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Keel Laid for Future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
April 6, 2021 — BATH, Maine - The keel of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, April 6.The ship’s namesake, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum Jr. (USMC, Ret.) and his wife and ship sponsor, Martha Hill, attended the event. Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas W. Harker, Maine Senators... MORE

The future the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) namesake, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum, Jr. (USMC, Ret.) (center) and his wife and ship sponsor, Martha Hill (left) monitor as Bath Iron Works welder Marty Fish (right) inscribes Col. Barnum’s signature onto the keel plate at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, April 6.

USS Tripoli Marks Significant Steps Toward Fleet Tasking With Fitting Out Availability, Sea Trials
March 31, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the second amphibious assault ship in the America class is highlighting its capabilities with the completion of its Fitting Out Availability (FOA), March 26 and upcoming sea trials.The FOA entails changes that resulted from lessons learned and feedback from USS America’s (LHA 6) availability and work postponed due... MORE

ASW Virtualization Initiative Expands DDG's Combat Capability
March 26, 2021 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, D.C. - A Navy team responsible for developing and testing Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Combat System Suites (AN/SQQ-89A (V) 15) improved the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability of a guided missile destroyer during a February exercise.The integrated team led by Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS)... MORE

USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) transits the Pacific Ocean.

SurgeMain Sailors Cover COVID Gap, Demobilization Starts Apr. 1
March 24, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Beginning on April 1, 850 Navy Reserve Sailors mobilized by the Surge Maintenance (SurgeMain) program and deployed to the four naval shipyards will begin demobilization. The SurgeMain Sailors provide the shipyards with additional capacity to conduct ship maintenance and modernization during the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the course of the... MORE

NAVSEA’s HACKtheMACHINE Prize Challenge seeks cyber innovation, partners
March 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Teams from across the country gathered virtually today to solve high-tech Navy challenges in a Prize Challenge hosted by Naval Sea Systems Command.The competition offers three separate challenges in Maritime Cyber, Data Science, and 3D printing over the next four days with teams competing for $95,000 in prize money.“HACKtheMACHINE is... MORE

U.S. Navy Recovers MH-60S Helicopter from Record Depth
March 22, 2021 — NORTH PACIFIC - NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recovered a downed Navy MH-60S helicopter from a depth of 19,075 feet off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Thursday.The helicopter, a twin engine Sikorsky Seahawk, crashed into the Pacific Ocean last year while operating from the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). The air... MORE

An MH-60S on deck of contracted salvage vessel off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan on March 18, 2021, having just been pulled from the depth of 19,075 ft by NAVSEA Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, (SUPSALV) at the request of the Navy Safety Center to facilitate accident investigation.

SRF-JRMC awarded Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
March 16, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday recently awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation to U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) for expeditiously returning USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to full mission capability following its tragic collision in August 2017.Despite conducting the... MORE

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 27, 2018) – SRF-JRMC’s undocking team handle the lines as USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) crosses the sill during the ship’s undocking, marking a significant milestone in the ship’s recovery from her 2017 collision at sea.

NAVSEA seeks talent, tech solutions at HACKtheMACHINE 2021
March 11, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Naval Sea Systems Command will host a HACKtheMACHINE Prize Challenge this month, offering cash prizes to teams from across the country able to solve high-tech Navy challenges."HACKtheMACHINE is focused on three tracks this year: data science [public health related], metal 3D metal printing as it relates to shipbuilding, and maritime... MORE

A team of Naval Midshipmen and Air Force Airmen from the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy participate in track one during HacktheMachine competition at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, Sept. 7, 2019.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye
March 8, 2021 — BATH, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.Delivery of DDG 118 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a series of at-sea and pier-side... MORE

The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) departs General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on Feb. 3 for acceptance trials.

Seaborne Targets Depot Team Demonstrates Contribution to Readiness
March 5, 2021 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy’s Seaborne Targets team from Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships and NAVAIR’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) demonstrated its essential capabilities to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Michael Gilday, during his visit to Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Feb. 26.Seaborne... MORE

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