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MARMC SST Advances OSD Grasp of COVID Risk
July 31, 2020 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) participated in the Navy-wide Sentinel Surveillance Testing (SST) program July 29, with 50 asymptomatic Sailors and civilian employees volunteering to be tested for COVID-19. The program is part of a larger Office of the Secretary of Defense effort to help provide better insight into potential COVID... MORE

Newly Commissioned USS Tripoli Departs Shipyard for San Diego
July 24, 2020 — PASCAGULA, Miss. (NNS) - The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed Huntington Ingalls Industries-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., July 24, for its San Diego homeport.USS Tripoli was administratively commissioned July 15 and is the third ship to bear the name Tripoli in commemoration... MORE

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

U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Joins the Fleet
July 15, 2020 — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), today, July 15, 2020.Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned the USS Tripoli administratively and the ship transitioned to normal operations. Meanwhile, the Navy is looking... MORE

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

USS Fitzgerald Arrives at San Diego Homeport
July 2, 2020 — SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived at its homeport in San Diego, July 02, following more than two years of restoration and modernization after the warship was damaged during a collision in 2017.Throughout the restoration period, the U.S. Navy made it a priority to ensure Fitzgerald returned to a peak... MORE

The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrives at homeport at Naval Base San Diego

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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