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NAVSEA, PEO USC Host Hammerhead Program Virtual Industry Day
April 13, 2020 — WASHINGTON — The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) hosted a virtual industry day in April, pressing forward with the PEO’s mission priorities in spite of COVID-19 restrictions to discuss the requirements for the design, development and production of the Mine Warfare Program... MORE

NAVSEA bids farewell to longest serving civil servant in DoD
April 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Sarkis Tatigian, who began his Navy career at the age of 19 during the Second World War, passed away earlier this week, leaving behind a nearly 78-year legacy of service to the Department of Defense.At the time of his death, Tatigian, the longest serving civil servant in the history of the DoD, was serving as Naval Sea Systems... MORE

PSNS & IMF undocks USS Carl Vinson as end of availability nears
April 6, 2020 — USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 today, after spending 14 months there as part of its ongoing Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.While every availability poses challenges to the PSNS & IMF team, depending on the scheduled maintenance and growth work for the... MORE

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 April 6, 2020, after spending 14 months undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

Repair Maintenance Centers in Bahrain and Japan Continue to Expand the Advantage
April 6, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Bahrain and Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) celebrated the on-time completion of availabilities on March 24. The USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) completed her Chief of Naval Operations Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA) in... MORE

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) approaches the starboard side of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for replenishment at sea, June 5, 2017. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHRARG), comprised of USS Green Bay (LPD 20), USS Ashland (LSD 48) and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

PSNS & IMF explores ways to capitalize on in-house skills to support workforce in face of COVID-19
April 2, 2020 — Workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility are thinking creatively and determining how the shipyard can best prepare for the challenges workers might face from the COVID-19 pandemic. One such effort includes making cloth masks and polycarbonate face shields that can be used to protect the workforce, or provided to... MORE

Shop 64 fabric workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton make cloth masks and polycarbonate face shields that can be used to protect the workforce, or provided to Naval Hospital Bremerton and local hospitals if the need arises.

Future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) Launched
March 30, 2020 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. on March 28. Fort Lauderdale is the Navy’s 12th San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship.On March 7 2020, the ship was translated from the land level facility to the... MORE

The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. on March 28.

Panama City scientists and engineers develop ventilator prototype in response to COVID-19
March 26, 2020 — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are developing low-cost, easily-assembled, non FDA-approved ventilators that can be rapidly prototyped and used in both hospital and field settings. If approved, these prototypes could be used to support critical care... MORE

Dr. Andrew Schicho, NSWC PCD mechanical engineer, led one of the five teams by building a ventilator prototype in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Hack-a-Vent Innovation Challenge.

NSWC IHEODTD Contracts Immediate Next Generation Detection Systems to Send to the Fleet
March 26, 2020 — In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) employees processed multiple fund documents to award an additional $7 million onto an existing contract for procuring more COVID-19 and respiratory panels for the fleet’s Next Generation... MORE

PSNS & IMF begins manufacturing hand sanitizer
March 20, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s accredited laboratory has started producing isopropyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which is scheduled to be available in work areas throughout the shipyard starting next week.While the solution contains the appropriate alcohol content consistent with Food and Drug Administration,... MORE

Code 134, Laboratory Division, chemists Anthony Painter, left, and Deniz Ferrin, right, make hand sanitizer March 20, 2020, inside the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility chem lab in Building 59. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

Future USS Delbert D. Black Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
March 16, 2020 — Pascagoula, Miss. - The future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. During acceptance trials, the ship's crew performed a series of demonstrations for review by the... 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

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