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Coast Guard ship programs facing delays amid national worker shortage
The Coast Guard worries several Gulf Coast yards are competing for a limited pool of workers, putting several shipbuilding programs at risk of delay.
First Navy submarine uses Portsmouth’s improved dry dock
The super flood basin is akin to a navigational lock that upgrades the shallowest of the shipyard’s dry docks, allowing submarines to enter independent of tides and without buoyancy.
Why didn’t the Navy see the USS Bonhomme Richard fire coming?
The warning signs for such a disaster were apparent, according to a Navy report.
Here’s what the Navy says it’s doing to prevent another Bonhomme Richard-style shipyard fire
The sea service has yet to release any of its investigation into last summer's fire, which sent the amphib to the scrapheap.
Biden returns $26M in border wall money to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, will use the $26 million to address numerous safety violations in one of its buildings.
Best pics of the week: May 23, 2021
Air Force PJs train in Djibouti, amphibious exercises in Portugal, DEFENDER-Europe exercises in Bulgaria and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Truman leaves Norfolk shipyard after first of its kind maintenance availability
The carrier completed a first-ever extended carrier incremental availability. It entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va., in July after its third deployment in four years.
The Navy’s saddest fast-attack sub will finally get the tender loving maintenance it needs
The Boise last returned from a patrol in October 2015, and it's been waiting on maintenance ever since.
Sea power backers propose $25 billion to fix US shipyards
The introduction of the 11-page Shipyard Act comes after President Joe Biden proposed a $2.25 trillion infrastructure package and Republicans made a $568 billion counteroffer.
By Joe Gould
As Biden improves support with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
Results from around the country last year suggest Biden has an edge with some military voters unlike his recent predecessors.
Ship maintenance delays are jeopardizing national security, congressman says
“We can have the greatest ships in the world ... but if we can’t keep them on a regular cycle of being deployed, then they’re not worth much.”
By Diana Stancy