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New San Diego-Based Navy Ship to be Named After Gabrielle Giffords

"I am pleased to honor Gabrielle Giffords and the people of Arizona with the naming of this ship," Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said during a ceremony in a Pentagon courtyard.

Warship Bonhomme Richard leaving SD

The 844-foot amphibious warship Bonhomme Richard leaves San Diego on Feb. 14th on deployment, and will change homeports to Sasebo, Japan this spring.

Navy To Name New Ship After Giffords

One of the new littoral combat ships that will be based in San Diego will be named after retired Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in the Tucson shootings last year, the Navy announced Friday.

PORT STAFF BACKS PARKING GARAGE BUT NOT ‘WINGS’

A 500-space parking garage, topped by a park, should be the preferred use of Navy Pier next to the USS Midway Museum, the San Diego Unified Port District staff recommended Wednesday.

16 Littoral Combat Ships May Be Homeported Locally

The U.S. Navy may station as many as 16 of its new Littoral Combat Ships at Naval Base San Diego during the years ahead.

Navy unveils plan for 16 littorals in San Diego

The new ships will mean 1,700 additional sailors for San Diego Naval Base, plus 1,900 family members.

16 NAVY LITTORAL SHIPS TO BE ASSIGNED TO S.D.

The Navy plans to assign as many as 16 of its new littoral class ships to San Diego, up from the dozen reported last year.

NAVY’S AIR PLAN HITS TURBULENCEHISTORYTHE PROCESSTHE DEBATE

Military aviation and Coronado go hand in hand, from the days Ryan Air rolled out the Spirit of St. Louis for Charles Lindbergh’s historic trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 and the christening of the San Diego Municipal Airport as Lindbergh Field.

SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Advanced Space and Military Communications Center

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S.

San Diego Marine awarded Silver Star

For his actions in Sangin, Afghanistan , Sgt. Philip McCulloch Jr. was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third highest medal for valor in combat.