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NSWC Panama City engineer honored for U.S. Special Operations Forces support
April 11, 2025 — Seungjin Lee, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) SEAL Delivery Vehicle... MORE

Seungjin Lee, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division SEAL Delivery Vehicle project deputy systems engineer was awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his outstanding work in the development of a critical piece of equipment for U.S. military special operations forces

Naval Foundry and Propeller Center Delivers Final Propulsor Component for First Columbia-class Submarine
April 11, 2025 — PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Navy’s Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) delivered the final major... MORE

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).

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Enters into Virtual Reality Educational Partnership with Glendale Community College
April 11, 2025 — Can fighting rust in virtual reality help the Navy fight rust in the real world?That is the hope... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Taps Clemson University to Create Virtual Reality-Based Corrosion Training for Sailors
April 11, 2025 — Training Sailors to tackle corrosion on Navy vessels is the goal of a new project that Naval Surface... MORE

NAVSEA Remembers Crew of USS Thresher
April 10, 2025 — Washington Navy Yard – Employees at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) held a remembrance service... MORE

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.

Undersea Warfighting Development Center leadership visits NUWC Division Newport
April 10, 2025 — A constant co-evolution of technology and operational concepts is critical to providing the best warfighting capabilities possible to the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet... MORE

Shipyard Spotlight: Dustin Kuch – Shop 11 Shipfitter
April 9, 2025 — As an Army veteran and shipfitter since 2001, Shop 11 Shipfitter Supervisor Dustin Kuch is now using his experience and ability to develop others to benefit Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)... MORE

An inspirational supervisor and mentor, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Shop 11 Shipfitter Supervisor Dustin Kuch is an engaged leader guiding his team to success and has been with NNSY for five years.

NNSY Team Answers the Call for Emergent Truman Repairs
April 9, 2025 — One of Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) lasting mottos that rings true across the waterfront is that America’s Shipyard will always step up to the plate to meet the mission – any ship, anytime, anywhere. When a need arises to repair, maintain, and modernize our Nation’s fleet, our employees will step up to answer that call. So, when an urgent need arose to perform urgent repairs following an incident that left one of our Nation’s finest in need, the NNSY team leapt into action to do their part... MORE

HST Combined Repair Team: Repairs led by Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) with exceptional coordination and support from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Ship's Force, and industry partner Theodoropoulos Group. (Photo Courtesy of FDRMC)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Trivia
April 9, 2025 — The official Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) command history entry for April 28, 1965 is yet only one sentence long and reads as follows: "USS Skate arrived for nuclear overhaul job, the first such overhaul in the shipyard." ... MORE

USS Skate (SSN 578) surfaces for the first time at the North Pole on March 17, 1959.

Code 931 Takes Charge with Implementing Model Line Initiative at America’s Shipyard
April 9, 2025 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently launched a model line effort in the Inside Machine Shop (Shop 31), taking principles from noted author and Navy advisor Dr. Steven Spear and learnings from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) to meet commitments and goals in inspecting, repairing, and testing auxiliary ballast tank hull and back valves repaired at the shipyard. Through teamwork from deckplate to support – the group was able to come together to complete the work that had taken approximately 150 days to overhaul in the past to 35 days, a more than 75 percent reduction... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Shop 31 recently tested the pilot of the model line initiative with their auxiliary ballast tanks, utilizing principles from Dr. Steven Spear and learnings from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) to complete repairs that had previously taken approximately 150 days to now 35 days. This initiative was a huge win for the shipyard and was thanks to the teamwork from Shop 31, Code 100TO and the engineering department to ensure pre-planning and material acquisition was handled prior to the start of the job to ensure the mechanics could conduct non-stop execution of work.