KITTERY, Maine — Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, urged new Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to expand the branch’s fleet of submarines, ships and aircraft carriers ...

PORTSMOUTH — The Department of Defense has exempted the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from the Trump administration’s federal workforce hiring freeze after several weeks of uncertainty. U.S. Sen. Jeanne ...

The USS Hampton arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, on Thursday for scheduled maintenance and system upgrades to remain mission-ready and meet the Navy’s needs before returning to ...

KITTERY, Maine — Despite being approved for hire, nearly 150 new workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have yet to begin their employment due to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management holding up their ...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery recently completed an engineered refueling overhaul on Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773). The project distinguished Cheyenne as the first ...

KITTERY, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she was "encouraged by the reaction" of Navy Secretary John Phelan after he toured the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the first time Thursday ...

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Sens. Collins and Shaheen urged Navy Secretary Phelan to expand the U.S. Navy's fleet to compete with China. Phelan toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, his first official visit to a public shipyard ...