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Dynamic Supports Cost-Saving Maintenance Evolution for ACU-2 Craft
September 3, 2025 — The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) auxiliary floating dry dock Dynamic (AFDL 6) successfully completed a docking and undocking evolution for Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1654, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story...

Navy Divers Repair USS Iwo Jima
September 3, 2025 — Navy divers, assigned to units of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), conducted vital underwater ship husbandry work on USS George H.W. Bush and USS Iwo Jima, July 7-11, ensuring the fleet remains safe, ready, and mission-capable...

Navy Chief Season Underway at MARMC
September 3, 2025 — The Chief’s Mess is unequivocally one of the most crucial links connecting the junior ranking to the top brass of any command. To be selected to ‘The Mess,’ a First-Class Petty Officer has to excel amongst their peers. But it doesn’t stop there. After being selected, the ‘Chief Selects’ must continue to prove their worthiness to ‘Be the Chief,’ in a time-tested, tried and true process—the Initiation...

MARMC Tests Aluminum Repair Technology Aboard USS Carter Hall
September 3, 2025 — The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is conducting the first operational deployment of an aluminum repair technology aboard dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50)...

MARMC Revisits Motor Rewind Capability
September 3, 2025 — “Motor rewind is the process of restoring an electric motor to working condition by removing and replacing its internal wire windings,” explained Leading Chief Petty Officer Joshua Stribling. “This extends the life of the motor, restores efficiency, and avoids the cost of full replacement.”...

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 114
August 29, 2025 — NEW ORLEANS– The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 114, from Textron Systems, August 28. Delivery of LCAC 114 follows completion of acceptance trials and represents the official transfer of the craft from the shipbuilder to the Navy. During acceptance trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection...

Command employees reflect on the work they do in support of the Navy fleet
August 28, 2025 — Since its founding in 1891, Puget Sound Naval shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has been integral to the region, the state of Washington and the national defense. PSNS & IMF employees come to work every day ready to maintain, modernize and retire the Navy's fleet.This Labor Day, as we pause to celebrate hardworking Americans all across...

Hanyok Strengthens Workforce Through Community Partnerships
August 28, 2025 — Lauren Hanyok, director of the Capital Tech Bridge, is building new pathways for students to explore careers, including the Montgomery County Summer RISE (Reimagining an Innovative Student Experience) program, which she helped bring to NSWC Carderock Division.Summer RISE is a short-term, shadow-based internship that introduces high school students,...

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827)
August 28, 2025 — GROTON, Conn. – The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in Kingstown, Rhode Island.The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a ship as it begins to transition from design to reality. The...

Heather Valiga Earns Grace Hopper Award for Excellence in Organizational Innovation
August 28, 2025 — Heather Valiga, a branch head in the Contracting and Acquisition Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, has received the Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper Division Honor Award for her leadership and innovation in Navy contracting. The award marks a career milestone for the Carderock veteran and underscores a year of significant...

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