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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 Vergara as commanding officer of Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Support Activity Naples Chapel.Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage was the guest speaker at the ceremony and spoke about the... MORE

USS Tripoli Conducts Final Contract Trials
August 30, 2021 — WASHINGTON – USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the U.S. Navy’s second America-class amphibious assault ship completed final contract trials (FCT), Aug. 26.FCT are a component of a ship’s post-delivery test period and mark the final in-depth review of the ship, the crew, and its systems. Trials were conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey over a... MORE

Ship to Shore Connector Capabilities Highlighted on Discovery’s Impossible Engineering
August 27, 2021 — The latest episode of Impossible Engineering goes behind the scenes to showcase the U.S. Navy’s Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) and the hovercraft history that led to this next generation landing craft.Filmed on location at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Textron Systems, Slidell, Louisiana the episode highlights how... 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 Shop had been interested in implementing the Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Diesel Engine, Governor and Injector Repair Technician Job Qualification Requirement (JQR). While hands-on work accomplishment is the driving force... MORE

EN1(SW) Dallon Horman inspects three Detroit 12V71 diesel engines stored in a container at ACU2, still wrapped in cellophane from US Army base Fort Eustis. Used as diesel repair trainers for the US Army, the engines came complete with a steel frame engine stand, blowers, transmission, and expansion tanks.

USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT)
August 18, 2021 — PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2021) – Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) completed the ship’s first-ever Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) earlier this month.CSSQT is a major milestone where teams demonstrate the ship’s weapons systems’ ability to effectively communicate and destroy incoming threats in an operational... MORE

SRF-JRMC Det. Sasebo completes third consecutive docking selected restricted availability early or on time
August 5, 2021 — SASEBO, Japan – Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) Detachment Sasebo recently completed Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, USS Pioneer’s (MCM 9) seven-month-long docking selected restricted availability (DSRA) three days early, July 13, 2021. This marks the completion of the third consecutive mine... MORE

USS Chief (MCM 14), USS Warrior (MCM 10) and USS Pioneer (MCM 9) in Sasebo's dry dock prior to undocking during their respective availabilities.

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 in 2020, a record number, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Established by the Chief of Naval Operations in 1998, NAMTS improves organic maintenance capability and material self-sufficiency by training Sailors in a number of Hull, Mechanical & Electrical... MORE

MR2 Katherine Chumbiray holds two vent plenum bolts, the one on the right is one she manufactured aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Keel Laid for Future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
April 6, 2021 — BATH, Maine - The keel of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, April 6.The ship’s namesake, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum Jr. (USMC, Ret.) and his wife and ship sponsor, Martha Hill, attended the event. Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas W. Harker, Maine Senators... MORE

The future the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) namesake, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum, Jr. (USMC, Ret.) (center) and his wife and ship sponsor, Martha Hill (left) monitor as Bath Iron Works welder Marty Fish (right) inscribes Col. Barnum’s signature onto the keel plate at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, April 6.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye
March 8, 2021 — BATH, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.Delivery of DDG 118 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a series of at-sea and pier-side... MORE

The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) departs General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on Feb. 3 for acceptance trials.

Simulated Firearms Training System, “Game Changer” for PCU Sailors
February 12, 2021 — Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Sailors assigned to ships located at Bath Iron Works Shipyard, Bath, Maine now have access to a new simulated use of force option to fulfill their weapons qualifications training.The Firearms Training System (FATS) offers a full experience in use of force option handling and application, allowing freedom of movement,... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer, Ships, reviews the Firearms Training System (FATS), a new simulated use of force option that Sailors can use to fulfill their weapons qualifications training.

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