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Wireless Connectivity Bridge Expansion Continues to Improve Sailor Access during Maintenance Availabilities
August 17, 2022 — NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors now can access and interface with essential services and information... MORE

Ship maintenance conducted forward throughout Europe critical for deployment success
August 3, 2022 — NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (August 3, 2022) - Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) welcomed the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Maintenance Execution Team (MET) into their organization in an official transfer ceremony, Aug. 1.
August 1, 2022 — The METs are comprised of skilled Sailors that provide critical preventative maintenance to LCS... MORE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Receives ONR Lab Designation
May 12, 2022 — NORFOLK, Va. -- Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is the first Regional Maintenance... MORE

Assault Craft Unit Five Selected As One of the Recipients for the 2021 Secretary of Defense Field-Level Maintenance Award
November 1, 2021 — SAN DIEGO – Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU 5), Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton was named as one of... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Completes Its First-Ever Waterborne Rudder Overhaul on USS Rushmore
October 14, 2021 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully completed a waterborne rudder overhaul... MORE

NAMTS Graduates Recognized During SURFLANT Waterfront Self-Sufficiency Symposium
September 3, 2021 — NORFOLK, Va. – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Sailors who earned a Navy Afloat Maintenance... MORE

USS Paul Hamilton Completes Availability Early with Support from Southwest Regional Maintenance Center
September 2, 2021 — SAN DIEGO -- Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully supported the early delivery... MORE

Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center Holds Change of Command Ceremony
August 31, 2021 — NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES (August 29, 2021) – Capt. Brian A. Karosich relieved Capt. Gustavo... MORE

NAMTS Expands Sailor Self Sufficiency with Acquisition of Diesel Engine Mockup
August 25, 2021 — Aug. 11, 2021, NORFOLK, Va. – For years, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Diesel... MORE

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness Dr. Vic Ramdass Visits SWRMC
July 19, 2021 — The Honorable Dr. Vic Ramdass, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Materiel Readiness... MORE

MARMC Assist Team Provides Support to Ships in Rota
July 13, 2021 — The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Maintenance Assist Team (MAT) recently... MORE

MARMC Begins Using New Test and Inspection Record Program
June 29, 2021 — The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is using a new electronic record keeping... MORE

Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center Completes USS Dextrous Availability Ahead of Schedule
June 10, 2021 — NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (June 2, 2021) – Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC)... MORE

MARMC Brings STEM to Norfolk School
June 4, 2021 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) wrapped up its semester-long Science, Technology,... MORE

In Historic First, Navy’s Oldest Floating Dry Dock To Support Dive Boat Repairs
April 22, 2021 — For the first time, the Navy’s oldest floating dry-dock, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance... MORE

MARMC Sailor Becomes First Female to Earn Navy SGPI Certification
April 22, 2021 — A Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Sailor recently became the first female to earn... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Receives Critical Recertification in Life Raft Repair
April 15, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) Life Raft Repair Shop received... MORE

NAMTS Program Graduated Record Number of Sailors in 2020
April 6, 2021 — NORFOLK, VA – The Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) program graduated 1,135 Sailors... MORE

Southwest Regional Calibration Center Ranks Top 10 Across Commander, Naval Air Forces Calibration Activities and Program Managers
March 25, 2021 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) latest success comes from its Calibration Lab,... MORE

MARMC, Blue Water, USS Ford Partner for UAS Exercise
March 5, 2021 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) hosted the Blue Water Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)... MORE

USS Forrest Sherman SRA Ends On Time
March 5, 2021 — The USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is returning to action on schedule after completing a six-month... MORE

