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USS Michigan begins 17-month refit period
July 26, 2019 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docked on July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period which will end in 2020. Work during this availability includes battery replacement, structural repair and preservation, shaft replacement, other propulsion plant inspections and improvements, and installation of several new alterations. Critical path work for the... MORE

USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docks at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period.

Successful Structural Test Firing of the LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module
July 25, 2019 — SAN DIEGO — The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program will begin developmental testing on an Independence-variant LCS in August, following a successful structural test firing of the ship’s Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) on the Point Mugu Sea Range on June 11.The test firing was the first ever aboard the Independence... MORE

A Longbow Hellfire Missile launched from an Independence-variant littoral combat ship flies toward the test target during the Surface Warfare Mission Package, Surface to Surface Missile Module Structural Test Fire on June 11 at the Point Mugu Sea Range, California.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Visits NAVSEA
July 23, 2019 — WASHINGTON – The last surviving Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, retired Chief Warrant Officer Four Hershel "Woody" Williams, spoke to the NAVSEA Headquarters workforce, July 19.Williams received the United States military's highest decoration for his heroism in action against enemy Japanese forces. He daringly went forward,... MORE

Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from Iwo Jima, Hershel "Woody" Williams, spoke to a at NAVSEA headquarters today. Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams received the military's highest decoration for valor for his heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Future USS Oakland Launched
July 22, 2019 — The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) launched July 21 at Austal USA's ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. This event marked the first time the ship floated in the water as it is prepared for delivery next year.The future USS Oakland is the 12th of 19 Independence-variant littoral combat ships (LCSs) that will join the fleet. Ship sponsor... MORE

Future USS Tripoli Completes Builder's Trials
July 22, 2019 — The Navy's newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), successfully completed Builder's Trials July 19. The ship returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division's shipyard following four days underway in the Gulf of Mexico.Builder's Trials is the Navy's first opportunity to assess... MORE

Navy's newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), successfully completed Builder's Trials.

Final Superlift Marks Structural Completion of CVN 79
July 19, 2019 — The Navy’s next aircraft carrier met another major milestone , as shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding division successfully installed PCU John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) final major steel structural section, known as a superlift, July 9.CVN 79’s final superlift, comprising the upper bow section and the forward portion of the flight... MORE

The final piece of the flight deck of the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lifted into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding Division in Newport News, Va., July 10.

US Navy Releases Request for Proposals for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle
July 16, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), July 16.The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture surface vehicle capable of autonomous navigation and mission execution. The development RFP contains options for additional... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson Visits SERMC
July 15, 2019 — Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Deputy Commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, visited Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) in Mayport, Fla. July 9-10.Since assuming command of CNRMC on May 31, Anderson has made it a priority to meet with as many RMC... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson (right) congratulates GSM1 Maria Santana for her recently completed NAMTS qualification.

Maryland lieutenant governor visits the submarine races at Carderock
June 28, 2019 — Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford spent a good amount of time talking to students from the Maryland area during his visit to the 15th International Human-Powered Submarine Races in West Bethesda, Maryland, on June 26. Although he has been to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division before, this was his first time seeing the science,... MORE

West Bethesda, MD: Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Cedric McNeal, ISR lead Charles Behrle, and STEM Director Charlotte George gave Maryland Lt. Govenor Boyd Rutherford a tour of the David Taylor Model Basin and ISR participants, June. 26

NAVSEA Releases Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap
June 26, 2019 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released the Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap (NPES-TDR) providing an evolutionary strategy to meet future weapon and sensor systems power requirements, June 26.Developed by the Electric Ships Office within Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships, the roadmap aligns electric power and... MORE

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