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U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207)
May 7, 2024 — SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) was delivered to the Navy, May 7.Delivery follows the successful completion of Integrated Sea Trials to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate requirements.“Delivery of the third ship in the class will bring more refueling capability directly... MORE

From left to right, Cmdr. Mark Ewachiw, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath - San Diego Detachment, Officer in Charge; Lt. Elliot Collins, Project Officer; Lt. Allison Adamos, Project Officer; and Lt. Cmdr. René Martin, T-AO Program Manager Representative attend the USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) Delivery Ceremony, in San Diego, Calif., May 7, 2024.

U.S. Navy Christens Newest Unmanned Surface Vessel, Vanguard
May 6, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy christened Vanguard, the newest Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) during a recent ceremony in Mobile, Alabama. Vanguard is the Navy’s first USV purpose-built from the keel up for unmanned operations and is part of the Pentagon-sponsored Overlord program. “Vanguard represents a significant leap forward in unmanned... MORE

Mrs. Debbie Kennedy, Vanguard’s sponsor and wife of Capt. Scot Searles, Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Manager, breaks a bottle of champagne during the Vanguard christening ceremony, 25 April.

U.S. Navy Celebrates Expanding Talent Pipeline for Submarine Industrial Base
May 3, 2024 — WASHINGTON – This May, the U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program is hosting a series of Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day events across key maritime hubs to recognize the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base.These events, taking place in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads, Boston, and Long... MORE

Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy qualifies DDG 109 sailor; program shows continued growth
April 30, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) has produced its first Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) qualifier, Damage Control Fireman Aaliyah Feeley, of Baker City, Oregon. Jason Dunham, homeported in Mayport, Florida, is the shipboard pilot for the NAMTS program on the east coast.NAMTS improves the Navy’s maintenance capability... MORE

Navy Launches Talent Pipeline Expansion in Southern California
April 30, 2024 — WASHINGTON –The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26.The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines... MORE

Representatives from the U.S. Navy and industry launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26.

The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines that revitalize the defense workforce by addressing critical skill gaps.

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
April 25, 2024 — SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship will be named for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who served with distinction during the Korean War. Surviving the Battle of Chosin Reservoir among... MORE

The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25.

U.S. Navy Announces First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
April 25, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission package now onboard LCS 30, the Navy is looking forward to the first MCM Mission Package deployment in Fiscal Year 2025.As part of the embark process, the Navy... MORE

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanne

Virtualized Combat System Completes Critical Navy First
April 24, 2024 — WASHINGTON — Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) recently became the first ship running a fully virtualized Aegis Combat System to successfully intercept an air target with a missile.Achieved during the ship's final phase of Combat System Ship Qualification Trials, this milestone marks a significant contribution to the... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN -- Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) fires a standard missile (SM-2) during Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb.18, 2024. The crew's successful intercept of an air target with a missile (SM-2) is a first for a ship running a virtualized Aegis Combat System. This milestone, achieved during the ship's final phase of CSSQT, marks a significant contribution to the Navy's wider effort to field a single integrated combat system to surface ships. (Photo By: FCA2 (SW) Nicolas Stranne)

Royal Australian Navy Sailors graduate Submarine Officer Basic Course: next step, assignment to U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines
April 19, 2024 — (April 18, 2024) — In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) on Apr. 18, 2024, at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. The RAN officers’ graduation represents a significant step toward realizing Pillar 1 of the trilateral AUKUS... MORE

U.S. Naval Submarine School hosted a graduation ceremony for students in the Submarine Officer Basic Course at the USS Nautilus and Submarine Museum, April 18, 2024.

U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation concludes 7th meeting with PEO Aircraft Carriers
April 18, 2024 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC –The seventh meeting of the U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC) concluded on Friday at the Washington Navy Yard, with a session hosted by Rear Adm. Casey Moton, PEO Aircraft Carriers. The three-day engagement marked a successful, bilateral exchange of information and best... MORE

WASHINGTON D.C. (April 16, 2024) Rear Adm. Casey Moton, USN, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers, and Rear Adm. Sandeep Mehta, Assistant Controller Warship Production and Acquisition/Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects for the Indian Navy, met to discuss best practices in the areas of carrier design and aviation integration as part of the seventh meeting of the U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC).

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