversary

  When Bert Macesker traces the history of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, it’s with an eye on its response to world events: how the RDC responded in the 80s to increased drug smuggling, in the 90s to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and in the 2000s to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

• Pratt and Whitney awarded contract by US DoD to build engines

  Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an almost $4.4 billion contract modification by the U.S. Department of Defense to build more than 100 new jet engines, according to records.

• Submarine base announces partnerships

  The Naval Submarine Base on Wednesday announced partnerships with the Hartford-based Capitol Region Council of Governments, Connecticut Department of Transportation and Groton Utilities, which will allow the base to share services and save money.

• The Eagles new eagle

  When an email from the Coast Guard landed in his inbox, Shane Kinman, a master woodcarver, was nursing a back injury and hesitant to take on new work.

• Submarine base honors Gold Star Families

  Helen Keiser-Pedersen said with a knock on the door on March 11, 2013, and a notification that began with the heartbreaking words, "We regret to inform you," she became a Gold Star Mother — someone who lost a child in military service.

• In eastern CT Electric Boat military contracts launch economic boom

  The U.S. Navy needs a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines, a $112 billion acquisition its leaders have called “foundational to our survival.”

• Submarine Capital Avenue Honorary name proposed for Crystal Lake Road in Groton

  Crystal Lake Road, leading to the entrance to the Submarine Force Library and Museum and the Naval Submarine Base, may get an honorary name in time for the return of the USS Nautilus — Submarine Capital Avenue.

• 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.