Newswire 2009 Articles

Nov. 19, 2009
Ceremony Marks Navy's First Ford-class Carrier USS Hampton (SSN 767) Undocks, Completes VRLA Early PSNS & IMF Completes USS Maine (SSBN 741) ERP Early NSWC Indian Head Breaks Ground on New Weapons and Armament Facility Siel Named Technical Director for NSWC Dahlgren NSWC Port Hueneme White Sands Detachment Supports Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Mission of Target Vehicles NR-1 Departs PNS in Well Deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD 50)
Nov. 13, 2009
NSWC Corona Hosts a NAVSEA National Hiring Event Buduo Assumes Command of NSWC Indian Head NNSY Recognizes 136 New Apprentices Navy's Newest Carrier Takes Shape SSLCM Activity Reaches Major Milestone in First Six Months
Nov. 5, 2009
NAVSEA Leads SYSCOM Team at Auto Worker Recruiting Event NUWC Keyport Recognized in Top 5 DoD Program Awards for 2008 NSWC Panama City Delivers Environmental Impact Statement / Overseas Environmental Impact Statement NSWC Carderock Host Corporate Tour for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Wears Assumes Command of Naval Undersea Warfare Centers
Oct. 29, 2009
NUWC Newport Leadership Earn Nathaniel Stinson EEO Award CRADA Partners NSWC Crane with Johns Hopkins University APL Corona Engineer Receives "Rising Star" Award for Developing Groundbreaking Communications System NUWC Keyport Receives DoD Award for Parts Obsolescence Management NAVSEA Researching Fuel Saving Initiative with Clean Propellers
Oct. 22, 2009
Record Year for Navy's Incentivized Energy Conservation Program NNSY's "Big Rock" Celebrates VPP Recertification, Waterfront Successes
Oct. 15, 2009
NAVSEA Highlights Energy Initiatives at Naval Energy Forum NSWC Corona Inspires Future Navy Scientists and Engineers NAVSEA Initiative Supports Fleet, Saves Millions Fuller Assumes Command of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard PSNS & IMF Recognizes 169 Newly Graduated Apprentices Navy Conducts First Successful Structural Test Firing for LCS Gun Mission Module NSWC Crane Supports Wounded Warriors
Oct 08, 2009
Norfolk Ship Support Activity Established Navy Stern Flap Installations Project to Save Millions in Fuel Costs Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Graduates Apprentices, Skilled Workers Brovarone Assumes Command of NSWC Panama City Division Restorations Provide a Renewed Face for PSNS & IMF Historic Landmark
Oct 01, 2009
First Cruiser Sails with New Fuel-Saving Hull Coating New PNSY Facility Enhances Fleet Support SECNAV Visits NAVSEA Activities COMNAVSURFLANT Reviews Navy's Leading Independent Assessment Agent MCM MP Successfully Completes End-to-End Testing AGBT Demonstrated Technology Could Extend Gun Barrel Service Life
Sep 24, 2009
T-AKE 12 Construction Commences Integrated Swimmer Defense Team Completes Second Test NSWC Crane Recognized for Outstanding Value Engineering Navy Transfers UNREP Oiler to Chilean Navy
Sep 17, 2009
USS Freedom (LCS 1) Completes Industrial Post-Delivery Availability USS New Hampshire to Serve as Host Platform for Dry Deck Shelter Development / Operational Testing Shipboard Protection System Achieves Milestone Decision New Naval Directed Energy Center to impact Future Weapons for Naval and Joint Forces Submarine Trainer Program Office Earns Architecture Achievement Award NSWC Port Hueneme Supports Tomahawk Missile Test SEA 21 Reorganizes to Support Fleet Readiness Joint High Speed Vessel Program Receives Safety Excellence Award TSCE Infrastructure Installed at SCSC Wallops Island
Sep 10, 2009
PSNS & IMF Recertified as VPP Star Site Next-Generation Minehunting Tools Delivered
Sep 3, 2009
Inaugural Mission Package Detachment Crew Receives SUW MP Training Future USNS Wally Schirra Completes Acceptance Trials NNSY Completes USS Boise Availability One Day Early
