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U.S. Navy Leaders Celebrate 1 Year Milestone of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project
May 27, 2022 — PHILADELPHIA - Senior U.S. Navy leaders joined partners from the Department of Defense, industry, and academia in the formal Signing Day Ceremony of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project, a program that aims to reinvigorate the defense trade skills workforce across Philadelphia and the surrounding region, May 25.In May 2021, the Navy, in... MORE

Frederick Stefany, principal civilian deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy addresses leaders from industry and academia during the formal Signing Day Ceremony of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project in Philadelphia, May 25. The Navy, in partnership with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program launched the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project to engage and energize the greater Philadelphia defense industrial base by creating maritime-focused manufacturing talent pipelines.

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) Commissions
May 16, 2022 — CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina.Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended the ceremony. He began by thanking the Petersen family for their lifetime of service to the nation. “All of us join you in honoring Lt. Gen... MORE

The USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. awaits to be commissioned in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Sparks Interest at High School Career Expo
May 10, 2022 — After the Oxnard Union High School District had cancelled its annual in-person career expo due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and other employers attended the first face-to-face event since 2019 to form new connections.The sprawling 17,300-student Oxnard district... MORE

USNS John Lewis Conducts Acceptance Trials
May 2, 2022 — USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted Acceptance Trials, April 25.Acceptance 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 assess the ship’s systems and... MORE

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207)
May 2, 2022 — The keel for the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the Navy’s 3rd John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), April 30.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... MORE

Keel Authenticated for Future USS John L. Canley
May 2, 2022 — The keel for the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the Navy’s fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego on April 30.The ship is named for Medal of Honor Recipient Marine Corps Sergeant Major (Retired) John L. Canley.Canley was awarded the nation’s... MORE

NAVSEA Announces Sailor of the Year
April 22, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced its active duty and reserve 2021 Sailors of the Year during an award ceremony in at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Adriane Watson, assigned to Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair Newport News (SUPSHIPNN) in Newport News,... MORE

NAVSEA, present the 2021 NAVSEA Sailor of the Year Award to FC1(SW/AW) Adriane Watson, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) of SUBSHIP in Newport News, VA and Reservist EOD1 (EWS/EXW) William J. Eisenhart, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Expeditionary Medical Facility, Bethesda, MD, in a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.

Future APL 69 Conducts Builder’s and Acceptance Trials
April 22, 2022 — The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 69, recently conducted Builder’s and Acceptance Trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi.Builder's Trials consist of a series of in-port tests and demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder, VT Halter Marine, and the Navy to assess the craft’s systems to ensure installation in accordance... MORE

The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 69, recently conducted Builder’s and Acceptance Trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Thresher 59th Remembrance, SUBSAFE Program
April 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON – NAVSEA honored and remembered the crew members of the USS Thresher (SSN-593) during the 59th remembrance ceremony in the Humphreys’ building at the Washington Navy Yard. “Thresher was the lead ship of a new class of submarines, a modern marvel of the technology of the time,” Rear Adm. Edward Anderson, deputy commander for Undersea... MORE

Rear Adm. Edward Anderson, deputy commander and Program Executive Officer Undersea Warfare Systems, gives his remarks during the 59th Anniversary of the USS Thresher (SSN 593).

Navy Conducts Battle Damage Repair Exercise
April 12, 2022 — Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU2) and Naval Sea Systems Command activities took part in a battle damage repair exercise on the ex-USS Boone (FFG-28) to test their emergent repair capabilities March 22- 29 while underway in the Atlantic and at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JBL) in Virginia Beach.The exercise simulated... MORE

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