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Admiral in Charge of Ship Modernization Visits Overseas Ship Maintenance Sites
September 20, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and deputy commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), visited Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) headquarters in Naples, Italy, and its two detachments in Rota, Spain, and... MORE

Navy Tests Mine Countermeasures on USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
September 19, 2019 — NORFOLK, Va. – USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4) recently completed a three-day underway in the Chesapeake Bay to integrate a Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission Package on the Expeditionary Sea Base platform.During the underway, the ship conducted a demonstration using the mission package portable control station to... MORE

A view of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) being brought aboard Military Sealift Command's expeditionary sea base

Next stop: Yokosuka! Rear Adm. Tom Anderson continues his tour of RMCs
August 28, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan — Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Deputy Commander of Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) continues his mission to meet as many Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) Sailors and civilians within his first 90 days.His most recent tour included a... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson (left), commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center and Naval Sea Systems Command deputy commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization

Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life
August 6, 2019 — PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. – The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27.The ship’s namesake, Paul Ignatius, served honorably as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969 and as a commissioned lieutenant... MORE

USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock, Continues Repairs in Yokosuka
November 29, 2018 — YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) achieved a major milestone this week as it successfully launched from dry dock and moored pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Nov. 27... MORE

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 27, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is pulled towards a pier after departing from a dry dock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. McCain is departing the dock after an extensive maintenance period in order to sustain the ship's ability to serve as a forward-deployed asset in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Fabrication Begins on Future USS Bougainville (LHA 8)
October 16, 2018 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- On Oct. 15 the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8) started fabrication at Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipyard... MORE

First in Class Ship, Future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), Starts Construction
September 21, 2018 — SAN DIEGO - A ceremony was hosted at General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard to celebrate the start of construction of the Navy's first John Lewis-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler, the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), Sept. 20. ... MORE

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11)
August 9, 2018 — MOBILE, Ala. – A ceremony celebrating the keel authentication of the Navy’s 11th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, the future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), was held at the Mobile, Alabama shipyard of Austal USA, the ship’s manufacturer. Puerto Rico will be the third ship in naval service named after the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, honoring its historically strong ties to the military... MORE

Fabrication Begins on Amphibious Assault Ship Richard M. McCool, Jr.
July 30, 2018 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) started fabrication of the 13th LPD 17 San Antonio class ship, LPD 29, July 30, 2018 at their shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut... MORE

Johnson relieves Bauer as Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program Commanding Officer
July 20, 2018 — PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Capt. Andrew P. Johnson relieved Capt. David Bauer as Commanding Officer, Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP) in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Shipyard July 20... MORE

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