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Tipoffs on Bath Iron Works Newsletter for Sunday July 30, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr. - DDG 124
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Navy will christen the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during a 10:30 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, July 29, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the christening ceremony's principal address. Remarks will also be provided by Colonel (ret.) Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., the ship's namesake; the Honorable Janet Mills, Governor of Maine;  more

Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr.-DDG 124
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Navy will christen the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during a 10:30 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, July 29, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the christening ceremony's principal address. Remarks will also be provided by Colonel (ret.) Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., the ship's namesake; the Honorable Janet Mills, G  more

Sen. Collins: Bill to Fund Key Defense Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, announced that she secured key funding for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a bipartisan vote of 27-1 provides $831.3 billion in discretionary funding--an increase of $5.1 billion more than the President's FY24 request for t  more