USS Springfield returns to Guam; Nan Inc. awarded $211.4M MilCon contract
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield returned to its homeport in Guam on Aug. 31, after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
“During the deployment, [the] Springfield conducted missions vital to national security, enhanced operational capabilities, reinforced deterrence across the Indo-Pacific, and made port visits to Sasebo and Okinawa, Japan,” according to INDOPACOM.
The Springfield is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines based at Naval Base Guam.
A sailor assigned to the USS Springfield shares a hug with their child after returning to its homeport on Aug. 31. U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. James Caliva
In related news, Nan Inc. was awarded Aug. 30 CHamoru Standard Time a $211.4 million “firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a communications center at Andersen Air Force Base, with work expected to be completed by March 2030. The contract was competitively procured via the sam.gov website, with four proposals received, and the award was made by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific. mbj
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