Aug 27, 2009
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Contract Awarded 1000th Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Delivered NUWC Engineer Earns ONR Cheapskate Prize Corona Warfare Center Partners with Premier Pacific Range Facility Pacific Commands Team to Build Future Engineering Force NSWC Crane Leads Testing Range Development
Aug 20, 2009
NAVSEA Commands Recognized for Outstanding Energy Management New Navy-Virginia Tech Agreements Bring Benefits to Military and Students Kelley Takes Command of NSWC Dam Neck 136 Apprentices Graduate from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Navy to Transfer Decommissioned Destroyer for Artificial Reefing NAVSEA Keyport Team Delivers Software Success PSNS & IMF Employee Selected for DoD Award
Aug. 13, 2009
Technology Enhances Warfighters' Threat Detection Capability Navy Civilian Engineers Work with Warfighters in Afghanistan to Field New Communications System
Aug 6, 2009
Incentivized Energy Conservation Program Realizes Record $99 Million Fuel Savings NUWC Newport Breaks Ground on New Sensors Lab Corona Warfare Center Builds Strength with Engineering Diversity Program USS Buffalo Completes Availability 7 Days Early Indian Head Employee Receives NOMAR Award Corona Warfare Center Installs 100th Automated Calibration System NAVSEA Personnel Honored for STEM Achievement NAVSEA Keyport Delivers Automated Rotor Blade Stripping System NUWC Keyport Hosts 4th Annual Diversity Day Street Fair
July 30, 2009
USS Bunker Hill Completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials NNSY Hosts 2nd College Day NUWC Division Newport Dedicates New Outreach and Collaboration Center NSWC Crane Recognized for Supporting Work Force Development USS Boise Undocks 5 Days Early
July 23, 2009
NAVSEA Warfare Center Delivers Unprecedented Capability for Coalition Exercise NAVSEA Partners to Award More than $26 Million in Valve Contracts NAVSEA Deputy Equal Employment Officer to be Honored at National Women of Color Technology Conference Summit Addresses Critical Navy Ship Maintenance Issues
July 16, 2009
Navy Concludes Search for Air France Flight's Data Recorders Future USS Makin Island Sails Away USS Freedom (LCS 1) Completes Structural Test Firing NSWC Crane Supports Hubble Space Telescope Battery Replacement NASA Saves Valuable Time and Funds as Result of Battery Verification Navy Scientists and Engineers Partner with Florida Teachers and Students NSWC Crane Delivers Innovative Testing System Fleet Now Better Equipped to Test Tactical Jamming System New Commander for Bangor's Intermediate Maintenance Facility NSWC Port Hueneme Supports Minuteman III Launch NSWC Crane Scientists Selected for HEART Leadership Students Participate in NSWC Dahlgren Supported Summer Academy NAVSEA Engineering Reservists and Sea Cadets Help Preserve Massachusetts History Crew of Future USS Jason Dunham Honors Namesake in Mast Stepping Ceremony NSWC Carderock Welcomes New Commander
July 10, 2009
Keel Laid for Future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Wayne E. Meyer USS Cole (DDG 67) Sports New Fuel-Saving Hull Coating Team Submariner Earns Blacks in Government Award Pearl Harbor Shipyard Workers Keep the Fleet Ready NNSY Participates in 1st Hampton Roads Veterans Job Fair NUWC Division Newport Engineers Named Technology All-Stars NSWC Port Hueneme Leads First USS Stockdale CSSQT Joint and Coalition Warfighters Test New and Emerging Technological Solutions for Combatant Commanders at CWID 2009
July 1, 2009
New Commander for NNSY 1000th VLA Missile Produced
June 25, 2009
Electronic Charting Reaches Milestone on Submarines PEO Ships Hosts Annual Multi-Agency Craft Conference NAVSEA's Warfare Center Celebrates Historic "First" at Change of Command Ceremony
June 18, 2009
