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SERMC Invents Tools Using Additive Manufacturing
June 1, 2023 — When one team’s work to solve a problem leads to a solution that could eventually help keep systems in service longer, at reduced cost, across the entire Navy enterprise. That solution-to-scale happened recently at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC), when delicate repairs to a new aspect of an established gun-based weapon system challenged the steady hands and technical experience of a team working on the MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapons System, known as CIWS... MORE

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... MORE

Rear Adm. Stephen Evans, left, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2 and Rear Adm. Sara A. Joyner, right, take a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

Secretary Geurts visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard with an eye on the future
February 14, 2020 — Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HAWAII -- James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development & acquisition, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) on Feb. 13 to see firsthand the locations where the Navy is focused on providing the shipyard’s 21st Century workforce with 21st... MORE

James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, looks into Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock #3. In Fiscal Year 2022 once the last Los Angeles-class submarine availability is complete, the shipyard’s Dry Dock #3 will become obsolete due to its size. To maintain and grow PHNSY & IMF’s nuclear maintenance capacity and provide best value to taxpayers, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program will optimize this critical shipyard location.

Cleaning Kits Provide New Canvas for NAVSEA Maintenance Strategy
April 21, 2017 — PORTSMOUTH, Va. – NAVSEA deployed Polysiloxane Cleaning Kits this week to the Forward-deployed Regional Maintenance Centers in Manama, Bahrain and other maintenance locations to better maintain ship topside coatings and prevent corrosion, saving time and manpower... MORE

Caterpillar Inc. Impressed with SERMC Maintenance Process
May 18, 2015 — MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- A former member of the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) returned to his old command April 30 to explain some maintenance efficiencies practiced as a Sailor to his current employer, the heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc.Martin Groover was a lieutenant commander and the combat systems repair officer from... MORE

A group of executives from the heavy equipment giant, Caterpillar Inc. tour the production floor of Southeast Regional Maintenance Center during a familiarization tour to see how the Navy performs routine maintenance.

SERMC Sends Reps to Philly for SeaPerch Event
May 18, 2015 — PHILADELPHIA (NNS) -- The Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) sent three of its personnel to the 10th annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge at Drexel University April 24-25 on an exploratory mission.The mission was to learn how to establish a viable SeaPerch program in the Jacksonville area.SERMC Commanding Officer, Capt. Dave... MORE

A SeaPerch contestant launches his remotely operated vehicle to complete in the underwater obstacle course during regional competition in Philadelphia.

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