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Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Holds Change-of-Office Ceremony
July 7, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Casey J. Moton relieved Rear Adm. James P. Downey as Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) during a change-of-office ceremony, July 7, at the Washington Navy Yard. Moton assumed leadership of PEO CVN after previously serving as the Program Executive Officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO... MORE

Distinguished Visitors, family, colleagues, and staff of the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) gather for the PEO Change-of-Office Ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, July 7.

US Navy Submarine Industrial Base Celebrates Growing Workforce
June 29, 2023 — The Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base Program’s (SIB) Workforce Development Team in partnership with Department of Defense suppliers hosted more than 700 new workforce members for Talent Pipeline Project Signing Day events this summer in Philadelphia; Hampton Roads, Virginia; and Pittsburgh.These events recognize members who have completed trade... MORE

Group photo at the Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Program’s Talent Pipeline Project Signing Day in Pennsylvania on May 4, 2023.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 107
June 28, 2023 — New Orleans, Louisiana - The Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 107, on Jun. 28.The delivery of LCAC 107 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, which tested the readiness and capability of the craft... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Jack H. Lucas
June 27, 2023 — Pascagoula, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the Navy’s first Flight III destroyer from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on June 27.Accepting delivery of DDG 125 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior... MORE

Jack H. Lucas (DDG125) Ingalls, Mississippi on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma
June 27, 2023 — Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, June 27.The keel-laying ceremony represents the joining together of a ship’s major modular components on land, and is a significant milestone in ship production. The... MORE

Mrs. Elizabeth Asher, Point Loma (EPF 15) sponsor, welds her
initials onto the keel plate as the honorary keel authenticator at the EPF 15 keel laying ceremony on June 27, 2023. She was assisted by Mr. Perry Sullivan, an Austal USA A-Class welder.

NAVSEA Scientists and Engineers Recognized for Excellence
June 22, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Scientists and engineers across the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) enterprise were recognized as Dr. Delores M. Etter award recipients during a ceremony held June 15 at the Pentagon. NAVSEA individuals and groups claimed nine of the 27 total awards that recognize scientific and technical excellence in support of our nation’s... MORE

RADM Goggins Turns Over AUKUS Integration and Acquisition to CAPT Reifsteck
June 20, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck relieved Rear Adm. Dave Goggins as Program Manager of the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Direct Reporting Program Management office today at the Washington Navy Yard.Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Jay Stefany presided over the ceremony and welcomed Reifsteck... MORE

Mr. Jay Stefany, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition receives honors during the Change of Office ceremony for the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition (AUKUS I&A) Program Office at the Washington Navy Yard. During the ceremony, Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck (center) relieved Rear Adm. Dave Goggins (second from left) as the AUKUS I&A program manager. (Courtesy Photo)

Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants Holds Change of Office Ceremony
June 5, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Capt. Kevin Smith relieved Rear Adm. Casey Moton as program executive office unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC) during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 1.Mr. Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the navy for research, development, acquisition (ASN RDA), served as the principal speaker and... MORE

Jay Stefany, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, Acquisition) oversees Capt. Kevin Smith relieving Rear Adm. Casey Moton as Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants.

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Pittsburgh
June 2, 2023 — Pascagoula, MS – The keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, June 2.The ship is the fifth Navy vessel to be named for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its surrounding region, which play a central role in... MORE

Keel Authentication ceremony of LPD 31 Pittsburgh, held at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Pictured is Kari Wilkinson; president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson, and ship sponsor Nancy Urban.

Refueling Complex Overhaul Completed on USS George Washington (CVN 73)
May 25, 2023 — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – USS George Washington (CVN 73), the nation’s sixth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ushered in the second half of its service life on May 25, when it completed its refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), in Norfolk, Virginia. Following four days of demanding sea trials off the East Coast, NNS redelivered a refueled George Washington to the U.S. Navy complete with modernized combat systems and infrastructure to support the Navy’s air wing of the future... MORE

USS George Washington (CVN 73), is back in port as of May 25, 2023 and was successfully redelivered to Navy. (Courtesy Newport News Shipbuilding)

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