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NAVSEA hosts Veteran and Wounded Warrior Summit in Tampa
June 2, 2016 — TAMPA, Fla. - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the Sixth Annual Navy Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Summit this week in Tampa, Florida, with government and private companies set to offer positions to job-seeking veterans and spouses.Since the first Navy-wide conference in 2009, NAVSEA's Veteran and Wounded Warrior office is... MORE

Wide Field of View Night Vision Goggles transition to the Fleet
June 2, 2016 — CRANE, Ind. - NAVSEA Expeditionary Missions Program Office (PMS 408), Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) program began to transition Wide Field of View (WFOV) night vision goggles (NVGs) to the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) warfighters in May.The WFOV NVG doubles the view field of traditional night vision goggles. The benefits are... MORE

Future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Keel Authenticated
June 1, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) was ceremoniously laid at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard June 1... MORE

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 1, 2016) - Mrs. Ima Black places her initials onto the keel plate of DDG 119 during the ceremony authenticating the keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black. The destroyer was named in honor of Black’s late husband Delbert Black, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class ship will serve as an integral player in global maritime security, engaging in air, undersea, surface, strike and ballistic missile defense.

Antonio Takes Helm of PEO Aircraft Carriers
June 1, 2016 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Brian Antonio relieved Vice Adm. (sel) Tom Moore as program executive officer for the Aircraft Carrier (CV) program during a change of office ceremony June 1 at the Washington Navy Yard... MORE

160601-N-EM953-065 (June 1, 2016) WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Brain Antonio assumed command of the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers in a ceremony today at the Washington Navy Yard.(U.S. Navy Photo by J. Raynel Koch/Released)

Navy SSDS and RAM Block 2: Closing the Fire Control Loop
May 26, 2016 — WASHINGTON - In an effort to strengthen naval power at and from the sea, Rear Adm. Jon Hill, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS), advocated the importance of systems engineering and "the power that comes from a full-on integration of those systems [through] cooperative engagement modes" during a panel discussion at the Navy League's Sea Air Space exhibition, May 17... MORE

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
May 20, 2016 — BATH, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, May 20... MORE

160421-N-YE579-005 (May 20, 2016) BATH, Maine - The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of DDG 1000, the future USS Zumwalt destroyer May 20. Following a crew certification period and October commissioning ceremony in Baltimore, Zumwalt will transit to her homeport in San Diego for a Post Delivery Availability and Mission Systems Activation. DDG 1000, pictured during acceptance trials in April, is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers; next-generation multi-mission surface combatants tailored for land attack and littoral dominance. (U.S. Navy Released)

MCM Sailors Prepare for Improved Future of Minehunting
May 19, 2016 — PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Eighteen mine countermeasure Sailors completed a two-week AN/AQS-24B sonar upgrade operator and maintenance training hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) May 13.During the training, 10 fleet operators assigned to HM-14 and HM-15, helicopter mine squadrons based in Norfolk, Virginia, learned how... MORE

An upgraded AN/AQS-24B mine hunting system sits on the flight deck at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division May 9, 2016 at the end of a week-long AN/AQS-24B operator training event in Panama City, Florida.

Lehnhardt Relieves Baumann as SUPSALV Director
May 18, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Capt. Keith Lehnhardt relieved Capt. Gregg Baumann as the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), May 18... MORE

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
May 16, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during a ceremony at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard May 13... MORE

GULF OF MEXICO - The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26) successfully completed Builder's Trials March 4. The principal mission of LPD 17 San Antonio class ships is to deploy combat and support elements of Marine Expeditionary Units and Brigades. With the capability of transporting and debarking air cushion or conventional landing craft and augmented by helicopters or MV-22 vertical take-off and landing aircraft, these ships support amphibious assault, special operations, and expeditionary warfare missions. (Photo courtesy of HII)

Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Completes Acceptance Trials
May 13, 2016 — MOBILE, Alabama — The future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully concluded its acceptance trial after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) May 6... MORE

160506-N-ZZ999-001 (May 6, 2016)Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) at sea conducting acceptance trials demonstrating the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling, and auxiliary systems. The acceptance trial is the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy, which is planned for later this spring.

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