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Navy lays keel of USS Kansas City (LCS 22)
November 30, 2017 — MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) at Austal USA's shipyard here Nov. 15.Ship's sponsor Tracy Davidson, wife of Adm. Philip Davidson, Commander Fleet Forces Command, authenticated the keel for the eleventh Independence variant of the littoral combat ship class during... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Ralph Johnson
November 15, 2017 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy accepted delivery of future guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Nov. 15... MORE

Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered the guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) to the U.S. Navy

Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee
November 14, 2017 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of the future USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was ceremoniously laid on Nov. 14 at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard. ... MORE

Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Virginia Munford, Louisa Dixon and Pickett Wilson trace their initials onto a steel plate that will be welded inside the guided missile destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).

FDRMC Detachment Rota Completes USS Carney's Surface Incremental Availability
November 2, 2017 — NORFOLK, Va. (NSN) -- Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, Spain successfully completed USS Carney's (DDG 64) 60-day surface incremental availability (SIA) on time, Oct. 27... MORE

Image: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64)

NAVSEA Assists with Hurricane Recovery
October 19, 2017 — WASHINGTON - NAVSEA assists hurricane-ravaged areas by executing Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SEA 00C ) contracts for diving and salvage teams to help clear harbors of debris and derelict vessels in the Port of Ponce and at Naval Air Station Key West... MORE

Image: Boat on a crane lift being maneuvered near Naval Air Station Key West after hurricane Irma.

A Pocket-sized High-Velocity Learning Tool Improves Readiness
October 19, 2017 — NORFOLK - The Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP) recently completed publication of their sixth ship class-specific inspection handbook. An old-school method, the handbooks show that high-velocity learning isn’t always high-tech... MORE

Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Business
October 19, 2017 — WASHINGTON - October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and provide employees with the tools and resources needed to stay safe online at work and at home... MORE

U.S. Navy Releases Draft Request For Proposal For Coast Guard Icebreaker Design, Construction
October 19, 2017 — The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) under an Integrated Program Office (IPO), released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) Oct. 19 for the detail design and construction of a Heavy Polar Icebreaker (HPIB). The draft RFP is for one HPIB, with options for two additional HPIBs... MORE

Future USS Fort Lauderdale Keel Authenticated
October 13, 2017 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The keel for the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was authenticated during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Oct. 13... MORE

U.S. Navy completes USS John S. McCain transport preparations
October 12, 2017 — WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy ocean engineering specialists announced that they had completed preparations to transport USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs, Oct. 11... MORE

SINGAPORE – (Oct. 7, 2017) – MV Treasure concludes USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) heavy lift operations in the Singapore Strait, Oct. 7. U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving representatives prepared the destroyer for transit to Yokosuka, Japan, later this month.

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