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Bidens make calls to military families, visit Nantucket firehouse on Thanksgiving

U.S. News // 1 year ago

Bidens make calls to military families, visit Nantucket firehouse on Thanksgiving

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden placed Thanksgiving holiday calls to U.S. military families stationed around the world and paid a visit to a firehouse on Nantucket Island on Thursday.

Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis to undergo $2.99B, four-year overhaul

Defense News // 4 years ago

Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis to undergo $2.99B, four-year overhaul

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis will undergo a four-year overhaul at a cost of $2.99 billion, contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries announced.

NASA delays new test-firing of moon rocket

Science News // 4 years ago

NASA delays new test-firing of moon rocket

NASA has delayed the test-firing of its SLS moon rocket that had been planned for Thursday to check out a faulty valve in the liquid propulsion system.

Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives in Virginia for F-35B certification

Defense News // 4 years ago

Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives in Virginia for F-35B certification

The aircraft carrier ITS Cavour of the Italian navy arrived in Virginia for trials leading to certification to safely land and launch F-35B fighter planes.

NASA's moon rocket roars to life during shortened test-firing

Science News // 4 years ago

NASA's moon rocket roars to life during shortened test-firing

NASA's plan to test its new moon rocket fell short of a scheduled eight-minute test-firing Saturday in Mississippi, as the engines were shut down at just over a minute into the test.

Huntington Ingalls nabs $187.1M for overhaul of USS John C. Stennis

Defense News // 4 years ago

Huntington Ingalls nabs $187.1M for overhaul of USS John C. Stennis

Huntington Ingalls was awarded a $187.1 million contract modification Wednesday for the refueling complex overhaul of USS John C. Stennis, according to the Pentagon.

Stennis headed to Norfolk for upgrades, part of three-carrier location swap

Defense News // 5 years ago

Stennis headed to Norfolk for upgrades, part of three-carrier location swap

The USS John Stennis is scheduled to arrive in its new home port, Norfolk, Va., for a mid-life refueling complex overhaul on Thursday as part of a three-ship fleet swap.

Stennis joins Lincoln as second carrier strike group in Mediterranean

Defense News // 6 years ago

Stennis joins Lincoln as second carrier strike group in Mediterranean

The U.S. Navy now has two strike groups operating in the Mediterranean Sea as the John C. Stennis carrier joined the Abraham Lincoln group on Monday.

U.S. destroyer, cargo ship pass through Taiwan Strait

Defense News // 6 years ago

U.S. destroyer, cargo ship pass through Taiwan Strait

The U.S. Navy dispatched a guided-missile destroyer and cargo ship through the Taiwan Strait in a "routine" transit but opposed by China.

Stennis, Essex perform joint exercises in Arabian Sea

Defense News // 6 years ago

Stennis, Essex perform joint exercises in Arabian Sea

The nuclear powered John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group engaged in joint training exercises in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 12.

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John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member by his retirement.

Born in Kemper County, Mississippi, Stennis received a bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville (then Mississippi A&M) in 1923. In 1928, Stennis obtained a law degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, where he was a member of ΦΒΚ and ΑΧΡ. While in law school, he won a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, in which he served until 1932. Stennis was a prosecutor from 1932 to 1937 and a circuit judge from 1937 to 1947, both for Mississippi's Sixteenth Judicial District.

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