MARMC Teams up with Ship Repair Industry to address “Pre-Deployment Bubble” COVID Protocols To Fix Ships
March 5, 2021 — The Navy’s largest East Coast maintenance center and their ship repair and maintenance partners in... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Holds Change of Command Ceremony
March 5, 2021 — SAN DIEGO – Capt. John Bauer relieved Capt. David Hart as commanding officer of Southwest Regional... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Implements Job Rotation Program
February 19, 2021 — SAN DIEGO —Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) recently implemented a short-term job... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Employees Graduate from Southwest Regional Apprenticeship Program
February 8, 2021 — Employees from Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) graduated from the Southwest Regional... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Completes Emergent Maintenance Availability on USS O’Kane
February 4, 2021 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) completed an emergent maintenance availability for USS... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Holds Pinning Ceremony for New Chief Petty Officers
February 1, 2021 — SAN DIEGO — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) held a pinning ceremony for newly promoted... MORE

USS John P. Murtha Completes Availability On-Time with Support from Southwest Regional Maintenance Center
January 19, 2021 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully delivered USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26)... MORE

SW Regional Maintenance Center Supports Delivery of Landing Craft
December 30, 2020 — Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 is back in operations with Assault Craft Unit FIVE at Camp... MORE

SRF-JRMC welcomes innovation with laser ablation demo
December 22, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center’s (SRF-JRMC) machine... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Hosts Blood Drives Benefitting Service Members
December 21, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) partnered with the Armed Services Blood... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Hosts COVID-19 Safe Holiday Lights Display
December 21, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) joint associations hosted a holiday lights drive... MORE

Royal Australian Navy Officer Supports Delivery of USS Spruance
December 11, 2020 — Lt. Cmdr. Luke Bogan of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was recently recognized by Capt. David Hart,... MORE

Southwest Regional Maint. Center Chief Petty Officers Bring Thanksgiving to Sailors, Families
November 25, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Chief Petty Officers’ Association (CPOA)... MORE

SWRMC Dive Team Completes Underwater Maintenance with USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
November 24, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) divers conducted a historic diving operation on USS... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Hosts Women at Work Panel
November 19, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) hosted their first Women at Work Panel on... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Completes On-Time Delivery of USS Anchorage
November 16, 2020 — SAN DIEGO - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully delivered USS Anchorage (LPD... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s Intermediate-Level Maintenance and Repair Processes Improve with Kata
November 7, 2020 — SAN DIEGO, Ca. - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) latest success comes from their... MORE

Navy Partnership Advances Technology Applications Shipboard
October 15, 2020 — NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in partnership with Naval... MORE

Southwest Regional Maint. Center Hosts Third Leadership Program Graduation
October 6, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) hosted a graduation for the third cadre of their... MORE

Sailor Is First at Southwest Regional Maintenance Center to Earn Fourth Maintenance Qualification
September 1, 2020 — Petty Officer 1st Class David Florido, is the first Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Sailor to... MORE

Ceremony Frocks 101 Sailors to Next Rank at Southwest Regional Maintenance Center
August 3, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) held a Frocking Ceremony on July 31 for 101 of its... MORE

MARMC SST Advances OSD Grasp of COVID Risk
July 31, 2020 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) participated in the Navy-wide Sentinel Surveillance... MORE

SWRMC Completes Early Repairs on USS Princeton
June 22, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) maintenance team completed early repairs for USS... MORE

MARMC Divers Lead Churchill Waterborne Hub Replacement
April 15, 2020 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Dive Team successfully... MORE

SWRMC Graduated its First NAMTS General Shipboard Welding and Brazing Sailors
March 23, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) graduated its first Navy Afloat Maintenance Training... MORE

SWRMC Sailor Awarded CNO Gold Disk Technician Award
March 11, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Parent, received... MORE

SWRMC LEAD Program Cadre II Celebrates Graduation
February 7, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) hosted a graduation for the second Cadre of their... MORE

SWRMC Manufactures First Ever Wave Break In-House for USS Paul Hamilton
February 6, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center's (SWRMC) Intermediate Level Production Shop fabricated its... MORE

SWRMC Employees Graduate from SWRAP
January 28, 2020 — Employees from Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) graduated from the Southwest Regional... MORE

