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Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 105
March 9, 2023 — SLIDELL, LA - The Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 105, March 8.LCACs are built with configurations, dimensions, and clearances similar to the legacy LCACs they replace – ensuring that this latest air cushion vehicle is fully compatible with existing well...

ONE TEAM, NSWC PCD brings flexibility to the future of diving
March 7, 2023 — After months of planning, the mission to rapidly deliver solutions to ensure warfighting dominance moved one step closer during the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) Suit In-Water Concept Demonstration held at the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU), Feb. 7 – 8.The DSEND demo tested the capabilities of a new concept suit...

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John L. Canley
March 1, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – The Navy accepted delivery of USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), March 1.ESB-class ships are highly flexible platforms that support various military operations such as Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM), Special Operations Force (SOF) operations, Crisis Response Sea-basing (e.g., Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force), Intelligence,...

Exchanging the Heat: 31D Builds Heat Exchanger
February 28, 2023 — There are many components that go into a submarine’s proper functionality. One very important component, is a part called a heat exchanger, which is made of a metal shell and tubes that work by transferring heat from one place to another.Recently, a heat exchanger on one of the submarines located on the Delta Pier was deemed “beyond repair”. The...

New additive manufacturing printer enables Sailors to ’think outside the box’
February 24, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) received complimentary reviews of a recently installed additive manufacturing (AM) 3D printer on the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778). The printer, a Markforged X7 field edition, is a polymer-based additive manufacturing system capable of printing high-durability carbon fiber reinforced...

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
February 23, 2023 — Rear Adm. Jeffrey J. Kilian (left), the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific/Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, briefs Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment (ASD EI&E) and Paul D. Cramer, the principal deputy of ASD EI&E, during their visit to Pearl...

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola
February 16, 2023 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13), Feb. 16.EPFs are designed to operate in shallow waterways and are capable of a wide range of activities. These versatile, non-combatant transport ships are used for the high-speed transportation of troops, military vehicles, and...

Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center Completes Emergent Repair on USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
February 16, 2023 — The Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is the Navy’s first responders when it comes to an emergent repair availability (ERAV) on surface ships in the Indo-Pacific Region.Pearl Harbor sits in a strategic location and is a hub for many emergent repairs for ships...

Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. Successfully Installs EASR Antenna
February 9, 2023 — The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) antenna landed on the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), Jan.16, 2023.This marks the completion of EASR system deliveries for what will be the first LPD 17 Class ship and the first U.S. Navy install and activation of the SPY-6(V)2, rotating variant, S-Band radar.“The progress made is a testament...

U.S. Navy Senior Shipbuilding Admiral Visits Republic of Korea
February 7, 2023 — Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer (PEO) Ships traveled to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to meet with Ministry of National Defense Acquisition Leaders and tour private shipyards.The trip included meetings with ROK’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). DAPA is the sole government agency executing the procurement of...

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