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• Coronavirus Precautions Dictate Slow Start for Coast Guard Academy Swabs

  It was a subdued start to summer training for the Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2024.

• Navy Ship Commissionings on Track Despite Pandemic, But Ceremonies Are Delayed

  The U.S. Navy plans to put two Virginia-class attack submarines in commission in April despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ceremonies marking the events will be delayed.

• Connecticut Celebrates its Namesake Submarine

  The state on Tuesday celebrated its namesake boat, the USS Connecticut, which, despite being commissioned 22 years ago, remains one of most advanced and lethal attack submarines operated by the Navy.

• Sirkorsky awarded $17.9M modification for work on the H-53K

  Sikorsky was awarded a $17.9 million contract modification Thursday for work on the H-53K helicopter.

• Plan For USS Groton Sail Memorial Moves Forward

  A proposal to create a USS Groton Sail memorial in an area adjacent to the Groton Public Library and the Groton Senior Center site along Route 117 is moving forward.

• Pandemic Isn't Slowing Down Columbia-Class Submarine Construction

  General Dynamics Electric Boat remains ready to start construction of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine in October, company officials announced Wednesday.

• No Yelling Fewer Dropouts During Swab Summer at Coast Guard Academy

  When the coronavirus struck earlier this year, life at the Coast Guard Academy changed.

• As Navy Secretary Visits Electric Boat Lawmakers Push For More Submarine Funding

  A visit by the secretary of the Navy to Electric Boat’s facilities in Connecticut and Rhode Island on Friday was as much about observing shipyard operations as it was about making the argument that two attack submarines must continue to be built annually, even as the company embarks on the once-in-a-generation task of building a new fleet of ballistic-missile submarines.

• 100-plus lawmakers call for adding attack submarine to the budget

  Congressional boosters of the Navy's submarine fleet are out in force calling for top House appropriators to fund a second attack boat that was left out of the Pentagon's budget request.

• Electric Boat Grapples With How To Keep Workers Safe Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

  With Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday ordering all "nonessential" workers in the state to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Electric Boat, deemed an essential business given its role building submarines in support of national defense, has been grappling with how to keep its employees safe at work.

• Undersea Warfighting Development Center Welcomes New Commander

  The Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) held a change of command ceremony June 18 at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut.

• DSF Legacy PageMaritime Heritage Festival Will Have to Do Without Live Ships

  Known for the ships it draws to the city’s waterfront and to Fort Trumbull State Park every September, the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival will proceed without ships this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Columbia SSBN Not A Factor In 2021 Budget Cut To One Virginia-Class Sub, Geurts Says

• Council of Governments Awarded Grant to Study Parking in Groton City

  As Electric Boat expands in the coming years, more workers will travel to the City of Groton each day, a trend anticipated to add pressure on available parking.

• Schultz: Coast Guard Response to COVID-19 Highlights Modernization Needs

  The Coast Guard’s new range of missions during the COVID-19 global shows how the service is in need of key modernization programs, Coast Guard commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said on Monday.