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USS Pierre (LCS 38)

MOBILE, Ala – The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance trials, achieved the highest measured quality in 15 years. (Photo by Amanda Helfers)

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)

(June 5, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), steams into formation alongside NATO ships during Baltic Operations 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Lagadi)

Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 25, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), right, and the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), center, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is underway in the Atlantic Ocean on a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Shen)

USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), launches a Standard Missile 3

ATLANTIC OCEAN – (May 20, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), launches a Standard Missile 3 to intercept a ballistic missile during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025. ASD/FS 25 is the largest at-sea live-fire exercise in the European theater, hosted by U.S. 6th Fleet and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye)

Landing Craft Air Cushion 34

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2025) A landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, approaches the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to dock and unload equipment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Logan Goins)

USS Ohio (SSGN 726)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 23, 2025) – The guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, April 23, 2025. Ohio, homeported in Bangor, Washington, and assigned to Submarine Squadron 19, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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Mobile, Alabama (May 19, 2025) – Members of the shipbuilding team, from Program Executive Office, Ships; Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast; Austal USA; and General Dynamics on board USNS Point Loma (T-EPF 15), the Navy’s second Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, before the at sea portion of acceptance trials at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Point Loma

By Team Ships Public Affairs | June 24, 2025

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configuration, from Austal USA, June 24. The delivery of EPF 15...

MOBILE, Ala – The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) departed Austal USA shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in Mobile, Alabama, June 2025. Acceptance Trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy later this year.

Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials

By PEO USC Public Affairs | June 23, 2025

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance...

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) announced the 50th anniversary of its Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) in Panama City, Florida. A cornerstone of diving research and development, the OSF has been instrumental in advancing the safety and effectiveness of Navy divers and special operations forces for half a century.

NEDU Commemorates 50 Years of Diving Deep in the Ocean Simulation Facility in Panama City, Florida

By Naval Experimental Diving Unit Public Affairs | June 18, 2025

PANAMA CITY, FL (May 23, 2023) – The Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) announced the 50th anniversary of its Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) in Panama City, Florida. A cornerstone of diving research and development, the...

The United States Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 113, from Textron Systems, June 12.
The delivery of LCAC 113 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, which tested the readiness and capability of the craft to effectively meet its requirements.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 113

By Team Ships Public Affairs | June 17, 2025

NEW ORLEANS– The United States Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 113, from Textron Systems, June 12.The delivery of LCAC 113 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain -- An additive manufacturing machine prints an eductor, or jet pump, using stainless steel wire for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, in partnership with the Spanish Armada’s intermediate-level maintenance command and their embedded additive manufacturing (AM) contractor, manufactured parts for Arleigh Burke, generating timely readiness for the ship ahead of its planned patrol throughout U.S. Sixth Fleet. FDRMC provides emergent, intermediate and depot-level maintenance and modernization for Forward Deployed Naval Forces in U.S. 5th and 6th Fleets through fleet technical assistance, voyage repair, contract management oversight, assessments, and diving and salvage.

Low-Risk AM Process Improving Readiness Generation

By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications | June 12, 2025

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain -- Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, in partnership with the Spanish Armada’s intermediate-level maintenance command and their embedded additive manufacturing (AM)...