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Defense Secretary Carter visits Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane: Carter is the first Defense Secretary to visit Crane, follows invitations from Sen. Donnelly
June 23, 2016 — Crane, Ind. – U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) on Wednesday to learn more about the cutting-edge engineering and technical worked performed at the naval installation... MORE

160622-N-TB037-001 - CRANE, Ind. - U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) at Crane, Indiana on June 22, 2016. Secretary Carter received briefings about NSWC Crane's three mission focus areas, Expeditionary Warfare, Strategic Missions, and Electronic Warfare.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8)
June 23, 2016 — MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard, June 23.Delivery marks the official transfer of Montgomery from the shipbuilder to the Navy. It is the final milestone prior to commissioning, which is planned for September 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. LCS 8 is the seventh... MORE

160506-N-ZZ999-001 (May 6, 2016)Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) at sea conducting acceptance trials demonstrating the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling, and auxiliary systems. The acceptance trial is the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy, which is planned for later this spring.

AN/SPY-6 array delivered to Pacific Missile Range Facility
June 16, 2016 — KAUAI, Hawaii - The U.S. Navy installed a new AN/SPY-6 radar at the Advanced Radar Development Evaluation Laboratory (ARDEL) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) June 6... MORE

Independence Variant LCS Completes IOT&E
June 14, 2016 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. - The U.S. Navy completed initial operational testing and evaluation (IOT&E) of the littoral combat ship's Independence variant with a successful SeaRAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) firing event aboard USS Coronado (LCS 4), June 3... MORE

140423-N-VD564-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 23, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Moore Assumes Command of NAVSEA
June 10, 2016 — WASHINGTON – Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore relieved Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides as commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) during a June 10 ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard... MORE

160610-N-IJ355-048 WASHINGTON (June 10, 2016) Vice Adm. Thomas Moore relieves Vice Adm. William Hilarides as commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) during a change of command ceremony today at the Washington Navy Yard. NAVSEA provides centralized surface ship life cycle maintenance engineering, class maintenance and modernization planning, and management of maintenance strategies. (U.S. Navy Photo by Alan Baribeau/Released)

Future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) Completes Acceptance Trials
June 6, 2016 — MOBILE, Alabama - The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26... MORE

160525 (May 25, 2016) GULF OF MEXICO - The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed its builder's acceptance trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26. Expeditionary Fast Transport class ships (EPFs) are versatile, non-combatant, transport ships that will be used for high-speed mobility and transportation of troops, military vehicles, and equipment in support of a wide variety of missions. (US Navy photo - released).

NAVSEA hosts Veteran and Wounded Warrior Summit in Tampa
June 2, 2016 — TAMPA, Fla. - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the Sixth Annual Navy Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Summit this week in Tampa, Florida, with government and private companies set to offer positions to job-seeking veterans and spouses.Since the first Navy-wide conference in 2009, NAVSEA's Veteran and Wounded Warrior office is... MORE

Wide Field of View Night Vision Goggles transition to the Fleet
June 2, 2016 — CRANE, Ind. - NAVSEA Expeditionary Missions Program Office (PMS 408), Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) program began to transition Wide Field of View (WFOV) night vision goggles (NVGs) to the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) warfighters in May.The WFOV NVG doubles the view field of traditional night vision goggles. The benefits are... MORE

Future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Keel Authenticated
June 1, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) was ceremoniously laid at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard June 1... MORE

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 1, 2016) - Mrs. Ima Black places her initials onto the keel plate of DDG 119 during the ceremony authenticating the keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black. The destroyer was named in honor of Black’s late husband Delbert Black, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class ship will serve as an integral player in global maritime security, engaging in air, undersea, surface, strike and ballistic missile defense.

Antonio Takes Helm of PEO Aircraft Carriers
June 1, 2016 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Brian Antonio relieved Vice Adm. (sel) Tom Moore as program executive officer for the Aircraft Carrier (CV) program during a change of office ceremony June 1 at the Washington Navy Yard... MORE

160601-N-EM953-065 (June 1, 2016) WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Brain Antonio assumed command of the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers in a ceremony today at the Washington Navy Yard.(U.S. Navy Photo by J. Raynel Koch/Released)

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