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Ford's structure complete after last "puzzle piece"
If the hull of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is a massive jigsaw puzzle – a metaphor sometimes employed by its shipbuilders – then the forward end of the catapult is like a corner piece. On Tuesday, a crane operator at Newport News...
Tags: Employees, Manufacturing and Engineering, New Products, Gerald Ford, Newport News Shipbuilding
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NN Shipbuilding's carrier launch delay won't increase cost
The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is rescheduled for a launch in November instead of July as originally planned, the Daily Press reported. The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding had originally planned for a July launch but more time is needed to build...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Aircraft Carriers, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Newport News Shipbuilding
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NN Shipbuilding receives $60.8 million for Kennedy carrier
Newport News Shipbuilding received $60.8 million to buy materials for the construction of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy. The money is part of a pre-construction contract, which includes engineering work, that the Navy announced on Monday was...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Ford launch moved back from July to November
The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will be launched in November as opposed to July as was originally set in a contract between the Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding, a Navy official said. "We have agreed to push back the launch of CVN 78 (the Ford's...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Service news
• Air Force Airman Seth A. Gross, son of Austin Gross of Hagerstown, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Schools, Science and Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sykesville
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The Harbor Report: Riding the sun with Riding Currents
This last week, I was able to catch up with Billy Dutton of Riding Currents, a group dedicated to promoting renewable energy, raising awareness about plastics in the ocean and recognizing the advancement of renewable energy and its application to...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Alternative Energy, SunPower Corp., Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Petters bullish on 2013 for Huntington Ingalls
With two years under his belt at the helm of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mike Petters offered a sunny take on the Newport News company's future Wednesday. Petters, president and CEO of the United States' largest shipbuilding company, made an annual...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aircraft Carriers, U.S. Congress, John F. Kennedy
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Feedback for Sunday, April 28: About hepatitis, sports question and Mobjack Bay
• Joyce, James City County: Great story on Kurt Beach's cure from hepatitis C and Dr. Stravitz's part in it. I contracted autoimmune hepatitis in 1988 and later developed primary biliary cirrhosis. I received a life-saving liver transplant in 1997,...Tags: Hepatitis, York County (Virginia), Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Manufacturing and Engineering, Cirrhosis
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Investors for Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company will meet in Miss.
Next week's annual shareholders meeting for Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries will be more of a hike for local investors than last year's event. The Wednesday meeting is being held 960 miles away from the headquarters in Pascagoula, Miss....
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, John F. Kennedy, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Abraham Lincoln, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Baltimore-area outfitters rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking...
Tags: Water Skiing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hobbies, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, State Parks
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Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded in Mobile, Ala., leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of crew from a nearby cruise ship....
Tags: Fires, Manufacturing and Engineering, Emergency Incidents, Arts and Culture, Disasters and Accidents
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Forbes presses Navy on shipbuilding plan
The automatic budget cuts under sequestration have focused attention on many important details of military budgeting. How long are the furloughs? What will happen to on-base services like child care? Others are looking at longer-term questions apart...Tags: Ecosystems, Aircraft Carriers, Military Equipment, China, Conservation
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Apr 24, 2013
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