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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (October 15, 2015) – Sailors participate in the crossing the line shellback ceremony aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. DiNiro/ Released)151015-N-ZY039-225
U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (October 15, 2015) – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Austin Pellegrino, from Boston, Massachusetts, participates in the crossing the line shellback ceremony aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. DiNiro/ Released)151015-N-ZY039-281
U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (October 15, 2015) – Sailors participate in the crossing the line shellback ceremony aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. DiNiro/ Released)
The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.
GAO has long warned the program’s first launch would be delayed at least a year. Those projections could prove true, but perhaps for more nuanced reasons.
