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Navy/USMC

Caldwell Calls Out Industry Connection As Columbia Construction Looms

Friday, November 8th, 2019

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Caldwell Calls Out Industry Connection As Columbia Construction Looms

Artist rendering of the future Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), which will replace the Ohio-class submarines. (Illustration: U.S. Navy)

Adm. James Caldwell, the top nuclear-navy man, had reassuring words for the nuclear shipbuilding industry and its suppliers on Thursday during a banquet speech at the Nuclear Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium. “I ... want you to know that contrary to what you might read or hear, ... submarine force leadership values our close, enduring relationships with our industry partners,” Caldwell said from the podium. “We’re not going to get it done without you. We need to be tightly connected.”…

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