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  • Loss of a Success Contributor – William Haggett

    Former Bath Iron Works President William “Bill” Haggett, who led the shipyard from 1981 to 1992, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Haggett led…

  • DDG51 Officer Receives SNA Arleigh Burke Award

    LCDR Lindsey Boyle, DDG51 Plans and Tactics Officer, was recognized with the Admiral Arleigh Burke Surface Warfare Operational Excellence Award – Officer East at the…

  • Arleigh Burke Sailor selected MDAA Navy Missile Defender of the Year

    FCA1 Julian Smith was selected as the US Navy Awardee for the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance 2024 Missile Defender of the Year This is a…

  • Red Sea Incident Investigators: Beware the Fallacy of Hobson’s Choice

    “Weakening the authority of commanding officers to exercise their best judgment in the fog of combat should not be an outcome of the Red Sea…

  • Loss of a Shipmate – GMC (SW) Gordon Dale Mathis

    The Association has recently learned of the passing of Gordon Dale Mathis, GMC (SW), Plankowner. Funeral service is Wednesday, January 8th at 2:00 PM at…

  • Kevin J Brennan, PhD

    Memories of a key contributor to AEGIS Ashore. Kevin was a key contributor to the success of two major DoD programs, one of the quiet…

  • Change of Command

    Commander Ethan Reber relieved Commander Tyrchra Bowman as Commanding Officer on December 19, 2024. Fair Winds and Following Seas to Commander Bowman, who led the…

  • Fletcher Factor

    What was the “Fletcher Factor,” and how did it help get Arleigh Burke to Sea?

  • Loss of a Shipmate – OS1 (SW) Charles Priebe

    Charles Priebe passed on October 15, 2024, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Services will be held Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 5:00…

  • 1983 – 2024

    1983 “Would it not be better to save lives than avenge them? …” Strategic Defense InitiativeMarch 23, 1983 2024 U.S. Assets in Mediterranean Again Helped…