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Future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) completed its Navy acceptance trials on Friday, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced. Bath Iron Works spent three days in the Gulf of Maine operating the ship and testing its hull, mechanical and electrical systems, according to a Friday news release from the company. Acceptance trials ensure the ship is operational […]

Acceptance trials ensure a ship’s systems are operational before the Navy takes delivery. In 2021, BIW supported more than $1.8 billion in total economic output.

The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer completed acceptance trials on Dec. 9, shipbuilder General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works

The shipyard built a destroyer named after Thomas Hudner.

The life and legacy of John Basilone was celebrated Sunday with the 41st running of his Memorial Parade in Raritan on Sunday.

In 1962, 75 Marine Corps recruits from NJ headed to boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina as members of the new John Basilone Honor Platoon.

The six-month-long campaign to re-take Guadalcanal—which began 80 years ago this month—would prove to be a pivotal victory in the battle to turn back the Empire of Japan during World War II. So, which firearms were used and who carried them?

U.S. shipyards are making improvements to building ships for the Navy and Coast Guard today and in the future. In some cases…

Buffalo native Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is considered among the most famous U.S. Marines in history, and now the U.S. Navy has named a second ship in his honor

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.