NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- The Naval War College issued the following news on Feb. 11: The U.S. Naval War College gathered military scholars and historians from the American and Vietnamese perspectives for a Feb. 6-7 conference examining the role of naval power in the Vietnam conflict. The conference looked at the Vietnam War as an example of a "limited war" in the shadow of the Cold War - a topic of renewed interest in today's climate of escalating great-power competition. "During tim  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - 2018 Data Show increased recycling of chemical waste nationwide * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2018 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis. Findings from this publicly available report show an increase in recycling of TRI chemical wastes nationwide and indicate that companies continue to find ways to implement new source reduction a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: We are pleased to present the New England Vegetable and Strawberry Report for crops produced in 2019. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeast Regional Field Office collects, analyzes, and estimates fruit and vegetable prices and yields at the request of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Funding was   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Javier "Alex" Reina, country manager for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Foreign Military Sales, spends his off-duty hours in service to another branch of the military - the R.I. Army National Guard. In May, Reina, a resident of East Freetown, Massachusetts, was promoted to brigadier general. An engineer with NUWC Division Newport since August 1991, Reina currently works on Foreig  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Personnel from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department recently won an International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) Special Achievement Award, which recognizes an exceptional act of special achievement in test and evaluation, or a notable project success resulting in tangible benefits. The Mark 48 Heavyweight T  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: For nearly 80 years, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and its predecessor organizations have been known for their expertise in the area of underwater sound. Now, that degree of knowledge has been made official. Division Newport's Underwater Sound Reference Division (USRD) recently was named an official Designated Institute (DI) for "Acoustics: Sound in Water" by the National Institu  more