The guided missile frigate, USS Jarrett (FFG 33), will depart San Diego for an independent deployment to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility in the Eastern Pacific Sept. 9 under the command of Joint Interagency Task Force South.
USS New Orleans, along with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, and other embarked units, returned Thursday to their home port San Diego after completing a three-month independent deployment in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2010.
Three ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 -- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Momsen (DDG 92), and USS Shoup (DDG 86) -- will get underway Sept. 7 from Naval Station Everett for a scheduled routine deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the debt secured by the 941-unit, $300 million Pacific Beacon military housing development overlooking the 32nd Street Naval Station and placed it on a negative ratings watch.
Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., the transportation unit of Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB), has promoted Min Wei to vice president of financial operations worldwide.
San Diego State University received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure program to help prepare military veterans for careers in engineering.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) said its Charleston Marine Containers Inc. business unit has received a new $16 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command.
Local think tank the National University System Institute for Policy Research released a study this week that found that an increase in federal payrolls, mostly to military service members, has helped keep San Diego's incomes slightly higher than most during the recession.
The Security Network hosts the third annual San Diego Regional Security Conference, which brings together industry, government and military from multiple countries.
September 3, 2010, 5 p.m. -- San Diego's web video news: Today's breaking major business events, economic, and financial announcements from The Daily Transcript/San Diego Source newsroom.
Aug. 26, 2010 -- Capt. Joel Roos, deputy commander of the Naval Medical Center San Diego, speaks with Daily Transcript Executive Editor George Chamberlin about providing health care to the country's military and their family members.
Aug. 17, 2010 -- Erik Caldwell, a consultant with Business Thru Government, explains how the company helps small businesses cut through some of the red tape when working with government agencies.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2010) - Capt. Scott Conn, commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, accompanied by Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 11, breaks the sound barrier during a fly-by over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Whether it's standard products, modification of existing products, or entirely new products, Caterpillar® and Hawthorne CAT® have a long history of successful support for our troops and federal employees in just about any application.
Pat O'Day, a disabled veteran and Purple Heart recipient of the Vietnam War, and owner of two firms with Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOSB) status, has along with countless other veteran and disabled veteran business owners found that there is a lack of parity when it comes to federal contracting.
