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Program Executive Office Undersea Warfare Systems Holds Change of Office
May 14, 2024 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Douglas Adams relieved Rear Adm. Todd Weeks as Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS) during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, May 9.The eight program offices within PEO UWS enable the delivery of enhanced combat capability to all submarine platforms with improved cybersecurity... MORE

WASHINGTON, DC (May 9, 2024) - Capt. Douglas Adams relieved Rear. Adm. Todd Weeks as Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS) during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.

DoD, STRATCOM, INDOPACOM Representatives Tour USS Zumwalt, Discuss Hypersonics
May 8, 2024 — PASCAGOULA, (April 12, 2024) – Combatant Command and OSD senior leaders visited SUPSHIP Gulf Coast to tour the USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) and receive an update on the Navy’s efforts to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike weapon system into the DDG 1000 class. Mr. Robert J. Taylor, STRATCOM Director of Capability and Resource Integration, Dr... MORE

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207)
May 7, 2024 — SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) was delivered to the Navy, May 7.Delivery follows the successful completion of Integrated Sea Trials to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate requirements.“Delivery of the third ship in the class will bring more refueling capability directly... MORE

From left to right, Cmdr. Mark Ewachiw, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath - San Diego Detachment, Officer in Charge; Lt. Elliot Collins, Project Officer; Lt. Allison Adamos, Project Officer; and Lt. Cmdr. René Martin, T-AO Program Manager Representative attend the USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) Delivery Ceremony, in San Diego, Calif., May 7, 2024.

U.S. Navy Christens Newest Unmanned Surface Vessel, Vanguard
May 6, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy christened Vanguard, the newest Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) during a recent ceremony in Mobile, Alabama. Vanguard is the Navy’s first USV purpose-built from the keel up for unmanned operations and is part of the Pentagon-sponsored Overlord program. “Vanguard represents a significant leap forward in unmanned... MORE

Mrs. Debbie Kennedy, Vanguard’s sponsor and wife of Capt. Scot Searles, Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Manager, breaks a bottle of champagne during the Vanguard christening ceremony, 25 April.

U.S. Navy Celebrates Expanding Talent Pipeline for Submarine Industrial Base
May 3, 2024 — WASHINGTON – This May, the U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program is hosting a series of Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day events across key maritime hubs to recognize the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base.These events, taking place in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads, Boston, and Long... MORE

Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy qualifies DDG 109 sailor; program shows continued growth
April 30, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) has produced its first Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) qualifier, Damage Control Fireman Aaliyah Feeley, of Baker City, Oregon. Jason Dunham, homeported in Mayport, Florida, is the shipboard pilot for the NAMTS program on the east coast.NAMTS improves the Navy’s maintenance capability... MORE

Navy Launches Talent Pipeline Expansion in Southern California
April 30, 2024 — WASHINGTON –The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26.The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines... MORE

Representatives from the U.S. Navy and industry launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26.

The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines that revitalize the defense workforce by addressing critical skill gaps.

Future USS New Jersey Delivers to U.S. Navy
April 25, 2024 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The U.S. Navy Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS New Jersey (SSN 796), delivered to the Navy on April 25, 2024.SSN 796 is the 23rd Virginia-class submarine co-produced by General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS); it is the 11th delivered by HII-NNS. The boat’s delivery... MORE

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
April 25, 2024 — SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship will be named for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who served with distinction during the Korean War. Surviving the Battle of Chosin Reservoir among... MORE

The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25.

U.S. Navy Announces First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
April 25, 2024 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission package now onboard LCS 30, the Navy is looking forward to the first MCM Mission Package deployment in Fiscal Year 2025.As part of the embark process, the Navy... MORE

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanne

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