US Navy

Type: Organization

Name: US Navy

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Obama: Sex assaults harm military

President Barack Obama has told US Navy graduates they must help end a culture of sexual assault in the military.He told 841 men and 206 women at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, the effects of misconduct "ripple far and ... [Published BBC - May 24 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Barack Obama, Sex, Assault, Sexual Assault

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

US Navy

Military: Nathan Adam Hall of the United States Navy promoted to Lieutenant Commander

Nathan Adam Hall of the United States Navy was promoted to Lieutenant Commander at his base in Groton, Conn. Nathan recently re-upped another four years, adding to his 21-year career with the Navy. He is the son of Emily and Larry Strand of Prescott Valley, ... [Published Prescott Newspapers Online - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Adam Hall, US Navy, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 4 reports

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Navy's New BAMS Aircraft Makes First Flight

The MQ-4C Triton aircraft comes in to land at Northrop Grumman facility in Palmdale, Calif., on May 22, completing its first flight. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman photo by Alex Evers) ... [Published DefenseNews.com - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Northrop Grumman Corporation, US Navy

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

The US Navy Understands Why We Need Freedom From Fossil Fuels

Although many see the military as our first line of defense in matters of national security, there are some who say dependence on fossil fuels actually puts that security in jeopardy. While the political battles wage on in Washington, every branch of ... [Published Care2 - May 24 2013]

Entities: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Freedom From, Fossil Fuel, US Navy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 3 reports

Through A Submarine Periscope Is The Best Way To View San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But there?s one unique perspective you probably haven?t seen its vistas from ? the periscope of a 1950s World War II-era submarine.In 1951, the USS Catfish (best sub name ever), a Balao class ... [Published Gizmodo Australia - May 24 2013]

Entities: USS Catfish (SS-339), San Francisco (United States), San Francisco Bay, Falklands War

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

First Flight Of Navy's Triton UAV Completed

Mission Will Be To Monitor Large Ocean Areas And Coastal Regions An MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy successfully completed its first flight Wednesday from Northrop Grumman's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, ... [Published Aero-News Network - May 24 2013]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Northrop Grumman Corporation, US Navy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs

U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. ... [Published Omaha World-Herald - May 24 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Reconnaissance mission, Vietnam War

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Exelis Wins $126 Million Navy Electronic Warfare Contract

Filed under: InvestingDefense contractor Exelis landed a sizable Pentagon contract Thursday. The award, for $125.7 million, came in the form of an option-exercise extending a previously awarded firm-fixed-price production contract to supply the U.S. Navy ... [Published Daily Finance - May 24 2013]

Entities: ITT Exelis, Electronic Warfare, US Navy, Countermeasures, Motley Fool

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Have a Seat at Bay Area History

Berkeley-based furniture stalwart The Wooden Duck teams with pioneering reclaimed wood company TerraMai to provide tables and other pieces built from one-of-a-kind redwood reclaimed from the historic Hangar One structure at Moffett Field in Mountain ... [Published Equities.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: US Navy, Naval Air Station, Sergey Brin, Recycling, Larry Page

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 11 reports

Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy complete Triton unmanned aircraft's first flight

The Northrop Grumman Corp. -built MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft successfully completed its first flight today from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale. ... [Published Microwave Journal - May 23 2013]

Entities: Northrop Grumman Corporation, US Navy, Manufacturing

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Budget Battles Bumping Backlogs?

Patrol And Combat Builders Fret About Budget Cuts But See Bright Spots. So far; so good.U.S. companies building patrol and combat craft aren’t happy about federal, state and city budget cuts but say they do see positive, demand-side factors. Much of their ... [Published Marine Link - May 23 2013]

Entities: Marine Vessel, Clanton (United States), Bollinger, US Navy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Construction begins on US Navy's fourth Spearhead-class vessel

Construction has started on the US Navy's fourth Spearhead-class joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), USNS Fall River (JHSV 4), with the official keel laying and authentication ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, US.USNS Fall River will ... [Published Naval Technology - May 23 2013]

Entities: US Navy, Construction, Vessel

Quotes

"We extend our heartfelt invitation to all to join us in observing Memorial Day in White Springs" stated Mayor Helen Miller

Celebrating Memorial Day - Area events scheduled [Published Suwannee Democrat - 1 hour ago]

"In 40 some years, Mary and I have never really had a vacation, or even a honeymoon," he says. "When we did go away, it was a matter of running there and then running back because of the store. No more."

Days are numbered for Gouldsboro's iconic hardware store [Published Individual.com - 2 hours ago]

"We provided 5,000 tons of steel on the retrofit of the south Golden Gate Bridge anchorage" he said, referring to a project that wrapped up in 2008

Vallejo company will play key role in Bay Bridge fix [Published Vallejo Times-Herald - 5 hours ago]

"If Philip does something and Andrew likes it, he follows up with it," she said. "We're very proud of them. Both of them have done whatever they've set outout to do."

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