NAVSEA Commander focuses on CNO priorities during maintenance center visits
November 7, 2019 — WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNS) - "Adm. Gilday wants to focus on three things," Vice Adm. Tom Moore,... MORE

FDRMC Rota Completes On-Time Delivery of USS Ross (DDG 71)
November 5, 2019 — ROTA, Spain — A selected restricted availability (SRA) was successfully completed aboard the USS... MORE

Navy Collaborates with Industry to Double Dock Destroyers
October 11, 2019 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) supported the double docking of USS... MORE

MARMC Production Team Completes USS Bataan Repairs
October 1, 2019 — Norfolk (NNS) – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) outside machine shop recently... MORE

Mid-Atlantic Maintenance Center Pins New Chief Petty Officers
October 1, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA. (NNS) -- Seventeen Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Sailors were... MORE

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... MORE

MARMC Sailors Join APS
August 21, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) - Sailors assigned to Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) joined... MORE

MARMC Engineers Protecting Against Chemical Attacks
August 21, 2019 — As confrontations with rogue nations start to become a real possibility, chemical weapons start to... MORE

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... MORE

SWRMC Sailor Awarded Letter of Commendation
August 9, 2019 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam T... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson Visits SERMC
July 15, 2019 — Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Deputy Commander,... MORE

Vella Gulf; Monterey Demonstrate Self-Sufficiency
May 1, 2019 — Units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 take the culture of self-sufficiency to heart in... MORE

NUWC Norfolk Det & MARMC Team Up
April 29, 2019 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Micro-Miniature (2M) Lab and Naval Undersea... MORE

MARMC “Adopts-A-Spot,” in the City
April 29, 2019 — Partnering with the city of Norfolk, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) officially... MORE

Cole Maintenance Team Receives Praise from Leaders
April 29, 2019 — The maintenance teams at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) know “fixing ships”... MORE

Hull Branch: Helping Meet MARMC SBP Priorities
April 29, 2019 — Walking down Main Street in Building CEP-200 you can usually hear the sound of a grinder or someone... MORE

MARMC VLS Branch Makes Emergent Repairs to USS Gonzalez
April 29, 2019 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Vertical Launch System (VLS) Branch sure knows... MORE

MARMC Maintenance Assist Teams support FDRMC Detachment Rota
February 21, 2019 — Members with Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Ross (DDG 71) to provide training to the crewmembers at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 4 –Feb. 8... MORE

Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center USS Whirlwind Availability Complete
February 5, 2019 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Bahrain completed USS Whirlwind’s (PC 11) Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA) on Jan. 15... MORE

The Right Resources at the Right Time: MARMC Engineering Service Desk
January 4, 2019 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Engineering Department is rounding out 2018 with a renewed emphasis on their integration into the maintenance availability teams. For years now, MARMC’s Project Support Engineers (PSE) have served as technical subject matter experts (SME) for ships going through Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) avails. As their presence grows on the avail teams, the concept of the Engineering Service Desk (ESD) has begun to take shape... MORE

MARMC Rigging/Weight Testing Shop:
January 4, 2019 — As the oldest rating in the U.S. Navy, Boatswain’s Mate (BM) carries a long and storied tradition. This tradition, steeped in a legacy of often overlooked yet critically vital taskings, often carries the weight of the U.S. Navy. For the Boatswain’s Mates at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), the arts of rigging and weight testing are two of the unsung taskings that continue to ensure ships are mission-ready. For BM1 (SW) Drew Miller, accomplishing MARMC’s mission of preparing vessels for the fleet goes hand-in-hand with qualifying Sailors in the NAMTS Rigging/Weight Testing Job Qualification Requirement (JQR) while keeping the traditions of the BM rating alive... MORE

Teamwork, Leadership Key Monterey Impressive 20% O&I
December 16, 2018 — The USS Monterey (CG 61) project team accomplished the first major milestone of a six-month selected restricted availability (SRA), Oct. 19, when they completed the 20% Open and Inspect (O&I)... MORE

