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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Delbert D. Black
April 24, 2020 — Pascagoula, Miss. - The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls shipbuilding division, Apr. 24.Accepting delivery of DDG 119 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Delbert Black (DDG 119) conducts the second builder's trials in the Gulf of Mexico

Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Zumwalt
April 24, 2020 — SAN DIEGO - The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy's next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, on April 24. Following this delivery, the ship will transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next phase of developmental and integrated at-sea testing.This event marks a major milestone of the... MORE

Seidle to be Executive Director of NAVSEA Warfare Centers
April 24, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Dr. Brett Seidle has been selected as the executive director of Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA’s) Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers. Seidle will succeed Donald McCormack, who retires April 30.Seidle most recently served as the technical director of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, in Indiana, where... MORE

Fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
April 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the certification of a fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) this week.The first-of-class aircraft carrier logged this important milestone at its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, just after completing a rigorous 32 days at... MORE

Eric Knight, an engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division grinds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 1, 2020. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

Change of Command at NAVSEA Warfare Centers
April 20, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne assumed command of both the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) on April 20 at the Washington Navy Yard. Byrne relieved Rear Adm. Eric H. Ver Hage, who will become Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC), responsible for maintenance and modernization of the... MORE

Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, NAVSEA Warfare Centers

Helm Change at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Newport News
April 17, 2020 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. –- Capt. Andrew (Andy) P. Johnson relieved Capt. Jason M. Lloyd as Commanding Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Newport News, Virginia (SUPSHIPNN) on April 15th in a small ceremony attended only by immediate family members to allow for social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus.Johnson returns for... MORE

Navy Awards Ship to Shore Connector Contract As Program Continues to Progress
April 16, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Today, the Navy awarded a contract for the Fiscal Year 2017-2020 procurement of Ship to Shore Connector craft.Ship to Shore Connectors are the evolutionary replacement for the existing fleet of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles, and will primarily transport weapon systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel of the assault... MORE

SUPSHIP turns to Fusion for Facemasks
April 15, 2020 — When Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair’s (SUPSHIPNN) supply of protective facemasks to combat COVID-19 virus transmission dwindled to 30 masks the morning of April 9, Commanding Officer, Capt. Jason Lloyd turned to his staff for a solution.An order for more masks had already been placed but they would not arrive until the following... MORE

NNSY's Sail Loft has begun making facemasks to further ensure the health and safety of workforce personnel, with a capacity to produce up to 900 daily.

Carderock looks to use R&D abilities in COVID-19 fight
April 14, 2020 — The first case of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, in the United States was discovered in late January and since then has taken a stronghold on the day-to-day operations of the nation. The number of identified Coronavirus cases in the United States now exceeds all other countries as governments and medical experts race towards a solution.A handful of... MORE

Zach Heinkel, an engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office, watches an extrusion bead of a 3D printer as it makes a face mask frame on April 10, 2020, in the Additive Manufacturing Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md.

PSNS & IMF increases COVID-19 screening for shipyard entry
April 13, 2020 — Today Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility began asking employees as they enter the shipyard if they have completed their daily COVID-19 self-assessment.Teams of volunteers, managers and supervisors are now stationed at all gates into the Controlled Industrial Area. The team members, who wear personal protective equipment,... MORE

Duane De Lessart, left, a trainer with Code 900T, and Brandon King, middle, a cell manager with Code 1030, screen Ron Arnold, right, Code 600 comptroller, Monday, April 13 as he enters the Decatur Gate to make sure he’s completed his daily COVID-19 self-assessment before starting work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

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