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USNS Puerto Rico Successfully Completes Integrated Sea Trials
August 23, 2019 — USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship Aug. 22. The ship returned to the Austal USA shipyard following two days underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Integrated Trials combine Builder's and Acceptance Trials, allowing for the shipyard to demonstrate to the Navy's... MORE

USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11) successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport ship Aug. 22.

MARMC Gets Whidbey Island Back Online
August 21, 2019 — Technology is an integral part of today’s Navy, and what makes its’ war fighting ability possible. This is especially so with information systems. The Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) and Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) are the backbone of navy communication and without communication and teamwork, everything... MORE

USN Sailors conduct maintenance on a Nigerian navy patrol boat

NAVSEA hosts small business industry day
August 19, 2019 — The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted a Small Business Industry Day, Aug. 13, in the Humphreys building on the Washington Navy Yard. The event brought together Navy program managers, contracting officers and large defense contractors wanting to team together with small, innovative businesses to support the Navy’s shipbuilding,... MORE

Washington, DC (August 13, 2019) -- Mr. Jim Smerchansky, NAVSEA Executive Director, kicks off Small Business Industry Day in the Humphreys auditorium.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Holds Change of Command
August 19, 2019 — NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) held a change of command ceremony at Vista Point Conference Center in Norfolk, Virginia, August 16.Capt. Dan Lannamann turned over command to Capt. Tim Barney.The command is responsible for providing surface ship maintenance, management and oversight of private sector maintenance... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson Conducts Industry Roundtable Discussions
August 14, 2019 — Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Deputy Commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) visited San Diego the week of August 5 to conduct discussions with ship repair industry leaders.The biannual meeting, known as the Industry Navy Discussion Panel... MORE

Process improvements to streamline Pittsburgh inactivation
August 12, 2019 — Inactivation process improvements gleaned from a series of projects in recent months at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will culminate in a streamlined, less expensive inactivation effort on USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720).These improvements and others are expected to result in a preservation cost reduction of 40 percent... MORE

USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) awaits inactivation in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

SWRMC Sailor Awarded Letter of Commendation
August 9, 2019 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam T. Barber, received a Letter of Commendation (LOC) for his work advancing the scope of the Navy and Marine Corps Miniature/Micro-miniature Module Test and Repair (2M/MTR) Gold Disk Program on August 8. The LOC was signed for the Chief of Naval Operations... MORE

Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, Naval Sea Systems Command Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Engineering presents Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam T. Barber, with a Letter of Commendation for his work advancing the scope of the Navy and Marine Corps Miniature/Micro-miniature Module Test and Repair Gold Disk Program during the Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium at the San Diego Convention Center on August 8.

Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life
August 6, 2019 — PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. – The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27.The ship’s namesake, Paul Ignatius, served honorably as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969 and as a commissioned lieutenant... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17)
July 26, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, on July 26.The future USS Indianapolis is the 9th Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team at Fincantieri... MORE

USS Michigan begins 17-month refit period
July 26, 2019 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docked on July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period which will end in 2020. Work during this availability includes battery replacement, structural repair and preservation, shaft replacement, other propulsion plant inspections and improvements, and installation of several new alterations. Critical path work for the... MORE

USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docks at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period.

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