Harris Corp. has been awarded a $75 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for upgrades to its Falcon III manpack radios, manufactured in Rochester. The contract follows U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s push for increased funding in the 2019 Defense ...

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The U.S. Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Greater Rochester Inc. will continue its annual tradition this weekend with its 2018 USMC Rochester Ball. It is the second such event since the organization sidelined the ball for four years. Saturday’s event ...

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After a four-year absence, the Rochester Marine Corps Birthday Ball will return next week to rekindle a Rochester tradition. The U.S. Marine Corps dates to Nov. 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress resolved that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” ...

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