Southeastern Connecticut is using an Office of Economic Adjustment grant for a study to make sure the community’s ready for an influx of new sailors and submarine builders. “We’re trying to get in front of a good problem,” Bob Ross, executive director of the state’s Office of Military Affairs, told The Day…. A long-delayed redevelopment plan at Fort Lawton, Wash., will be released next month after a dispute over its housing options, according to the Queen Anne & Magnolia News.
The USS Indiana transits the Thames River near Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 29. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskins
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...