J.d. Simkins
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Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul (opens the original)
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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a massive overhaul designed to prepare the hulking vessel for the second half of its service life. The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a $5.1 billion fixed-ceiling incentive contract with HII to complete the carrierâs mid-life overhaul at Virginiaâs Newport News Shipbuilding. The refueling and complex overhaul, or RCOH, comprises approximately one-third of the maintenance and modernization a carrier will undergo during its service l
TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage (opens the original)
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An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
National Guard awards $292 million for 2,000 âapartment-styleâ units for DC deployments (opens the original)
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The National Guard Bureau, the District of Columbia National Guard and the U.S. General Services Administration have awarded apartment-hotel rental company Placemakr $292 million to provide up to 2,000 âapartment-style lodging unitsâ for troops assigned to the Joint Task Force-District of Columbia mission, the Guard announced. The contract, the largest interagency lodging acquisition in the history of the Guard, comes as part of ongoing support for the Trump administrationâs âMaking D.C.
National Guard awards $292 million for 2,000 ‘apartment-style’ units for DC deployments (opens the original)
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The National Guard Bureau, the District of Columbia National Guard and the U.S. General Services Administration have awarded apartment-hotel rental company Placemakr $292 million to provide up to 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for troops assigned to the Joint Task Force-District of Columbia mission, the Guard announced. The contract, the largest interagency lodging acquisition in the history of the Guard, comes as part of ongoing support for the Trump administration’s “Making D.C. Safe an
Parris Island drill instructor found dead in apartment (opens the original)
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A drill instructor assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was found dead in her apartment on July 17, the service confirmed. Sgt. Darilyn C. Duong, a DI with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, was found in her apartment in Port Royal, just north of the installation. She was 25 years old. The cause of death is currently under investigation, Marine spokesperson 2nd Lt. Joshua Hartley said in a statement. âThe Marine Corps extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and
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