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NAVSEA contributions to procedures, hardware make for successful Orion recovery
December 11, 2014 — WASHINGTON - When USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully recovered thereusable, unmanned NASA capsule Orion in the Pacific Ocean Dec. 5, it marked theculmination of nearly three years of testing, evaluating, and platformintegration performed by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). NAVSEA's Surface Ship Program Management organization... MORE

Luby Relieves Ver Hage as NSWC PHD Commanding Officer
December 4, 2014 — PORTHUENEME, Calif. - Capt. Cord Luby assumed command of Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) from Capt. Eric Ver Hageduring a change of command ceremony Dec. 2, 2014. Rear Adm.Lorin Selby, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface WarfareCenter, served as the presiding officer and keynote speaker at the... MORE

Future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Keel Authenticated
December 2, 2014 — MOBILE, Alabama - The keel of the future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6)was authenticated at the Austal USA shipyard Dec. 2. Long time civil servant and ship sponsor, Mrs. Alma B. Booterbaughserved as the keel authenticator, etching her initials into the keel plate toverify that the ship's keel was "truly and fairly" laid. "We're honored to... MORE

AEGIS Baseline 9 Destroyer Scores Historic Flight Test Mission
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) inpartnership with U.S. Pacific Command and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)successfully executed Flight Test Standard Missile-25 (FTM-25), the firstlive-fire event in the integrated air and missile defense radar priority mode toengage a ballistic missile target and a raid of cruise... MORE

SEWIP Block Upgrade Program Evaluated for Use on LCS
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -- The Navy is evaluating a scaled-down version ofthe Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) system for potentialincorporation on future Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), Naval Sea Systems Commandannounced, Nov. 20. SEWIP is an evolutionary development block upgrade program forthe SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) System and... MORE

Fabrication Begins on the Navy's First Ship to Shore Connector
November 17, 2014 — NEW ORLEANS- Textron, Inc. began fabrication of the Navy'sfirst Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) at its New Orleans facility today. In October 2014, the Navy approved Textron to start productionfollowing the SSC Production Readiness Review during which the Navy evaluatedthe design maturity, availability of materials, and industry's ability to startand... MORE

Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Deckhouse Successfully Integrated
November 14, 2014 — BATH, Maine - The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001),completed the successful lift and integration of the deckhouse on to the ship'shull at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard Nov.14.The Michael Monsoor will be the second ship of the DDG 1000Zumwalt class, the U.S. Navy's next generation destroyer. Deckhouse integrationis a major... MORE

Change of Command at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport
November 13, 2014 — NEWPORT, R.I. - Navy Capt. Howard Goldman will relieve NavyCapt. Todd Cramer as commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)Division Newport during a change of command ceremony here on Friday, Nov. 14 at1 p.m. A naval submariner originally from Baltimore, Md., Goldman isa 1987 graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a bachelor... MORE

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