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A lack of barracks space — as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings — are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life.
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Connecticut submarine maker Electric Boat gave their annual legislative update on Thursday. The company has been aggressively recruiting to increase its workforce to meet the demand for submarines for the U.S. Navy.
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The deaths among Washington crewmembers occurred during a six-year period when the carrier remained in the shipyard for maintenance.
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The relief program, which hasn't been overhauled since shortly after the Civil War, could save qualifying veterans $2,000 on property taxes.
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A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.
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The deal is expected to bring jobs to the Connecticut-based company that recently lost a contract with the U.S. Army.
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101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.
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People exposed to tainted water on the North Carolina Marine base from 1953 to 1987 can sue the government, but judges are hoping to keep the litigation from dragging on for years.
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Multiple sailors died by suicide last year while stationed on the USS George Washington, including from Connecticut. The seamen were subject to outages of electricity, heating, air conditioning, and hot water for weeks at a time, and had no access to mental health support.
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The Navy has awarded Suffolk County Community College a $2 million grant to teach 500 students how to build submarine parts.