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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

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Arlington (LPD 24) in port gearing up for deployment

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

New commander giving his incoming speech

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

Largest graduating class in MARMC’s history

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