BlueForge Alliance

07/10/2025

BlueForge Alliance is proud to announce the launch of the BFA Foundation, a strategic philanthropic arm established to complement and enhance BFA’s mission through long-term investment in the people and places that sustain our defense industrial base.

The BFA Foundation will build a permanent endowment to support mission-aligned initiatives that strengthen workforce pipelines, drive innovation, and reinforce the resilience of suppliers and communities across the country. These efforts will be closely coordinated with government, industry, and academic partners to ensure long-term, community-driven impact.

“The BFA Foundation was built on a simple but urgent truth — the strength of our defense industrial base depends on the strength of the people behind it,” said Matt Prochaska, president, BlueForge Alliance Foundation.

Learn more: https://www.blueforgealliance.us/news/blueforge-alliance-launches-foundation-to-strengthen-the-defense-industrial-base-through-philanthropic-initiatives

06/18/2025

ICYMI: In a Defense and Munitions webinar Tim Shinbara spoke about how BlueForge Alliance is strengthening the defense industrial base for long‑term security and economic resilience.

Listen here:

Find out how BlueForge Alliance is strengthening the defense industrial base for long-term security and economic resilience.

06/17/2025

In a recent article, Tim Shinbara spoke with 3DPrint.com on how BlueForge Alliance is leveraging innovation, collaboration, and urgency to drive change across defense manufacturing.

The piece highlights the real-world impact of our work with partners, from cutting part qualification timelines in half to training thousands for careers in the skilled trades. With more than 400 projects underway, we’re scaling solutions that strengthen supply chains, modernize production, and grow the Maritime Industrial Base Program.

Read the full article: https://3dprint.com/318791/blueforge-alliances-tim-shinbara-a-driving-force-for-defense-manufacturing/

After an influential history within the manufacturing industry as VP and CTO of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), and a former (2020-2021) ASME Congressional Fellow in manufacturing, Tim Shinbara...

06/09/2025

Learning Blade, in partnership with the Maritime Industrial Base Program and BlueForge Alliance, is helping connect students to real-world STEM experiences and spark interest in careers in maritime manufacturing.

Recently, eighth-grade students from Walter S. Parker Middle School toured Granite State Manufacturing in New Hampshire, gaining firsthand insight into advanced manufacturing and defense industry careers.

Read more about their visit and the collaboration >>

Nashua, N.H. – May 2025 – Learning Blade, a leading STEM career awareness platform for grades 5–9, is collaborating with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime

06/06/2025

Next week BlueForge Alliance will be at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Supply Chain Alliance Symposium & Exhibition hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) in Richmond, VA.

This event is brings together government and industry leaders to explore opportunities, address challenges, and help shape the path forward to strength the supply chain that supports our nation defense.

If you’re attending, stop by booth 316 and let’s connect!

06/04/2025

BlueForge Alliance is proud to partner with VetJobs to connect veterans with long-term, high-quality careers in support of the Maritime Industrial Base Program. Together, we're building pathways for those who have served to continue serving. This time, through critical roles that strengthen our nation's defense workforce.

Read more about the partnership:

Opportunity for Veterans to Connect with Quality Employment

06/03/2025

The Maritime Industrial Base needs more industrial engineers. Ones who understand how to design for manufacturability, work with suppliers, and solve real production challenges. That’s exactly what this partnership between UMass Lowell, the U.S. Navy, and BlueForge Alliance is designed to deliver. Through scholarships and connections with New England suppliers like Granite State Manufacturing, students are stepping straight from the classroom into the industrial base, ready to build what the Navy needs, faster.

Learn more: https://www.blueforgealliance.us/news/umass-lowell-a-new-wave-of-industrial-engineers-for-navy-shipbuilding

05/30/2025

BFA had an incredible time during New York Fleet Week showcasing Build Submarines and the people, skills, and career paths that help power our nations defense.

Throughout the week and weekend, we connected with thousands about careers in the skilled trades and the critical role they play in our national security. Our activations at the Intrepid Museum drew nearly 27,000 attendees, including more than 4,500 visitors to the American Welding Society virtual welding truck. And more than 10,000 people stopped by to learn how BuildSubmarines.com connects jobseekers with real opportunities to serve in a new way.

We want to thank our partners, the Maritime Industrial Base Program, the event organizers, and everyone who made Fleet Week a success.

Video Credit: Intrepid Museum

05/30/2025

BFA is proud to partner with the Manufacturers Association of Maine (MAME) to support the upcoming Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity event focused on strengthening the defense industrial base through innovation, compliance, and collaboration.

Join BFA’s Evan Young, industry leaders, and cybersecurity experts as manufacturers in Maine get an in-depth look at the CMMC certification process, share actionable insights, and spark conversation around digital readiness in today’s evolving defense supply chain.

Details:
Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM
Location: Maine Maritime Academy, Workforce Training & Development Center

More info & registration: https://mainemfg.com/digital-transformation-and-cybersecurity/

05/29/2025

In collaboration with the U.S. Navy, the Maritime Industrial Base Program, and BlueForge Alliance, NobelClad Mount Braddock, PA celebrated the expansion of its Dunbar Mine with a ribbon cutting on Thursday.

This facility has supported explosive welding operations for more than 50 years and remains the only site in the U.S. with the structural capacity to meet the Navy’s metal cladding needs.

This expansion reflects the shared commitment to scaling advanced manufacturing capabilities to meet national defense needs. We were honored to join representatives from the Navy, the MIB, and fellow partners to be part of the day.

Full announcement here >> https://ir.dmcglobal.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/175/nobelclad-celebrates-expansion-of-its-dunbar-mine-in

05/13/2025

Through a collaboration between Learning Blade, the Maritime Industrial Base Program, and BlueForge Alliance, students from Two Rivers Middle School recently visited the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, where they toured the USS Razorback after completing a STEM-focused Learning Blade mission.

Experiences like these are helping bridge education and industry – giving students a chance to apply their skills and explore real-world opportunities beyond the classroom.

Learn more about the collaboration and their visit >>

North Little Rock, Ark. – May 2025 – Learning Blade, a leading STEM career awareness platform for grades 5–9, is collaborating with the U.S. Navy’s

05/12/2025

Brad Keselowski visited the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay last week to tour the facilities and meet with Navy leadership, shipbuilders, shipyard teams, civilian workforce and service members.

The visit supports our broader mission with the Maritime Industrial Base Program to raise awareness of the vital role of undersea defense and to help grow the workforce needed to sustain it.

Read more about the visit and our efforts here:

KINGS BAY, GA (May 8, 2025) – NASCAR champion and co-owner of RFK Racing, Brad Keselowski, visited Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on Wednesday, for a special event honoring America’s undersea warfighters. The visit included a tour of the base’s facilities, time spent with active-duty Sailors a...