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NASA Astronaut Lee Morin to Retire After 30 Years of Innovation
NASA astronaut and retired United States Navy Capt. Lee Morin has retired from the agency after 30 years of service. He served as a mission specialist on STS-110 and went on to oversee the Rapid Prototyping Laboratory and technology development for the International Space Station and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, as well as its Artemis campaign. “Lee’s contributions throughout his…
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NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires
After 25 years at NASA, flying in four different spacecraft, accumulating 464 days in space, astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore has retired from NASA. The Tennessee native earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a master’s degree in aviation systems from the University of Tennessee. Wilmore is a decorated U.S. Navy captain who…
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Beechcraft M-346N Unveiled as Ready-Now Solution for U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System
–Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced its offering of the Beechcraft M-346N jet as a “ready-now” solution from an iconic American company for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program. The U.S. Navy has released several Requests for Information related to an upcoming Request for Proposals for a new aircraft for the UJTS program. With our…
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Pittsburgh native defends America from under the sea
For Full Story: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/06/pittsburgh-native-defends-america-from.html By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community OutreachKINGS BAY, Ga. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Jalen Bonner, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Alaska, homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. As a submariner, Bonner is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel continuing a 125-year tradition of service under…
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Gibsonia native serves with the next generation of U.S. Navy Elite Rescue Swimmers
By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach PENSACOLA, Fla. – Airman Ryan Geyer, a native of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) where the next generation of Aviation Rescue Swimmers (AIRRs) are taught to execute life-or-death rescues in the most extreme conditions imaginable. Geyer is a 2020 graduate of Pine-Richland…
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Pittsburgh native assumes command of U.S. Navy’s AUKUS Integration and Acquisition program
Rear Adm. Seif Takes the Helm of AUKUS Integration and Acquisition For Full Story: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/497956/rear-adm-seif-takes-helm-aukus-integration-and-acquisition Courtesy Story, AUKUS Integration & Acquisition WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Richard Seif assumed leadership of the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Direct Reporting Program Management Office on April 21. “I am honored and excited to join the AUKUS team,” said Seif. “Our allies and partners are an…
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Pittsburgh native serves in the South China Sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Mark Scarps, from Pittsburgh, manages maintenance on growler aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and…
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard Makes Three for the New Business and Strategic Planning Officer
For Full Story: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/486160/norfolk-naval-shipyard-makes-three-new-business-and-strategic-planning-officer Story by Troy Miller, Norfolk Naval Shipyard The U.S. Navy owns four public shipyards. They are Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Virginia; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNSY & IMF) in Bremerton, Washington; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY)…
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Pittsburgh native performs with U.S. Navy Band Commodores at high school in McKees Rocks
McKees Rocks, Pa. (October 19, 2024) Musician 1st Class Zachary Hollister, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, performs with the U.S. Navy Band Commodores at Montour High School in McKees Rocks. During their 23-day tour, the Commodores performed 15 public concerts and 6 school concerts throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, connecting audiences with their Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by…
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Pittsburgh native serves with U.S. Navy patrol squadron
For Full Story: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2024/08/pittsburgh-native-serves-with-us-navy.html Story and photo by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach OAK HARBOR, Wash. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Stoffel, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Stoffel graduated from Norwin High School in 2020. The skills and values needed to succeed…
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