New SECNAV Makes First Naval Shipyard Visit Navy Laser Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Warfare Center Trains Warfighters to Operate Upgraded Technology PEO Submarines Earns Architecture Achievement Award Navy Leads Helicopter Recovery Efforts New Warfare Center Simulator Supports Warfighter Safety Warfare Center Promotes Education, Science in Classrooms Warfare Center Employee Earns Assistant Secretary of the Navy Award in Comptrollership Navy Surface Warfare Center Employee Named as Science Advisor NAVSEA Public Affairs Professionals Recognized Among Best in Navy Volunteers Restore Native Habitats at Carderock Naval Sea Systems Command and Norfolk Naval Shipyard Work to Improve Hiring "Wounded Warriors" International Human-Powered Submarine Races to be Held at Carderock's Model Basin
June 11, 2009
New Testing Capability Developed at Crane AEGIS Weapons System to Reap Initial Benefits NAVSEA Diver Awarded Bronze Star Medal
June 4, 2009
Successful Missile Test from USS Nimitz Navy Re-Advertises Ex-Sea Shadow for Donation, Revises Requirements 160,000+ Pages of Technical Manuals Transferred While Underway NSWC Crane Trains Australian Field Service Representatives Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration to be held at NSWC Dahlgren
May 28, 2009
Navy Dedicates Expansion of Joint Warfare Assessment Lab to Fallen Sailor USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials NAVSEA Tests Environmentally-Friendly Oil Separator NSWC Port Hueneme Delivers Enhanced Imagery Software Capability Greenert Discusses Future of MCM Operations at MINWARA Growing ROV Challenge Program Inspires Northwest Youth Federal Laboratory Consortium Presents Award to Panama City Scientist
May 20, 2009
First Virginia Class Payload Tube Arrives for Installation Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Completes USS Lake Erie Availability - On Time, Within Budget NSWC Port Hueneme Engineers Help USS Bonhomme Richard Sailors "Gas Up" NAVSEA Engineer Awarded Bronze Star Medal Keel Laid for USS Spruance
May 14, 2009
Incentivized Energy Conservation Program Realizes Record $79 Million Fuel Savings First GW Maintenance Period in Japan Finishes on Time NSWC Crane Now Leads CREW 3.1 Expanded Capabilities for Space and Missile Testing Warfighters Supported by On Target Software System
May 07, 2009
California (SSN 781) Celebrates Keel Laying NSWC Crane Igniter Lights the Way Bravo Zulu to Pearl Harbor Shipyard for Submarine Repairs NAVSEA Offers Unique View at First Combined Navy Exhibit New Technical Director for NSWC Corona NAVSEA Supports U.S. Coast Guard's Environmental Assessment of Sunken World War II Ship
Apr. 30, 2009
NSWC Port Hueneme Tests Latest Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile "Star" Status Recertification Recommended for Norfolk Naval Shipyard Navy Stern Flap Installations Project to Save Millions in Fuel Costs NSWC Indian Head Co-hosts Energetics Symposium
Apr. 23, 2009
Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer Truxtun NSWC Port Hueneme Trains Newly Commissioned Stockdale COBRA: One Step Closer to Expeditionary Warfare Users
Apr. 16, 2009
PSNS Completes One-Of-A-Kind Replacement, USS San Francisco Departs for Sea Trials Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Makin Island New NAVSEA Module Saves Fleet $, Improves Reliability Navy EOD Technicians Awarded Bronze Stars for Actions in Afghanistan SECNAV honors NSWC Dahlgren Chief Engineer with Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense “Pathfinder Award” NUWC Keyport Recognized as Best in DoD
Apr. 09, 2009
