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Bollinger Shipyards delivers USCGC OLIVER HENRY Sentinel-class cutter to US Coast Guard

World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 11h //keep unread//hide According to a press release published by Bollinger Shipyards on July 30, 2020, the company has delivered the USCGC OLIVER HENRY Sentinel-class cutter, also known as Fast Response Cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 163rd vessel Bollinger has delivered to theContinue reading “Bollinger Shipyards delivers USCGC OLIVER HENRY Sentinel-class cutter to US Coast Guard”

Congress awards its highest honor to WWII crew of USS Indianapolis

Navy Timesby Matthew Daly, The Associated Press / 7min //keep unread//hide Thanks! Your feedback helps make Leo smarter. Leo was 99% confident this article was about navy. Congress has awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor, to surviving crew members of the USS Indianapolis, the ship that delivered key components of the first nuclear bomb and was later… VISIT WEBSContinue reading “Congress awards its highest honor to WWII crew of USS Indianapolis”

NASA Astronauts Complete First Manned Splashdown Since 1975

The Maritime Executive 1h //keep unread//hide On Sunday, two American astronauts splashed down safely and successfully in the Gulf of Mexico, marking NASA’s first manned spacecraft reentry with a waterborne landing since the end of the Apollo program in 1975. However, instead of piloting a NASA spacecraft, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned to earthContinue reading “NASA Astronauts Complete First Manned Splashdown Since 1975”