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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 receive four Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Navy Enlisted Classification Codes.Florido received his fourth NEC on Aug. 25, when he completed the Valve Repair Technician NEC. He has also earned the Shipfitter, Pipefitter, and Rigger... MORE

USNS Newport Completes Integrated Sea Trials
August 3, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30.Integrated Trials combine Builder's and Acceptance Trials, allowing for the shipyard to demonstrate to the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey the operational capability and mission... MORE

The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30. (Courtesy Austal USA)

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 newly advanced Sailors.Frocking is a time honored tradition dating back as early as 1802 and consists of Sailors assuming the uniform and responsibilities of the next higher rank. This is a significant achievement in a service member’s... 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 Testing (SST) program July 29, with 50 asymptomatic Sailors and civilian employees volunteering to be tested for COVID-19. The program is part of a larger Office of the Secretary of Defense effort to help provide better insight into potential COVID... MORE

Newly Commissioned USS Tripoli Departs Shipyard for San Diego
July 24, 2020 — PASCAGULA, Miss. (NNS) - The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed Huntington Ingalls Industries-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., July 24, for its San Diego homeport.USS Tripoli was administratively commissioned July 15 and is the third ship to bear the name Tripoli in commemoration... MORE

U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Joins the Fleet
July 15, 2020 — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), today, July 15, 2020.Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned the USS Tripoli administratively and the ship transitioned to normal operations. Meanwhile, the Navy is looking... MORE

USS Fitzgerald Arrives at San Diego Homeport
July 2, 2020 — SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived at its homeport in San Diego, July 02, following more than two years of restoration and modernization after the warship was damaged during a collision in 2017.Throughout the restoration period, the U.S. Navy made it a priority to ensure Fitzgerald returned to a peak... MORE

The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrives at homeport at Naval Base San Diego

Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
June 29, 2020 — SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship officially began on June 25 at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, Calif. Due to the COVID pandemic, the milestone was marked with an informal shipyard ceremony.Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships are highly... MORE

Cmdr. Chris Schindler, Officer In Charge, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Bath (det. San Diego) commences construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB 6) at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard,
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SWRMC Completes Early Repairs on USS Princeton
June 22, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) maintenance team completed early repairs for USS Princeton (CG 59) on June 5, supporting the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness goals.“Your superb coordination, synchronization, and communication in a restricted COVID-19 maintenance environment enabled the repair to be completed days ahead of schedule... MORE

Navy’s Second Ship to Shore Connector Completes Acceptance Trials
June 16, 2020 — NEW ORLEANS – The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).During the trials, the craft underwent... MORE

The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).

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