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Navy Accepts Delivery of the Future USS Ft. Lauderdale
March 14, 2022 — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ft. Lauderdale (LPD 28), the 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls (HII) Shipbuilding Division, March 11.Delivery of LPD 28 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully... MORE

FDRMC Selected as the 2021 Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Award Recipient
February 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) was recently selected as the 2021 Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Award recipient.The award, presented annually by Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship, Maintenance Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) with the concurrence of both... MORE

Ship to Shore Connector Demonstrates Its Capabilities in Test Event with USS Carter Hall
February 10, 2022 — The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration. The evolution was conducted as part of the first phase of ship interface testing and... MORE

The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration.

USNS John Lewis Conducts Builder’s Trials
February 7, 2022 — USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.Builder’s Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), to... MORE

USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Harrisburg
January 28, 2022 — The keel for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the Navy’s 14th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship and the first Flight II ship, was laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding, Jan. 28.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the joining together of a ship’s modular... MORE

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody
January 27, 2022 — The keel for the future USNS Cody, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 14), the first of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, Jan. 26.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the joining together of a ship’s modular components and the authentication or etching of an... MORE

MARMC Leads USS Arlington Knuckle Boom Crane Repairs
January 26, 2022 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) recently completed knuckle boom crane repairs aboard USS Arlington (LPD 24) as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship continues preparation for its upcoming deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).The knuckle boom crane is vital to amphibious operations. It is... MORE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) coordinates with Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. to conduct a weight test of the knuckle boom crane aboard USS Arlington (LPD 24).

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 103
December 22, 2021 — The Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 103, Dec. 22.The delivery of LCAC 103 comes after the successful completion of Acceptance Trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey to test the readiness and capability of the craft and to validate... MORE

Construction Begins on Future USS Robert E. Simanek
December 1, 2021 — San Diego, CA – Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.The ESB ship class is highly flexible and used across a broad range of military operations supporting multiple... MORE

Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
December 1, 2021 — The Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Nov. 30.The delivery of DDG 121 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a series of at-sea and... MORE

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