Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

Now, Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jarek Marte of Providence is assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. He is a weapons specialist charged with managing all types of ...

The new policy aims to revitalize a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals ...