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PSNS & IMF conducts special flag-folding ceremony in observance of Veterans Day
November 20, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility senior leadership and workforce members participated in a special Veterans Day observance Nov. 7, during ceremony on the roof of Building 850.The event, hosted by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, featured a U.S. flag-folding ceremony at the flagpole located near the State Street... MORE

Honor guard members fold the U.S. flag Nov. 7, 2024, during a Veterans Day observance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The event, hosted by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, featured a special flag-folding ceremony at the State Street Gate entrance. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Two Generations, One Mission
November 20, 2024 — At Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), service runs deep, not just in the daily operations, but within the workforce. Craig Randle Sr. and his son, Craig Randle Jr., are part of a unique subset at TRFB, the subset of generational family members who work at the facility, contributing to the maintenance of the U.S. Navy’s SSBNs... MORE

Craig Randle Sr. (right) and Craig Randle Jr. (left) stand inside the rigging shop at TRFB.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Readies Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group for On-Time Departure
November 20, 2024 — NORFOLK Va. – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) showcased its critical role in naval readiness, after providing crucial technical support to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG). The strike group, which includes USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), USS... MORE

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 12, 2024.

NSWC Crane and Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Announce Winners in $1M Hypersonics Challenge
November 20, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) have announced Specter Aerospace and Castelion Corporation as the winners of the Hypersonic Accelerated Manufactured Prototype Demonstration (Hyper-AMPD) Prize Challenge.Hyper-AMPD was a two-phase prize challenge sponsored by the Assistant... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Delivers USS George H.W. Bush to Fleet On-time, following 10-month Availability
November 18, 2024 — NORFOLK, Va. – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The nation’s tenth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entered its PIA in January 2024.In... MORE

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits to Naval Station Norfolk after on-time completion of an 11-month maintenance period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and sea trials.

NUWC Division, Keyport launches Future Capabilities Office to accelerate warfighting readiness
November 15, 2024 — Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport recently unveiled its Future Capabilities Office, a lean, agile department-level organization aimed at accelerating efforts to meet critical warfighter needs.The FCO will serve as an incubator for innovative solutions in areas such as weapons delivery, fleet sustainment and subsea warfare. As projects... MORE

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport Commanding Officer Capt. Clinton Hoskins and Acting Technical Director Jim Bleich interview Future Capabilities Office Department Head Scott Shimizu during a command-wide town hall event, Nov. 5. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lorin Vilayvong/Released)

NSWC Crane held its first-ever “Leading from Every Seat: Inspiring a Culture of Connectedness”
November 15, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted a professional development event for their civilian workforce and ecosystem partners focused on inspiring a culture of connectedness at WestGate Academy. The command hosted its inaugural “Leading from Every Seat” event on October 29 and allowed participants, both in-person and... MORE

NAVSEA Recognizes 2024 Department of Navy Acquisition Excellence Award Winners
November 14, 2024 — WASHINGTON – Acquisition professionals from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) enterprise received seven awards for outstanding acquisition practices in the 2024 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RDA), The Honorable Mr. Nickolas Guertin,... MORE

(241107-N-HL559-0109) WASHINGTON – The Streamlined Growth Management Process contracting team (center), one of seven Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) acquisition professionals was recognized Nov. 8 at the Pentagon for outstanding acquisition practices during the 2024 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards ceremony.

NUWC Division Newport torpedo team members win NAVSEA’s Expand the Advantage Achievement Award
November 14, 2024 — The Mark 48 Mod 4 Torpedo Submarine Launch Team, with 13 members from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, recently won the Expand the Advantage Achievement Award in the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) fiscal year 2023 Excellence Awards program... MORE

Three NUWC Division Newport engineering agents perform first modernizations to submarine in Australia
November 13, 2024 — Traveling across the globe is nothing new for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEA) Matthew George, Daniel Braman and Dillon Savitzky, but the trio recently experienced a historic first Down Under... MORE

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