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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The US Navy has recovered an exceptionally rare artifact off the coast of Coronado, California – and if that wasn’t enough, the item in question was actually discovered not by humans,...
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beacon Interactive Systems, a cutting-edge software technology company from Cambridge, MA, today was awarded a prestigious Tibbetts Award for performing critical research and development for the Armed Services and applying innovative solutions to help public and private entities function more effectively. Company founders, ML Mackey and Mike MacEwen, received the award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) at a White House...
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the president of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the umbrella organization made up of the unions representing members at each of our four Naval Shipyards, I am glad to see some finality to the Congressional created crisis of sequestration in the decision of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. We wish to thank Navy Secretary Ray Mabus for his assistance in this matter. The May 14, 2013 announcement by The U.S. Department of...
KAUAI, Hawaii, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its fourth intercept since May 2012. The system successfully launched and guided a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile to engage a sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target. During the Missile Defense Agency test, U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS Lake Erie (CG-70) used the Aegis BMD Weapon System in an operational...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- James Stavridis, the Navy admiral who is NATO's top military commander and oversees all American forces under the U.S. European Command, has been selected for appointment as the dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, the nation's oldest graduate-only school of international affairs. Stavridis earned an M.A. in law and diplomacy and a Ph.D. in international affairs from the school and will assume the...
CLIFTON, Va., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a local company a contract valued at $389,380 to develop a prototype software-protected server capable of deterring tactical cyber attacks. "This project will provide the Navy and others with tactical cyber security to help protect vital systems," said Arun Sood, CEO of Clifton-based SCIT Labs. The nine-month contract was awarded by the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), based in San Diego,...
The U.S. Navy returns with program honoring personnel for contributing to A Global Force For Good MIAMI, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Navy is proud to announce the second installation of videos honoring its current and former Navy personnel through the "Beyond the Call" diversity campaign. This year's servicemen and servicewomen come from diverse backgrounds and take viewers on a journey showing the impact that the Navy has had on their lives, professionally and...
AUSTIN, Texas, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Lish," Elisha Ralph Morgan, went from being a Navy SEAL (Sea Air and Land) to a gemologist in 1987. When he talks about his special assignments in far-flung destinations like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Venezuela and Sri Lanka, Lish wasn't armed with modern government-issued weaponry. He had the most advanced portable gemological equipment to complete what he calls "high-value gemological missions." Like many operators from covert...
University of Maine Football, an NCAA Division I and Colonial Athletic Association member, has successfully completed the Center for Cognitive Sports Performance‘s (CogSports) Leadership Training Program. Portland, Maine (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 University of Maine Football, an NCAA Division I and Colonial Athletic Association member, has successfully completed the Center for Cognitive Sports Performance‘s (CogSports) Leadership Training Program. In conjunction with CogSports’...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online [ Watch the Video: Laser Weapon System On USS Dewey ] The US Navy believes the time to embrace the future is now as it looks to mount a weaponized laser on one of its ships. The laser weapon system, or LaWS, has been in testing for several years and now the pentagon believes it can effectively be used to bring down slow-flying drones and injure nearby ships. The Navy says it plans to have the laser installed by fiscal 2014, though...
FARNBOROUGH, England, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Reveals Sharp Rise In Use of Systems in Advanced Navies Despite an uncertain short term future for the maritime industry, the Global Marine Trends 2030 (GMT 2030) report launched today predicts that long term growth will return. Written and researched jointly by Lloyd's Register, QinetiQ and Strathclyde University, the report looks at the future shape of the marine industry and...
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Ronald Ellwin Evans, Jr. was an astronaut that worked with NASA on the Apollo missions and served as a Captain in the United States Navy. Evans is one of the twenty-four astronauts to fly to the moon. . Evans was born on November 10, 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. Boy Scouts of America played a huge role in Evans youth as he attained the highest level of Life Scout. Evans then went on to study at the University of Kansas...
Frederick Hauck is a retired Captain and pilot in the United States Navy, and a NASA astronaut. He was born Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck on April 11, 1941 in Long Beach, California. He was raised in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., and he graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. in 1958. He then went on to attend Tufts University as a Navy ROTC student, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from in 1962. He was commissioned upon graduation and reported...
Pete Conrad was an American naval officer, astronaut and engineer, and he was the third person to walk on the Moon. He was born Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. on June 2, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While his legal name was Charles, his mother gave him what would be his lifetime nickname, Pete. The Great Depression had a tough impact on the Conrad family, but they pulled through it. Conrad has always been bright and intelligent; however, he suffered from dyslexia, a condition that was not...
Jim Lovell is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the US Navy. He was born as James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr. on March 25, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. During his childhood, Lovell was interested in rocketry, and built flying models. His father died in a car accident when he was young. Lovell graduated from Juneau High School in Wisconsin. Later he attended the University of Wisconsin"“Madison for two years. He then transferred to the United States Naval Academy, and entered in the...
