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Norfolk Naval Shipyard has Its Own Cavalry Known as Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Program
April 4, 2025 — All four public Navy shipyards: Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, Virginia; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington; and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii have their own cavalry, the Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Program (SurgeMain)...

SurgeMain Sailors begin their annual training program with a renewed emphasis on warfighting readiness
February 25, 2025 — Almost 90 U.S. Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Sailors will deploy throughout February to various shops and locations to support Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility work, and to expand their warfighting readiness.According to Lt. Cdr. Erin Spindle, PSNS & IMF and Northwest Regional Maintenance Center SurgeMain officer in...

SurgeMain Sailors participate in annual two-week deployment exercise in support of vital Navy mission
February 1, 2024 — The U.S. Navy Reserve is an essential element of the workforce that makes up America’s Navy. Wherever the important work of the Navy is done, Reservists are there to support the mission. Reservists seamlessly support, actively contribute, effectively lead and serve a key role in helping the U.S. Navy meet its mission of fleet readiness.Puget Sound...

Local High School Principal Supports Historic U.S. Navy Reserve Mobilization at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
January 20, 2021 — In July 2020, the Navy began mobilizing more than 1,600 SurgeMain Reserve Sailors from across the U.S.to the four public shipyards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time SurgeMain has activated this many Sailors at one time for a non-humanitarian mission.At the onset of the pandemic, almost a quarter of the shipyard's...

TRF Bangor welcomes SurgeMain Sailors
September 10, 2020 — Reserve Sailors from the Navy’s Surge Maintenance program (SurgeMain) arrived at Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) in waves over the last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.In March, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) authorized leave for shipyard personnel who fell under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “high risk”...

Navy mobilizing Reservists under SurgeMain program to support ship maintenance
June 10, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Navy is mobilizing 1,629 Reservists to support aircraft carrier and submarine maintenance at its four public shipyards starting in July. This mobilization will help reduce the maintenance backlog that has developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In March, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) authorized weather and safety leave for...

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