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Tripoli Completes Acceptance Trials
October 28, 2019 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) completed acceptance trials when she returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard following three days underway in the Gulf of Mexico. During the underway, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey performed a rigorous evaluation on all of the ship's... MORE

The future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) transits through the Gulf of Mexico in the early morning hours of Oct. 23, 2019 at the beginning of Acceptance Trials.

USS Gerald R. Ford Returns to Sea
October 25, 2019 — Newport News, Va. (NNS) -- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) got underway today for sea trials from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) division following a 15-month pierside maintenance period.“I am proud of the crew’s efforts to get USS Gerald R. Ford back out to sea,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “The... MORE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 25, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Oct. 25, 2019, to conduct sea trials.

Navy Collaborates with Industry to Double Dock Destroyers
October 11, 2019 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) supported the double docking of USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USS Decatur (DDG 73) in BAE Systems – Ship Repair’s dry dock, the Pride of California, on Oct. 8.“The double docking effort by Industry and the Navy team is a great example of increasing agility with resources available,” said... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center supported the double docking of USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Stethem (DDG 63) and in BAE Systems – Ship Repair’s dry dock, the Pride of California, on Oct. 8.

NAVSEA Approves Diving System for Sustained Operations
October 7, 2019 — PANAMA CITY, Florida – Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved the Navy’s only Saturation Fly Away Diving System (SATFADS) for sustained operations after completing a 30 foot wet certification of the launch and recovery system in Panama City, Fla, on Sept. 26.The Saturation Fly Away Diving System (SAT FADS) is designed to provide a mobile and... MORE

USS Hué City Inducted into CG Modernization Program
October 4, 2019 — NORFOLK, Va. – After a quarter-century of worldwide operations, the guided missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG 66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program, Sept. 30, at Norfolk Naval Base, entering a period of major overhaul and modernization.The program shifts administrative control from Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic to the... MORE

After a quarter-century of worldwide operations, the guided missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG 66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program.

New Phase of Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Testing Begins
October 1, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The second phase of the Ghost Fleet Overlord program commenced with the award of contract modifications to the two industry teams who participated in Phase I, the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced Oct. 1.The Overlord program, developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic... MORE

A Ghost Fleet Overlord test vessel sits pier-side following a capstone demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the program in September.

Mid-Atlantic Maintenance Center Pins New Chief Petty Officers
October 1, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA. (NNS) -- Seventeen Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Sailors were promoted to chief petty officer during a pinning ceremony at the base chapel at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 13.MARMC Commanding Officer Capt. Tim Barney and Command Master Chief Mike Jones were among hundreds of Sailors and civilians on hand to... MORE

Sailors assigned to Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center march and sing during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony

Navy lays keel of future USS Savannah (LCS 28)
September 20, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy held a keel-laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) at Austal USA’s shipyard Mobile, Ala., on Sept. 20.The ship’s sponsor, Dianne Isakson, wife of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, authenticated the keel for the 14th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during the ceremony. “We are... MORE

Admiral in Charge of Ship Modernization Visits Overseas Ship Maintenance Sites
September 20, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and deputy commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), visited Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) headquarters in Naples, Italy, and its two detachments in Rota, Spain, and... MORE

Navy Tests Mine Countermeasures on USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
September 19, 2019 — NORFOLK, Va. – USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4) recently completed a three-day underway in the Chesapeake Bay to integrate a Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission Package on the Expeditionary Sea Base platform.During the underway, the ship conducted a demonstration using the mission package portable control station to... MORE

A view of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) being brought aboard Military Sealift Command's expeditionary sea base

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