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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Honor Flight Maine veterans welcomed home at Portland Jetport
Hundreds turn out to honor the group returning from a trip to Washington, D.C.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2023
Collins’ new defense posting could bring more work to Maine shipyards
Sen. Susan Collins' new role as ranking Republican on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee will help advance her goal of expanding the Naval fleet, which could mean more work for Bath Iron Works and other defense contractors in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard's push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine's shrinking workforce.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Osprey aircraft spotted over Portland are part of Marine Corps training
The military aircraft seen flying over the city last week were based in North Carolina.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2022
Saluting Those Who Served
A veteran gallery project. Submit your photo here.
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PublishedJune 29, 2022
Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law
The 5-4 decision found that Texas could not dodge a lawsuit from a former Texas state trooper after refusing to accommodate the veteran who was injured in the line of duty.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
BIW would benefit from proposal for multi-year deal to build destroyers
Sen. Angus King says the Senate Armed Services Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act allows for up to 15 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the shipyard can compete to build.
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PublishedApril 2, 2022
US Marshals arrest Newport man who failed to register as sex offender in Ohio
Tyler Miller, 37, formerly an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, failed to register as a sex offender in Ohio and fled to Newport.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
New reforms target U.S. military’s problem of missing weapons
The Army is developing an app that would search each service’s own property record databases.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2021
Maine National Guard failed to address sex abuse in its ranks, report says
An investigation by the Bangor Daily News documented many instances of sexual abuse and harassment since 2013.
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