Home Page

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) waits to undock from Dry Dock 4, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 11, 2025. PHNSY & IMF is a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and a one-stop regional maintenance center for the Navy’s surface ships and submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mike Wilson)

USS Greeneville (SSN 772)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 4, 2024) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) transits the Pacific Ocean while supporting a distinguished visitor embark, Dec. 4, 2024. Greeneville is one of four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 11. These submarines are capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare; anti-ship warfare; strike warfare; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keenan Daniels)

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

SURIGAO STRAIT (Dec. 22, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Surigao strait, Dec. 22, 2024. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116)

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (February 18, 2025) Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) gets underway from Naval Station Mayport, Fla., beginning its transit to relieve USS St. Louis (LCS 19) as the ready ship in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations February 18, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John R. Fischer)

TOP NEWS

Fields Assumes Command of Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath

April 25, 2025 - BATH, Maine. — Capt. Joshua Fields relieved Capt. David Hart as commanding officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath (SUPSHIP Bath), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, on April 25.As its 33rd commanding...

Keel Laid for Future USNS Solomon Atkinson

April 16, 2025 - MOBILE, Ala. —The keel for the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), a Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on April 16, at Austal USA.The keel laying represents the start of a ship's...

Naval Foundry and Propeller Center Delivers Final Propulsor Component for First Columbia-class Submarine

Members of the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) celebrate the delivery of the final propulsor component for the Columbia-class lead ship, the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826). Collectively, NFPC poured nearly 1 million pounds of bronze and removed well over 200,000 pounds of machine chips in developing four separate parts for the lead ship project. For more than a century, NFPC has manufactured propellors and propulsors for the U.S. Navy from their location in Philadelphia, offering unique capabilities and capacity to manufacture and deliver precision machined propulsor castings for undersea superiority.

April 11, 2025 - PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Navy’s Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) delivered the final major propulsor component for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN...

NAVSEA Remembers Crew of USS Thresher

WASHINGTON, DC (April 10, 2025) - The NAVSEA 62nd Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony for the USS Thresher (SSN 593) was held in Bldg. 201 at the Washington Navy Yard. Opening and closing remarks were given by Ms. Stephanie Link, Executive Director, In-Service Submarine Program Executive Office, Attack Submarines. Presentation remarks were given by Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, Program Executive Office, Strategic Submarines, Deputy Commander, Undersea Warfare. The USS Thresher was lost at sea with 129 personnel onboard. From this tragic event the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) Program was established to provide maximum integrity of critical systems and components.

April 10, 2025 - Washington Navy Yard – Employees at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) held a remembrance service honoring the crew of USS Thresher (SSN 593) on the 62nd anniversary of the deadliest submarine incident in U.S. history, April...

Navy Commissions USS Iowa (SSN 797)

(April 5, 2025) – Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. The ceremony culminated a years-long process of commissioning SSN 797, the first submarine and third naval vessel named for the Hawkeye State. The fast-attack submarine USS Iowa and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4 whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, prepared, and committed to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

April 7, 2025 - GROTON, Conn. – The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...

NAVSEA to Present at Sea-Air-Space

April 4, 2025 - WASHINGTON – Officials from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) will present program updates at exhibit booth #1701 during Sea-Air-Space at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Apr...

Forging the Future: U.S. Trains First Australian Radiological Control Technicians to Support AUKUS Submarine Force

In a milestone for the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) enhanced trilateral security partnership, four Australian civilian maintenance technicians, pictured with Norfolk Naval Shipyard commander Capt. James Mosman, graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Radiological Controls Technician Qualifying School (RCTQS) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard March 26, 2025. The first group’s successful completion of this specialized training marks a key step in supporting Australia’s acquisition of sovereign conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS Pillar I Optimal Pathway.

March 27, 2025 - PORTSMOUTH, Va. – In a milestone for the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) enhanced trilateral security partnership, four Australian civilian maintenance technicians from the Australian government’s submarine...

Navy Regional Maintenance Center Holds Change of Command

Rear Adm. Dan Lannamann relieved Rear Adm. William Greene as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, during a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. James P. Downey, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), March 12. This formal return to separate leadership enables the CNRMC commander to focus on initiatives and actions to optimize readiness generation, a key line of effort in NAVSEA’s Enterprise Strategy.

March 13, 2025 - NORFOLK – Rear Adm. Dan Lannamann relieved Rear Adm. William Greene as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, during a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. James P. Downey,...