Naval Sea Systems Command > Media

NSWC Dahlgren Division Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month with NAVSEA Warfare Centers
November 23, 2020 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., observed the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and telework mandates in place, the ceremony was livestreamed on Microsoft Teams.The event was hosted by Christina Suggs, Special... MORE

IMAGE: WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Jet Griffin (left) provides ASL interpretation as Christina Suggs (not pictured) asks questions from the Fusion forum and Microsoft Teams chat for Tony Madalena (right).

DDG 51 Flight III Progressing on Schedule
November 20, 2020 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy recently achieved several important milestones for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Flight III upgrade, representing significant progress toward delivering critical Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability to the fleet.The DDG 51 Flight III upgrade is centered on the AMDR/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense... MORE

U.S. Navy Launches Littoral Combat Ship Marinette
November 2, 2020 — MARINETTE, Wis. -- The newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) successfully launched into the Menominee River on Oct. 31. Named for the city in which it is being built, Marinette will become only the second Navy ship named in the city’s honor and the first commissioned ship. The first Marinette (YTB-79), a... MORE

U.S. Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Santa Barbara
October 30, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy held a keel-laying ceremony on Oct. 27 for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) at the Austal USA shipyard.Lolita Zinke, the ship's sponsor, authenticated the keel in a small ceremony, with limited attendance due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Santa Barbara’s sponsor, Zinke serves as... MORE

MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2020) Lolita Zinke, left, the sponsor of the future littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), welds her initials into the ship's keel plate during a keel-laying ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Oct. 27, 2020.

Navy’s Newest Yard Tug Delivered to Bremerton
October 29, 2020 — BREMERTON, Wash. – The Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class tug recently delivered to Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton Annex. Only 17 days after delivery, YT 808 was in the water assisting USNS Richard Byrd (T-AKE 4) as it moved away from the dock at Naval Magazine Indian Island.“Narrowing the gap between delivery and providing operational support is... MORE

The Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class tug recently delivered to Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton Annex.

USS Bremerton continues inactivation process
October 23, 2020 — Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) entered Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 14, 2020, to continue its inactivation process.According to Gary Van Horn, project superintendent, while the ship is in dry dock, the propulsion plant will be deactivated and defueled; components and parts... MORE

Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) entered Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 14, 2020, to continue its inactivation process. (PSNS & IMF photo by Wendy Hallmark)

FDRMC Contributes to Fifth Fleet Readiness with Completion of Coastal Patrol Availability
October 22, 2020 — Manama, Bahrain – Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Bahrain recently delivered USS Hurricane (PC 3) back to the fleet after successfully completing its Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA).Hurricane is one of ten Coastal Patrol (PC) ships homeported in Bahrain. The primary mission of PCs is to provide... MORE

USS Devastator Returns to Fifth Fleet Upon Completing Availability
October 20, 2020 — Manama, Bahrain - Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Bahrain has returned USS Devastator (MCM 6) back to operations after successfully completing a scheduled Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).The USS Devastator, one of four Mine Countermeasure Ships homeported in Bahrain, is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures... MORE

USS Zumwalt Successfully Completes First Standard Missile Shot
October 19, 2020 — WASHINGTON –The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13. As the first-in-class ship, USS Zumwalt successfully demonstrated its capability to detect, track and engage... MORE

USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2)

PSNS & IMF holds socially-distanced apprentice graduation ceremony, honors students virtually
October 16, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice School graduated 236 students Oct. 16, in a ceremony unlike any other in the school’s 119-year history. Held in Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton’s “F Lot,” students received their diplomas and other graduation materials via a drive-through tunnel in observation of COVID-19... MORE

Aaron Crutchfield, left, Shop 26 Welders, receives his graduation certificate from Shop 26 superintendent Steven Dibert Oct. 16, 2020, during the annual Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice School Graduation ceremony in "F Lot" on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

Headquarters

Media Queries