Tag: Naval Station Newport
NOAA moving Atlantic operations center to Newport, constructing $150M base
PROVIDENCE – Plans to relocate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic from Norfolk, Va., to Naval Station Newport, are being finalized,...
2 Coast Guard cutters, 200 crew members now calling Newport home
NEWPORT – State and Coast Guard officials Friday officially welcomed two 270-foot Coast Guard cutters and 200 crew members to their new home port at...
Vets’ transition to civilian jobs aided by R.I.-based alliance
Camy R. Ruck’s experience in the U.S. Navy from 2012 to 2018 equipped her with skills to be an information system technician overseeing computer...
Naval Station Newport to make $39M in stormwater repairs
NEWPORT (AP) – The Navy has agreed to make more than $39 million in repairs at Naval Station Newport that will ensure the facility...
Naval Chaplaincy School and Center returning to Newport
NEWPORT – The U.S. Navy is relocating the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center back to Naval Station Newport, effective March, 1, 2019, Sen. Jack...
Fishing apprenticeship program aimed at getting military veterans back to work
Veterans often face a host of challenges when returning to civilian life after military service.
Among the biggest is entering and adjusting to the civilian...
Sixteen applicants are vying for shares of $20M Rhode Island hopes...
Is the future of Rhode Island employment in microgreens? Or is it in super-fast, quantum computers, innovative new materials or promising cancer treatments?
How does...
Five questions with Capt. Ian Johnson
Capt. Ian Johnson | Commanding officer, Naval Station Newport
1. You are a native Rhode Islander. How does it feel to be back home? It’s...
Report: Naval Station Newport direct economic impact in FY2016: $1.3B
NEWPORT – The Naval Station Newport generated a total direct economic impact of $1.3 billion, according to the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic FY 2016 Economic Impact...
Fundraising costs, benefits go beyond money for nonprofits
Once every year Narragansett Bay, from Naval Station Newport to Jamestown’s Potter Cove, is flooded with 700 swimmers and kayakers dedicated to improving and...
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