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Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers
August 23, 2023 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Rear Adm. William Greene relieved Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment, Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 21) during a ceremony held Aug. 23 at the Washington Navy Yard.Ver Hage took on the dual roles at CNRMC and SEA... MORE

Rear Adm. William Greene relieved (R) Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) during a ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard. Vice Admiral Bill Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the ceremony.

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805)
August 18, 2023 — GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17.The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a ship as the ship transitions to reality. The... MORE

Ship Sponsor Mimi Donnelly (right) starts the welding of her initials onto the ceremonial plate that will be installed on the hull of the completed submarine with the help of Electric Boat welder Allison Fasulo. August 17, 2023.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard completes USS Tucson availability
August 16, 2023 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully completed all planned maintenance and modernization work on USS Tucson (SSN 770) Aug. 15, delivering the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine back to the fleet... MORE

USS Tucson (SSN 770) Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine sits in dry dock with the USS Tucson team of people standing in front of her holding a banner.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Welcomes First Contingent of AUKUS Personnel
August 15, 2023 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -- Personnel from participating nations reported to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) in support of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) security partnership’s Pillar One initiative, Aug. 14.The Pillar One initiative is delivering a conventionally armed nuclear... MORE

The trilateral AUKUS Advanced Verification Team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

U.S. Navy Launches Future USS Ted Stevens
August 15, 2023 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. –The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), was recently launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division.During the launch process, the ship is translated from a land level facility to a dry dock in preparation of floating off.DDG 128 will be a Flight III guided missile destroyer. The Flight III upgrade is... MORE

NAVSEA Improves Readiness of USS Bataan with New 3D Printing Capability
August 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD –The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5), supported by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), recently completed the first metal 3D part fabrication and replacement for a de-ballast air compressor (DBAC) in only five days using her permanently installed metal 3D printer... MORE

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) steams underway in the Arabian Gulf.

Dickinson Assumes Command of NAVSEA Warfare Centers
August 11, 2023 — Washington Navy Yard – Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson assumed command of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers during a ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023, at the Washington Navy Yard, relieving Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, who retired after a 30-year naval career.Dickinson previously served as principal military deputy and chief operating officer... MORE

WASHINGTON (August 11, 2023) – (R) Capt. Thomas Dickinson relieved (L) Rear Admiral Kevin Byrne at the NAVSEA Warfare Centers Change of Command ceremony in Leutze Park at the Washington Navy Yard.

Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
August 11, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – Construction started on the sixth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Aug. 8.The ESB ship class is highly flexible and used across a broad range of military operations supporting multiple operational phases, similar to the... MORE

Chariza “Chacha” Solis, a long-time NASSCO employee and the Start of Construction honoree for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata, initiated the first cut of steel that will be used to construct the vessel.

SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Changes Command
August 8, 2023 — OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Capt. Randy Slaff relieved Capt. Nathan Schneider as the commanding officer of Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP) Gulf Coast (SSGC) during a ceremony at the Ocean Springs Civic Center on Aug. 4.“To my SUPSHIP Gulf Coast family, you’re an awesome command and it’s been a complete honor and privilege to... MORE

Capt. Nate Schneider, at right, presents the SUPSHIP Gulf Coast command pin to Capt. Randy Slaff, signifying the transfer of authority and responsibility for the command. Looking on is Rear Admiral Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer for Ships.

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
August 8, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the union of a ship’s modular... MORE

The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8. Program Executive Officer Ships, RADM Tom Anderson, ship sponsors, Alicia Aadensen and Debbie Simmons and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company artisans, Fausto Cruz and Jesus Quevado, who welded the sponsor initials into the keel plate, were part of the ceremony.

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