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Keel Laid on Future USS Fallujah
September 20, 2023 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Fallujah (LHA 9) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Pascagoula shipyard, Sept. 20.The ship will commemorate the First and Second Battles of Fallujah during the Iraq War.The ship’s sponsor is Donna Berger, spouse of Gen. David H. Berger, 38th... MORE

The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Fallujah (LHA 9) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Pascagoula shipyard, Sept. 20. In attendance and pictured from left: Maj. Gen. David Bligh, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps; Kari Wilkinson, President, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Executive Vice President, HII; Donna Berger, Ship Sponsor; the Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy; and Chris Kastner, President and Chief Executive Officer, HII.

Longtime Shop 51 electrician builds a lasting legacy
September 19, 2023 — In his 36 years working for Shop 51, Electricians, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Larry Cramer, electrician, has seen a massive amount of change.Cramer has seen 13 shipyard commanders arrive, lead and pass their mantle on to the next. He has seen shops and codes transform their work as carriers and submarines... MORE

Larry Cramer, electrician, Shop 51, Electricians, began his 36-year career at PSNS & IMF since 1987. That career came to a close Aug. 31, 2023, when he "clocked out" for the final time. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

NUWC Division Newport’s Northeast Tech Bridge hosts annual Blue Tech Demo Day
September 15, 2023 — Emerging technologies developed by small businesses with potential U.S. Navy applications took center stage during the second annual Blue Tech Demo Day hosted by the Northeast Tech Bridge at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Narragansett Bay Test Facility on Aug. 31... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Engineering Pillar -- Isolating firemain piping on aircraft carriers with freeze seals helps accomplish work faster, safer
September 14, 2023 — In direct alignment with the U.S. Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better,” initiative, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards’ (NSS-SY) Engineering Pillar is promoting ways to accomplish work faster, safer and with the highest quality. Recently, the NSS-SY Engineering Intervention Board (EIB) worked to improve the maintenance of firemain piping on aircraft... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Engineering Pillar graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

Multicultural Day Fair
September 14, 2023 — Our Multicultural Day Fair was a huge success! SWRMC Sailors, civilians, and members of the San Diego community came together to embrace and celebrate the diversity of our command... MORE

Common Software Development Environment promotes collaboration and faster delivery to the fleet
September 13, 2023 — “Our mission is to improve the efficiency of developing software and delivering capabilities to the fleet. One way we are doing this is through the development of a Common Software Development Environment (CSDE) across Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD),” Software Modernization Lead Leroy Mrozowski said.Mrozowski is part of the... MORE

Winningham is awarded G. Dennis White Early Career HSI Practitioner Award during ceremony at NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 13, 2023 — When Tyler Winningham was a standout soccer player in high school and college, he learned the value of teamwork.That is why Winningham was a bit bashful about accepting an individual accolade for his work as the Human Systems Integration (HSI) lead in the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office at Naval Air Warfare Center... MORE

IMAGE: Stephen Cricchi, SES, Executive Director of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Dr. Brett Seidle, SES, and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director Dale Sisson Jr., SES, stand with Tyler Winningham (third from left) of NAWCAD after he received the G. Dennis White Early Career Human Systems Integration Practitioner Award Sept. 5 at NSWCDD.

Emessiene becomes Navy’s newest Heavy Lift Project Officer
September 13, 2023 — WASHINGTON - Lt. Cmdr. Bomono “Bones” Emessiene, a member of the Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving’s (SUPSALV) Reserve Unit, qualified last month as Heavy Lift Project Officer (HLPO) after successfully completing an oral board chaired by Capt. Sal Suarez, director for SUPSALV and Ocean Engineering. The achievement marked... MORE

Pictured are officers from the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) Reserve Heavy Lift Team, (Left to right) Cmdr. Manny Sayoc, Capt. Sal Suarez, Lt Cmdr. Bomono “Bones” Emessiene, and Capt. Elmer Roman, after Emessiene qualified as a Heavy Lift Project Officer.

NUWC Division Newport shares goal of leveraging partnerships to advance technology during Defense Innovation Days
September 12, 2023 — Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s acting Technical Director Marie Bussiere described to attendees at the ninth annual Defense Innovation Days, sponsored by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance, how the center is leveraging partnerships to advance technology and support the U.S. Navy fleet... MORE

NSWC Crane employee awarded for her leadership during the Silent Swarm experimentation event
September 12, 2023 — Sondra Laughlin was awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM), which is the fourth highest honorary award in the Navy, for her work serving as Deputy Lead for Silent Swarm. Laughlin credits her team for working collectively to bring together a great experimentation event. “I am honored to receive this medal while being a part of the Silent Swarm effort,” stated Laughlin “this team has created something special together, and I’m grateful to be recognized for my part in it.”... MORE

Sondra Laughlin was awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM), which is the fourth highest honorary award in the Navy, for her work serving as Deputy Lead during the Silent Swarm experimentation event. Laughlin was the lead facilitator for all of Silent Swarm experimentation planning workshops, team events, and was in charge of daily planning and execution activities for the team. The team that Laughlin oversaw included multiple federal agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners.