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USS Jack H Lucas to Commission in Tampa, Florida

Aug. 30, 2023 - The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) will join the active fleet on October 7, with a commissioning ceremony in Tampa, Florida. DDG 125 will be the Navy’s first Flight III destroyer with notable technological upgrades. The...

Navy to Christen Future USNS Navajo

Aug. 25, 2023 - The Navy will christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, August 26, in Houma, Louisiana.The Honorable Arlando Teller, Assistant...

Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers

Washington, DC (August 23, 2023) - (L) Rear Adm. William Greene relieved (R) Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) during a ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard. Vice Admiral Bill Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the ceremony.

Aug. 23, 2023 - WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Rear Adm. William Greene relieved Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment, Naval Sea Systems...

Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.

Chariza “Chacha” Solis, a long-time NASSCO employee and the Start of Construction honoree for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata, initiated the first cut of steel that will be used to construct the vessel.

Aug. 11, 2023 - SAN DIEGO – Construction started on the sixth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Aug. 8.The ESB ship class...

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone

The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8. Program Executive Officer Ships, RADM Tom Anderson, ship sponsors, Alicia Aadensen and Debbie Simmons and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company artisans, Fausto Cruz and Jesus Quevado, who welded the sponsor initials into the keel plate, were part of the ceremony.

Aug. 8, 2023 - SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San...

Navy Awards DDG 51 FY23-27 Multiyear Procurement Contracts

The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) completed acceptance trials, May 18. DDG 125 is the first Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer built in the Flight III configuration. Photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division

Aug. 1, 2023 - WASHINGTON – The Navy awarded contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division (HII Ingalls) and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) for the fiscal years (FY) 2023 - 2027 multiyear procurement...