AIS, AtoN, MTS – and you

The United States Army Corps of Engineers , supported by Alion Science and Technology , has put forth considerable effort during the last two years to further extend the capabilities of the existing Automatic Identification System network to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation along the inland rivers. The USACE works with the United States Coast Guard and other agencies and stakeholders to operate and maintain the nation's Marine Transportation System .

Lockheed joins Gray Wolf missile development program

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin the second deal, after Northrop Grumman, for development and demonstration of a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray Wolf. The terms of the $110 million deal were made public by Lockheed Martin on Wednesday in announcing the five-year contract for phase 1 of Gray Wolf development.

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017

During President Donald Trump's first year in office, nothing drew eyeballs to our site quite like the president's words. Readers turned out in droves for our fact-checks of Trump's first joint address to Congress and his speech announcing the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord.

13 Days in July: The Trump White House’s crucible

In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after he was privately sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office in Washington. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed.

Military turns to oyster reefs to protect against storms

Earle Naval Weapons Station, where the Navy loads some of America's most sophisticated weapons onto warships, suffered $50 million worth of damage in Superstorm Sandy. Now the naval pier is fortifying itself with some decidedly low-tech protection: oysters.

Handy hacks for the gifts you DIDN’T want

How I got the shot of the 'fab four' they all wanted... and I hope it will pay for my girl to go to university: Fan tells how she scooped the world's photographers to get best snap of Meghan and Kate Minneapolis police remove 'disgusting' candle-lit memorial created by white nationalists honoring Australian yoga instructor shot dead in pajamas outside her home by Somali-American cop China will overtake the US economy in 15 YEARS and India will leapfrog the UK and France in 2018, global report says Revealed: The FIVE trendy dental fads that are wreaking havoc on your teeth Is Noah's Ark buried on a Turkish mountain ? Experts claim they have 'new evidence' that suggests the Biblical ship ended up on Mount Ararat Will Harry and Meghan's wedding invitation to the Obamas sour Special Relationship with Trump? Fears royal couple will snub The Donald in favor of predecessor he hates ... (more)

‘Tesco ruined Christmas!’ Customers slam the supermarket

How I got the shot of the 'fab four' they all wanted... and I hope it will pay for my girl to go to university: Fan tells how she scooped the world's photographers to get best snap of Meghan and Kate NBC 'tightens sexual harassment policies and urges employees to report their own FRIENDS for inappropriate behavior or risk being fired' in the wake of the Matt Lauer scandal 'You are going straight to hell you screwed-up altar boy': Rosie O'Donnell unleashes bizarre attack on Paul Ryan in Twitter tirade in the early hours of Christmas Day Heart-breaking loss of life, strike operations on ISIS and patrolling tense waters off China to touching rescues, snow angels at base and emotional homecomings: The US Navy reveals their most powerful images of 2017 'The generosity of American people will not be taken advantage of': US envoy Nikki Haley announces $285m cut to UN following vote against ... (more)

FEMAIL reveals the best boxing day deals

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: A Christmas visit to see mom, her lesbian lover and dad in jail: Suitcase murderers Heather Mack and Tommy Schaefer dote over their two-year-old daughter Stella in Bali prison NBC 'tightens sexual harassment policies and urges employees to report their own FRIENDS for inappropriate behavior or risk being fired' in the wake of the Matt Lauer scandal 'You are going straight to hell you screwed-up altar boy': Rosie O'Donnell unleashes bizarre attack on Paul Ryan in Twitter tirade in the early hours of Christmas Day Heart-breaking loss of life, strike operations on ISIS and patrolling tense waters off China to touching rescues, snow angels at base and emotional homecomings: The US Navy reveals their most powerful images of 2017 'The generosity of American people will not be taken advantage of': US envoy Nikki Haley announces $285m cut to UN following vote against Trump ... (more)

Bad Weather Hampers Search For Missing Argentine Submarine With 44 On Board

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 26 -- Bad weather is hampering the search for an Argentine submarine that disappeared in the South Atlantic on Nov 15 with a crew of 44 on board, Xinhua news agency reported the Argentine Navy, as saying. Due to the poor weather in the area of operation, the navy ship undertaking the search with a Russian remotely operated underwater vehicle was unable to investigate an object detected Sunday at 814 metres below the sea level, the navy said, adding that the work would resume when the weather improved.

Bristol church hosts ‘Adopt a Sailor’ for Christmas

Kevin Ramos, left, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and about fifty other U.S. Navy enlisted recruits from the Naval Station Great Lakes, joined parishioners and volunteers who served a holiday meal during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's 2017 Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor at Bristol United Methodist Church on Christmas, Dec. 25, 2017. "We're basically doing it as family," said Ralph Myers and his wife, Joyce Myers, right, as they help put on the 10th annual Adopt-A-Sailor event at Bristol United Methodist Church.

Chopper crew hoists woman from ship, brings her to hospital

U.S. Coast Guard officials say a helicopter was used to hoist a woman from a cruise ship 100 miles off the Louisiana coast and bring her to the mainland for medical attention. The Coast Guard says it received a report from the cruise ship Vision of the Seas on Sunday that a 23-year-old woman was suffering from suspected internal bleeding from a prior incident.

Ukraine, separatist rebels agree on major prisoner exchange

Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels. Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels.

Tasmanian connection to WWI submarine, found after 103 years

FAMILY TIES: Daisy Baker, in 2014 on the 100-year anniversary of the disappearance of AE1, with a picture of her great-great-uncle Cyril Lefroy Baker. Battery ventilation trunks of HMAS AE1, which has been found after 103 years in waters off the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea.

Canadian orchestra launches probe after Dutoit allegations

Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels. Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels.