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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today christened the U.S. Navy's newest supply ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Named in honor of the African American civil rights leader from Mississippi, the USNS Medgar Evers is the 13th ship of a class of 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships designed and built by NASSCO. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111112/PH05333 ) More than 1,000 people attended the...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced that the company has begun designs for a 13.78-megawatt (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California and intends to break ground next month. SunPower's high-efficiency solar technology will generate the equivalent of more than 30 percent of China Lake's annual energy load, helping to reduce costs by an estimated $13 million over the next 20...
FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Informational Systems a contract to design and build the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SMCM UUV) system. The system will initially be a part of the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Warfare mission package. The contract has a maximum potential value of $86.7 million for one Engineering Development Model (EDM) and five low-rate initial production...
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Materials Testing Facility demonstrated, Oct.31, the one-thousandth successful firing of its Electromagnetic Railgun, reaching a materials testing milestone in the weapon's technological development and future implementation aboard U.S. Navy warships. "This test demonstrates continued advances in armature development, rail design, and barrel materials used in high power railgun launch," said Dr. Robert Meger, head, NRL Charged Particle Physics Branch....
Weitz & Luxenberg asbestos lawyer Michael Fanelli helps win Navy veteran and electrician a six-figure settlement New York, NY (PRWEB) October 27, 2011 Mass torts law firm Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. recently obtained a substantial settlement for a client in an asbestos case. The man was exposed to the deadly substance from the 1950s to the 1980s while serving in the Navy aboard the USS California and later working as a journeyman electrician in the Rochester, NY area. The man was...
FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Around the world, around the clock" describes the Defense Logistics Agency better today than ever, said the agency's 11th director, Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, on Oct. 26 during DLA's 50th anniversary celebration in the McNamara Headquarters Complex. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Edward Straw, director of DLA from 1992 to 1996, joined Thompson, employees and former leaders to reflect on five decades of logistics support to America's...
FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From the Defense Supply Agency to the Defense Logistics Agency; from a post-war concept to a worldwide logistics leader; from manual, paper-based systems to electronic systems that deliver instant results; DLA has come a long way in 50 years. But as America's premier combat logistics provider hits the half-century mark, its mission is as clear today as the day it was established: provide superb logistics support to America's...
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and includes two one-year options. The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. They provide the structural and electrical interfaces that enable the aircraft to carry...
Metal Trades Department Praises Rep. Richmond, Sen. Landrieu and Avondale SOS Partners WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thanks to the work of Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Cedric Richmond and the Avondale SOS Coalition, Avondale Shipyard took another step toward stability after they persuaded the federal government to remove the financial incentive for Huntington Ingalls to shut down the shipyard. "This is a hopeful new development for working families in...
From Department of Navy Energy WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seven Department of the Navy commands were recognized for exemplary achievements at the Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards ceremony Oct. 12, held at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center. Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work, who represented Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the annual event, recognized select commands for leading the DoN in reducing energy and water...
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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...
