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Navy Accepts Delivery of Second Next Generation Landing Craft
August 28, 2020 — NEW ORLEANS – The Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, Aug. 27. LCAC 101 is the second craft delivered by Textron Systems to the Navy this year.The LCAC is a high-speed, over-the-beach, fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-70 ton... MORE

Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Completes Acceptance Trial
August 27, 2020 — MARINETTE, Wis. - The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) successfully completed its acceptance trial Aug. 21 after completing a series of graded, in-port and underway demonstrations on the Great Lakes for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.The Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to... MORE

USNS Newport Completes Integrated Sea Trials
August 3, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30.Integrated Trials combine Builder's and Acceptance Trials, allowing for the shipyard to demonstrate to the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey the operational capability and mission... MORE

The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30. (Courtesy Austal USA)

Sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
July 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON—Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the on-schedule certification and turnover of a sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), July 22.Designed to move ordnance efficiently from the ship’s forward magazine to the flight deck, via the forward weapons handling and transfer area, Lower... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Paul Castillo, right, from San Diego USS Gerald R. Ford's Ordnance Handling Officer, takes possession of Lower Stage Weapons Elevator (LSWE) 1 for ford, July 22, 2020

Navy Awards Contract for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle Prototype
July 13, 2020 — WASHINGTON — The Navy on July 13, 2020 awarded a $34,999,948 contract to L3 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a single Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) prototype, with options to procure up to eight additional MUSVs. The award follows a full and open competitive procurement process. Funding is in place on this contract for the initial... MORE

USS Ross Completes Availability Early at Repair Maintenance Center Detachment Rota
July 9, 2020 — Rota, Spain – On July 1, Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) detachment Rota completed the USS Ross (DDG 71) Surface Incremental Availability (SIA) two days early, ensuring the ship’s readiness for continued operational tasking. Ross serves as one of the Navy's four forward deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers... MORE

First SurgeMain Reservists Arrive at Naval Shipyards
July 6, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) deployed the first group of SurgeMain Navy Reserve Sailors to the four naval shipyards Monday as part of the largest mobilization in NAVSEA and the SurgeMain program.The SurgeMain Program – short for Surge Maintenance – is mobilizing 1,629 Reservists and deploying them to the naval shipyards to help... MORE

MARMC’s First Ever Navy Diver of the Year
July 1, 2020 — MARMC’s First Ever Navy Diver of the YearBy Chris Wyatt, MARMC Public Affairs Specialist NORFOLK, VA (NSN) – Navy Diver 1st Class Bryan L. Myers assigned to Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s Dive Locker, was selected as the Navy’s 2019 Diver of the Year.The Navy Diver of the Year award was established in 2014 to recognize the Navy diving... MORE

Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
June 29, 2020 — SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship officially began on June 25 at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, Calif. Due to the COVID pandemic, the milestone was marked with an informal shipyard ceremony.Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships are highly... MORE

Cmdr. Chris Schindler, Officer In Charge, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Bath (det. San Diego) commences construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB 6) at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard,
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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland (LCS 24)
June 26, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 12th of the Independence variant to join the fleet. Its delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy, bringing the... MORE

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