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Anderson Assumes Command of PEO Ships
May 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Tom Anderson relieved Rear Adm. Bill Galinis as Program Executive Officer, Ships at the Washington Navy Yard May 22. The transition took place without formal ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Honorable James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A), served as the... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson relieved Rear Adm. Bill Galinis as Program Executive Officer, Ships at the Washington Navy Yard May 22.

Future USS Oakland Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
May 22, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully concluded acceptance trials here May 22 following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations in the Gulf of Mexico. During trials, the final milestone prior to the ship’s delivery to the Navy, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of LCS 24’s systems, including those essential to a... MORE

PSNS & IMF Employee Supports Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management
May 22, 2020 — For more than 10 weeks, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has been adapting and exploring new strategies to support its workforce and the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. From developing and manufacturing hand sanitizer, to supplying thousands of face masks to its employees and local first responders, the... MORE

Malynda Green, emergency management specialist with Code 105.53 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenence Facility in Bremerton, Washington, recently completed a two-month assignment with the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management.

Navy Issues Request for Proposals for Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
May 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals for the design, development, test, and production of the Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) May 21. The solicitation will support the next generation of the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office, Razorback Unmanned Underwater... MORE

DCoMS connects at-sea Sailors to shore-based experts for shipboard maintenance
May 21, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- As the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) plowed through morning seas off the coast of Japan on May 7, a dozen senior Navy engineers and network specialists assembled in San Diego to watch the first live connectivity demonstration of a much-anticipated system for delivering on-demand, remote maintenance expertise to a deployed ship's point of... MORE

Capt. John Markowicz, assistant chief of staff for ship maintenance and material readiness, Commander, Naval Air Forces, observes the Distance Communications Maintenance System (DCoMS) ship-to-shore test between the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while the aircraft carrier was underway in the Indo-Pacific region. DCoMS allows shore-based technical experts to remotely walk shipboard technicians through a higher level of maintenance or troubleshooting than the technician would normally have the capability to perform.

PHNSY & IMF completes USS Missouri work five days early, second consecutive VA-class submarine completed early
May 21, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) workforce completed all planned maintenance and modernization work on USS Missouri (SSN 780) five days early. This is the first time any shipyard has completed two consecutive Virginia-class extended dry-docking selected restricted availabilities... MORE

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 10, 2020) – USS Missouri (SSN 780), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility piers to begin sea trials on May 10. Missouri's routine maintenance and modernization work was completed five days ahead of schedule after successful sea trials and certification. The submarine's recent availability required 2.2 million work-hours to complete more than 20,000 jobs that will ensure the ship remains fully operational for its planned 33-year service life.

Command builds hand-washing stations to help protect workers from COVID-19
May 21, 2020 — A team of woodcrafters from Shop 64 built 12 hand-washing stations for distribution and use across the shipyard. These stations are part of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s efforts to keep the workforce healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.According to Wayne G. Johnson, Waterfront Facilities Support branch head, Code... MORE

Shop 740 crew members lift a new hand washing station into Dry Dock 4 May 19, 2020 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

NSWC PCD Procurement Lead Designs Lip Reading Kit
May 21, 2020 — Jonathan Chapman, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) procurement lead designed a lip reading kit for the hearing impaired with the help of fellow employees and a 3D printer.“A need was brought to my attention to help people with hearing impairments during COVID-19,” said Chapman. “Masks are a wonderful answer to keep the... MORE

Jonathan Chapman, NSWC PCD procurement lead, speaks with Deanna Pedersen, NSWC PCD procurement branch head, using the lip reading kit he designed. Chapman designed the kit for use by hearing impaired team members at the command.

NSWC Crane seeks Midwest expertise in 2021 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise
May 20, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) is seeking Midwest expertise in the 2021 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise, an event co-led by Naval Information Warfare Center, Atlantic (NIWC Lant). Watch the video below for more information.Available on YouTube to the public!MilTube... MORE

USS Mississippi docks in preparation for availability, Shipyard open for business
May 20, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The shipyard workforce successfully docked the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN-782) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) on May 19 in preparation for an extended maintenance availability.“Thanks in large part to our people’s extraordinary response to the... MORE

The Virginia-class submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) docks in Dry Dock #1 on May 19 ahead of its extended dry-docking selected restricted availability. USS Mississippi's motto is Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms") and is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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