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FDRMC Selected as the 2021 Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Award Recipient
February 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) was recently selected as the 2021 Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Award recipient.The award, presented annually by Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship, Maintenance Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) with the concurrence of both... MORE

Navy team christens first Snakehead advanced undersea vehicle prototype
February 11, 2022 — A Navy team led by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) conducted a vehicle christening for the first Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) prototype Feb. 2 at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in Newport, RI.Snakehead is a... MORE

Ship to Shore Connector Demonstrates Its Capabilities in Test Event with USS Carter Hall
February 10, 2022 — The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration. The evolution was conducted as part of the first phase of ship interface testing and... MORE

The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration.

USNS John Lewis Conducts Builder’s Trials
February 7, 2022 — USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.Builder’s Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), to... MORE

USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.

USS Savannah (LCS 28) Commissions
February 7, 2022 — BRUNSWICK -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga.“It’s fitting that it would find its home in Savannah – a city whose agility has allowed her to be a defining force in the entire scope of American history,” said principal speaker U.S. Representative... MORE

BRUNSWICK, Ga., (Feb. 5, 2022) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) pierside in Brunswick before their commissioning ceremony

NAVSEA Announces Leadership and Operation Changes for its Industrial Operations Directorate (NAVSEA 04)
February 2, 2022 — Washington – Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), announced leadership and mission changes for the Deputy Commander for Industrial Operations Directorate (NAVSEA 04) on Jan. 20. The changes are being made to accelerate the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard efforts across all four naval shipyards.Rear Adm. Howard... MORE

Future USS Fort Lauderdale Completes Acceptance Trials
January 31, 2022 — The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the Navy’s 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, completed Acceptance trials, Jan. 31.Acceptance trials consist of integrated testing to demonstrate the capability of the platform and installed systems across all mission areas to effectively meet its requirements. These demonstrations are... MORE

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Harrisburg
January 28, 2022 — The keel for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the Navy’s 14th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship and the first Flight II ship, was laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding, Jan. 28.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the joining together of a ship’s modular... MORE

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody
January 27, 2022 — The keel for the future USNS Cody, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 14), the first of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, Jan. 26.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the joining together of a ship’s modular components and the authentication or etching of an... MORE

MARMC Leads USS Arlington Knuckle Boom Crane Repairs
January 26, 2022 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) recently completed knuckle boom crane repairs aboard USS Arlington (LPD 24) as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship continues preparation for its upcoming deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).The knuckle boom crane is vital to amphibious operations. It is... MORE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) coordinates with Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. to conduct a weight test of the knuckle boom crane aboard USS Arlington (LPD 24).

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