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Navy commissions 6th ship named Charleston
The first thing you notice when you board the future USS Charleston is the new ship smell, a scent reminiscent of that which accompanies a new car. That’s about where the similarities stop between the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship and your 2019 Volvo S60. The future USS Charleston, which wil[...]
SPAWAR changes center names; mission remains
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command will change the names of its systems centers in Charleston and San Diego to reflect the importance of information in warfare. The new name, Naval Information Warfare Center, will be effective Feb. 18. The Charleston site will be called Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, and will go[...]
JBC opens dining facility after $2.4 million renovation
Joint Base Charleston has opened the air base’s dining facility after a multimillion renovation and repair project, the public affairs office in North Charleston said. The Gaylor Dining Facility opened last week after $2.4 million in repairs and renovations at the region’s largest employer. Joint Base Charl[...]
SAIC considering options after contract canceled
Editor’s Note: The print version of this story, which will appear in the Nov. 12, 2018, edition of the Charleston Regional Business Journal, incorrectly states the amount of a contract award. SAIC secured a $145 million initial production contract to build an additional 22 amphibious assault vehicles, which later increased[...]
Sanders takes command at SPAWAR Atlantic
Capt. Wesley Sanders has taken over command of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic from Capt. Scott Heller. Heller commanded SPAWAR’s Atlantic division since July 2015 and is retiring with more than 30 years of naval service, according to a news release. His most recent tour as commanding officer of SSC Atlanti[...]
SPAWAR camps encourage students to pursue STEM careers
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic hosted several camps this summer to encourage students across the Lowcountry to take a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The sixth annual Palmetto Cybersecurity Summer Camp was a weeklong camp hosted by SPAWAR and Trident Technical Coll[...]
Tecklenburg: Flooding greatest concern with hurricane
Hurricane Florence’s trajectory shifted southward overnight, according to the National Hurricane Center, and the storm is projected to slow down when it reaches land. “That’s not a lot of movement, and as a result, that’s going to make some of our impacts even worse,” said Ken Graham, director of th[...]
On this Labor Day weekend, remember our men and women who are working
Earlier this year, we published a photo of a Navy search-and-rescue swimmer, Andrew Johnstone, who was participating in maneuvers aboard the USS Green Bay. Johnstone is from Charleston, and when we published his photo in March several folks got in touch with us, including his family, to tell us how much they appreciated seeing h[...]
A homecoming for Hamilton
While Broadway fans tried to scoop up tickets to October’s Hamilton performances in Charlotte earlier this week, another namesake of the United States’ first Treasury secretary was also making waves in the Southeast. After 71 days of a counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the crew of the Coast Guard&rsqu[...]
Family Day provides preview of Joint Base Charleston air show
Joint Base Charleston's Family Day event today brought out the military families and the military plane families. We went to check it all out today; you can check it out Saturday at the Joint Base Charleston Air and Space Expo. The gates open at 8:30 a.m. and the opening ceremonies are at 10:30 a.m. Static displays [...]
USS Ralph Johnson prepared for commissioning
The decommissioned USS Laffey is usually the lone destroyer in Charleston Harbor, sitting alongside the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point and serving as a museum. For the past week, though, the USS Laffey has had a friend (ships can totally be friends) across the harbor: The future USS Ralph Johnson, a guided missile destroyer, has[...]
