Two generations, nearly eight decades apart, are brought together by a note and a set of Navy dress whites.
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Harpswell Select Board seeks answers about PFAS cleanup at air base
Among the board’s concerns is the Navy’s upcoming work to remove toxins from the base’s stormwater retention system at Picnic Pond and Mere Creek.
Maine congressional delegates ask for more Bath-built ships
Maine and Mississippi lawmakers asked for funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the type of ship BIW builds, in the president’s budget for next year.
Maine lawmakers urge Navy to name Bath-built ship after fallen Mainer
Maine lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills have asked the Navy to name a destroyer after Master Sgt. Gary Gordon of Lincoln.
U.S. warships stay in Mediterranean over worries of Russian troop buildup
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the change, which a defense official described as necessary to reassure U.S. allies and partners in the region.
Navy secretary promises more work for Bath shipyard
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy hopes to give BIW a shipbuilding contract.
Windham graduate dives head first into Navy officer training
Kaleb Eddy, a 2017 graduate of Windham High School, is set to complete the first step in his path to work on nuclear submarines.
Navy aircrews reunite at former Brunswick Naval Air Station
More than 700 retired aircrew members returned to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station this weekend to reunite with their former squadron members.
Golden: New contract could bring business, stability to Bath shipyard
Rep. Jared Golden said Bath Iron Works likely will build about half of the 15 warships secured in a new multiyear shipbuilding contract.
Sen. King: Draft defense bill restores destroyer that could be built at BIW
Congress authorizing two Arleigh Burkes, the primary type of ship BIW makes, opposes the president’s military budget request, which calls for one.