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U.S Navy to Christen Future USS Jeremiah Denton

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 28, 2025) — HII (NYSE: HII) christened today the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The ship’s co-sponsors and daughters of the namesake, Madeleine Denton Doak and Mary Denton Lewis, performed the traditional bottle-breaking ceremony against the bow to formally christen the ship.

June 28, 2025 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. —The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Saturday, June 28, at 9:00 a.m. CDT.The...

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Point Loma

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.

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...

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

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.

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...

Biehn Assumes Command of NAVSEA Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment Directorate

WASHINGTON (June 6, 2025) - NAVSEA Commander, Vice Adm. James Downey (center) presides as Rear Adm. William Greene (left) is relieved as the director for Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization, and Sustainment (SEA21) by Rear Adm. Andrew Biehn (right) during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard's Leutze Park, June 6. SEA 21 is the dedicated life cycle management organization for the Navy's in-service surface ships and is responsible for managing critical modernization, maintenance, training and inactivation programs. RELEASED.

June 6, 2025 - WASHINGTON- Rear Adm. Andrew Biehn relieved Rear Adm. Bill Greene as director for Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) during a change of office ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard’s Leutze...

Metcalf Takes the Helm as Program Executive Officer, Ships

WASHINGTON, DC (May 30, 2025) - Rear Adm. Tom Anderson salutes sideboys alongside his wife during his retirement ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard’s Leutze Park, May 30. Anderson’s retirement followed a change of command ceremony where he transferred command of Program Executive Office, Ships to Rear Admiral Brian Metcalf. Program Executive Office, Ships, one of the Department of Defense’s most extensive acquisition organizations, is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships and craft, and auxiliary ships, including special mission ships, sealift ships and support ships.

May 30, 2025 - WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Brian Metcalf relieved Rear Adm. Tom Anderson as Program Executive Officer, Ships (PEO Ships) during a change of office ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard’s Leutze Park, May 30.Charged with nine...

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...