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GROTON, Conn., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $47.7 million contract modification to perform routine maintenance and modernization work on the USS Toledo (SSN-769), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will plan and perform a dry-docking selected restricted availability, which consists of maintenance...
Credit union retains rank among power brands: Google and Apple VIENNA, Va., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the sixth straight year, Navy Federal Credit Union is ranked as a leader in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for 2012. Consistency is key in customer service and it's the linchpin of service excellence for the credit union, which serves the Department of Defense military, civilian and contractor personnel. The credit union achieved a member...
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- E. Ralph Morgan was honorably released from active duty from the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Four in February 1986. Following that, he immediately attended the Gemological Institute of America and became a Graduate Gemologist after finishing the residence course held at the school's previous location in Santa Monica, California. After working at the school in the colored stone home study department, he bought a portable gemological lab, which...
The Mesothelioma Victims Center is now open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays with the goal being family members get the best possible information about mesothelioma, along with solid suggestions about the best mesothelioma law firms, and financial compensation. For more information a victim, or family dealing with mesothelioma can call the Mesothelioma Victims Center anytime at 866-714-6466. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com (PRWEB) December 08, 2012 The Mesothelioma Victims Center...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy announced today that the Danish government signed an official letter of offer and acceptance formalizing its intent to buy nine MH-60R SEAHAWK(®) helicopters and comprehensive logistics support for its Maritime Helicopter Replacement Program. Valued at US $686 million (Kr 4 billion), the aircraft will be procured via the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales program. "It's great news that the Danish government has selected...
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that it received a five-year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for the production of the MK 437 Multi-Option Fuze, Navy (MOFN). The contract has a maximum total value of $84.1 million. ATK has received the first order on this contract, for approximately $13 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in November 2013. The MOFN increases the...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Dolphins are remarkable creatures. Their impeccable eyesight, exceptional sonar abilities and gracefulness underwater not only make them an undersea wonder, it also aids in their ability to hunt and track down prey. Marine biologists are well aware of the intelligence of dolphins and have been studying and training them for years. These gentle marine mammals have even been used for national security, protecting our borders and...
The Mesothelioma Victims Center is the premier advocate for victims of mesothelioma in the United States, and it is also the only group in the US that will provide a diagnosed victim of mesothelioma, or their family members with the names, and specific contacts of the most skilled, and competent mesothelioma attorneys, or mesothelioma law firms in the nation. No other group offers a service of this caliber. The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "When it comes to financial compensation...
MIAMI, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanGate Inc., a global provider of deep-sea manned submersible solutions, announced today the discovery of a World War II-era Grumman F6F Hellcat plane off the coast of Miami Beach. The plane was discovered during one of an ongoing series of dives in which OceanGate has been using its Teledyne BlueView high-frequency sonar and high-definition photo and video equipment to gather data pertaining to the artificial reefs in Miami-Dade County...
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was awarded a prime contract by the Naval Medical Logistics Command to provide research and development (R&D) services in support of the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL). The single-award, cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total contract value of approximately $22...
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Dale Gardner is a former NASA astronaut. He was born Dale Allan Gardner on November 8, 1948 in Fairmont, Minnesota. Gardner grew up both in Minnesota and Savanna, Illinois, but he considers Clinton, Iowa to be his hometown. He graduated from Savanna Community High School in 1966 as valedictorian of his class. He then went on to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics in 1970. With his degree in hand, he joined...
Roger Chaffee was an American aeronautical engineer, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program. He was born Roger Bruce Chaffee on February 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he graduated from Central High School. In 1957 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University. That same year, he married Martha Horn in Oklahoma City on August 24. They had two children, Sheryl Lyn and Stephen. Chaffee was a...
The Cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis, also known as the cigar shark or luminous shark, is a small rarely-seen dogfish shark. Anatomy and morphology The Cookiecutter sharks often glow green and grow up to 20 in (50 cm) long. The underside of the shark is bioluminescent, glowing a pale blue-green that matches the background light from the ocean's surface that serves as camouflage to creatures beneath it. However, a small non-luminescent patch appears black deceiving the shark's...