Navy’s Newest Carrier Successfully Completes Acceptance Sea Trials NSWC Corona Provides Unprecedented Maintenance Support for Navy While Saving Millions and Improving Readiness Two NAVSEA Employees Recognized at ASNE Day 2009 NSWC Dahlgren Expands Cooperation with Virginia Tech NSWC Crane Partners with University of Notre Dame to Lead Radiation Effects Research Study Navy to Commission Newest Guided Missile Destroyer Stockdale Unmanned ASW Support Facility to be Built at NUWC Division Newport
Apr. 3, 2009
NAVSEA Eliminates CFC Refrigerants Onboard Navy Aircraft Carriers NAVSEA Approves New Peel & Stick Non-Skid PHNS Awards First Scholarship, Teams Advance to FIRST Finals NAVSEA Commands Recognized for PA Excellence Navy’s Top Engineers and Scientists Honored
Mar. 26, 2009
NAVSEA Wins DoD Value Engineering Awards Team Initiative Yields Dramatic Cost Savings NASA's Orion Capsule Built and Tested at NSWC Carderock
Mar. 19, 2009
Navy's ERM Program Projects $1.8B Maintenance Savings Over 20 Years
Mar. 13, 2009
USS Alaska Finishes On Time and Under Budget at NNSY New Test Center Opens at Wallops Island 200 PHNSY Workers Recognized for USS Port Royal Operations NSWC Indian Head Wraps Up Best Packaging Award SUPSALV Responds to Environmental Threat SUPSALV Supports 1st Joint Heavy Lift Operation
Mar. 5, 2009
ASN RDA Announces New Corrosion Control Executive NSWC Port Hueneme Leads First Coast Guard National Security Cutter CSSQT Navy to Christen USNS Wally Schirra Combat Direction Systems Activity Wins Navy's Highest Community Service Honor
Feb. 26, 2009
"First Step" Taken in PHNS Modernization NAVSEA 2M MTR Program Reaches New Heights Mobile Cleaning, Recovery, Recycle System Performs Successful Initial Testing NAVSEA Commander Sees 'Back-to-Basics' Results and Lean Applications During Norfolk Naval Shipyard Visit NAVSEA Field Activities Win CNO Safety Awards NSWC Port Hueneme Accepts ASNE 2009 Engineer and Project of the Year Awards NAVEODTECHDIV Platoon Supports the Warfighter, Returns from Afghanistan
Feb. 19, 2009
NAVSEA's i-ENCON Program Realizes Record Fuel Savings Quarter NAVSEA's Phillips, 2009 Federal Engineer of the Year Award Finalist NAVSEA's Severson Wins Copernicus Award Chief of Naval Operations Concludes Northwest Trip, Visits NAVSEA Field Activities
Feb. 12, 2009
Pearl Harbor Shipyard Personnel Help Free USS Port Royal, Prepare for Repairs Record Inactivation for Norfolk Naval Shipyard NAVSEA Puts Cost-Saving Initiatives to Work USS Bunker Hill Completes Sea Trials
Feb 5, 2009
PHNSY Commended for Repair Work NAVSEA Employee Named Asian American Engineer of the Year NAVSEA Top Management Attention Team Tackles 100-plus Initiatives NSWC Dahlgren Recognizes Genius and Professionalism PEO LMW Briefs Unmanned Systems at AUVSI NSWC Indian Head Recognized for One Million Safe Work Hours NSWC Port Hueneme Completes Modifications of MK 38 MOD 2 Machine Gun Systems aboard USS Kidd (DDG 100)
Jan. 29, 2009
NNSY Partnering with INSURV on Surface Ship Inspections NSWC Port Hueneme Develops Effective Hands-On Fleet Training NAVSEA and PEOs Reach Out to Small Businesses
Jan. 22, 2009
Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Green Bay IMF Bangor Honored as OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Site USS Louisville (SSN 724) Departs Early After Engineered Overhaul Naval Surface Forces Designate SWE Chief Technology Officer
Jan. 15, 2009
NNSY’s Regional Dive Locker Keeps CVN-69 Sailing NAVSEA Discusses Sustaining and Building the Fleet at SNA Symposium
Jan. 08, 2009
NAVSEA/PEO Officials Will Conduct Group and Media Availabilities at Surface Navy Association Symposium USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Finishes Availability NAVSEA's Rustemier Recognized for Promoting 8(a) Contracting Opportunities Naval Undersea Warfare Center Scientist Wins Technology Award PSNS & IMF Completes Largest DSRA On Time BACK TO BASICS: NNSY Dedicates New "sub hub"

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