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Future USS John F. Kennedy kicks off topside catapult testing
Car-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system.
By Diana Stancy
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Sub Boise will begin its overhaul nine years late, with $1.2B contract
Submarine Boise will begin its maintenance overhaul — originally meant to start in fiscal 2016 — after the Navy awarded HII a $1.2 billion contract.
USS George Washington completes flight deck certification
The carrier air wing demonstrated it can safely launch and recover aircraft during day and night operations.
By Diana Stancy
Navy vows quality of life reforms for carrier sailors in shipyards
An investigation determined that the working environment for sailors assigned to the George Washington was poor.
By Diana Stancy
Defense firms outsource sub, carrier construction amid labor woes
If the Navy's prime shipbuilders can't bring enough workers to their facilities, they're looking to outsource more work to manufacturers elsewhere.
Navy adds information warfare communities to bachelor’s degree program
Applicants for the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program can now apply for information warfare communities.
By Diana Stancy
Five months after this USS George Washington junior sailor’s death, his loved ones wait for answers
Machinist Mate's Fireman Conner Owens died Dec. 11 in Newport News, Virginia.
Years-long maintenance period has strained USS George Washington crew, lawmaker says
The aircraft carrier George Washington has suffered three crew suicides in the last month.
By Diana Stancy