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PHNSY & IMF Receives OSHA VPP Star Status
May 4, 2017 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) recently earned re-certification of its Voluntary Protection Program's (VPP) Star status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) demonstrating that workforce safety continues to be a top priority at the shipyard... MORE

Future USS Tripoli Launched following Translation
May 2, 2017 — On April 9 the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) conducted a translation from land to the dry dock at Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipyard. The translation was conducted in preparation of launching the ship which was successfully conducted on May 1... MORE

The future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) is launched from Huntington Ingalls Industries' shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by David Stoltz/Released)

Navy Vet/Wounded Warrior Career Summit offers opportunities, resources
April 27, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- Wounded Warriors and Veterans are invited to participate in the Department of the Navy's 7th Annual Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Summit Wednesday May 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport in Seattle... MORE

NSWC Panama City expands the advantage by earning Unmanned Aircraft Systems Certification
April 27, 2017 — PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A U.S. Navy aviation unit based here received its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) certification Apr. 18 for research, development, test and evaluation missions... MORE

SM-6 testing displays missile's range and versatility
April 26, 2017 — The Navy successfully executed four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) off the Hawaiian coast between April 6 and 13. ... MORE

140619-N-ZZ999-167 (June 19, 2014) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 6 during a live-fire test of the ship's aegis weapons system. Over the course of three days, the crew of John Paul Jones successfully engaged six targets, firing a total of five missiles that included four SM-6 models and one Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) model.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Yuma
April 21, 2017 — MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Yuma (EPF 8), April 21... MORE

Cleaning Kits Provide New Canvas for NAVSEA Maintenance Strategy
April 21, 2017 — PORTSMOUTH, Va. – NAVSEA deployed Polysiloxane Cleaning Kits this week to the Forward-deployed Regional Maintenance Centers in Manama, Bahrain and other maintenance locations to better maintain ship topside coatings and prevent corrosion, saving time and manpower... MORE

SERMC Makes a Splash with SeaPerch
April 20, 2017 — Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) hosted more than 130 students —— comprised into 37 teams from 18 schools in two states —— at the 2nd annual Greater Jacksonville SeaPerch Challenge April 8 at the Cecil Aquatic Center... MORE

SERMC Commanding Officer, Capt. Dave Gombas, (right) stands with the winning middle school team from Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School. Students participating in SeaPerch learn important engineering and design skills while exploring naval architecture and ocean engineering principles.

Future USS Gerald R. Ford completes successful builder's sea trials, begins preparations for acceptance trials
April 14, 2017 — The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned from Builder's Sea Trials April 14 to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia after seven days at sea. ... MORE

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)
April 14, 2017 — The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, April 10... MORE

The U.S. Navy and held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, April 10. LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship designed to host interchangeable mission packages onto the seaframe in support of surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare.

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