Mission Ready: MARMC Prepares Kearsarge, Arlington for Deployment
December 11, 2018 — In December, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Arlington (LPD 24) will depart for deployment. MARMC’s Waterfront Operations Department (Code 300) is managing their final Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) prior to getting underway. It is the last opportunity to complete casualty reports (CASREPS), departure from specifications (DFS) and conduct any other outstanding repairs before the ships and their crews pull away from the pier... MORE

Testing the Tools that Keep the Fleet Afloat
November 13, 2018 — It is nearing midnight and you’re fast asleep at home when in the stillness of the evening your phone begins to buzz. You brush it off at first, but then realize that it’s a call coming in. You answer and your supervisors voice is on the other end informing you that you’ll be boarding a plane early that morning to head half way around the world to troubleshoot a faulty critical system on board a U.S. Navy vessel. You pull yourself out of bed, pack your clothes and make sure you have your travel documents in order. Before heading to the airport you make a quick detour to Mid- Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) to pick up your all important test equipment... MORE

Navy’s Oldest Dry-dock gets New Commanding Officer
October 31, 2018 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) floating dry-dock Dynamic (AFDL 6) welcomed her 18th commanding officer (CO), as Lt. Cmdr. Seth Hall relieved Lt. Edward Menezes during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Oct. 31... MORE

64 Express Lanes Tolling
March 9, 2018 — The Interstate 64 express lanes tolling began on Jan. 10. Motorists will need an E-ZPass or an E-ZPass Flex during operating hours... MORE

Waterfront Operations Takes “Critical Path”
March 9, 2018 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Waterfront Operations (Code 300) began its second year of specialized training for project managers (PMs), assistant project managers (APMs) and shipbuilding specialists (SBSs) in January in an effort to improve efficient completion of availabilities and timely delivery of ships back to the fleet... MORE

Recertifying: Big Impact on a Micro Scale
March 9, 2018 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Micro-Miniature (2M) Module Test and Repair (MTR) recertification team recertified five electronics technicians in the 2M/MTR Recertification Lab on Main Street in Building CEP-200, the week of Feb. 5-9... MORE

MARMC, SERMC “Team Up” in Hampton Roads
March 9, 2018 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) and Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) are teaming up in Hampton Roads to conduct maintenance availabilities for two patrol coastal (PC) ships homeported in Mayport, Fla... MORE

NAMTS Graduation Brings Out the Stars
March 9, 2018 — Norfolk, Va. (NNS)-Director, Fleet Maintenance U.S Fleet Forces Command Rear Adm. Mark R. Whitney and Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center Rear Adm. James P. Downey were on hand for Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) graduation Feb. 12 at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA... MORE

RMCs Partner to Install Engines on USS Fitzgerald
January 19, 2018 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Gas Turbine flyaway team joined members of South East Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) in reinstalling four LM2500 Gas Turbine Main Engines on USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) at Huntington Ingles Industries (HII) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Oct. 21–Nov. 15... MORE

NAVSEA providing ready naval assets to combatant commanders on time
October 5, 2017 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – In fiscal year (FY) 2017, Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) surface ship maintenance team has improved the Navy’s rate of returning surface ships to the fleet on time following maintenance availabilities... MORE

Hart Assumes Command of SWRMC
June 2, 2017 — SAN DIEGO - Capt. David Hart relieved Capt. Hugh "Skip" Huck III as Commanding Officer of Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) in a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego's Bainbridge Park June 2... MORE

Carney's on-time completion marks four in a row for Rota
July 28, 2016 — NORFOLK, Virginia -- Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, Spain successfully completed a 102-day selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Carney (DDG 64) July 8... MORE

Downey Assumes Command of CNRMC
July 1, 2016 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia. - Rear Adm. James Downey relieved Rear Adm. William J. Galinis as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) during a ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, June 29... MORE