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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered USS Providence (SSN 719) 23 days ahead of schedule
April 13, 2017
120810-N-ZZ999-070 GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 10, 2012) - Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) transits the Thames River as it departs Naval Submarine Base New London for a regularly scheduled underway. (U.S. Navy photograph by Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Prunera/Released)
NSWCPD and Morgan State University Enter Into Formal Education Partnership Agreement
April 13, 2017
170403-N-VP310-016 PHILADELPHIA (April 3, 2017) - Capt. Francis E. Spencer III, Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) commanding officer, and Dr. Monique Head, Morgan State University Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, sign an historic, formal Education Partnership Agreement between NSWCPD and Morgan State in Philadelphia April 3, 2017. The partnership will unite Morgan State faculty and students with NSWCPD on U.S. Navy research projects and other Science, Technology, Engineering and Math collaboration efforts.
MARMC Aligns Combat Systems on USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)
April 13, 2017
160702-N-DZ642-195 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 2, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) transits the Atlantic Ocean. Bulkeley, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is currently on an 8-month deployment to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bobby J Siens/Released)
SWRMC Enables Successful Assessment aboard USS Essex (LHD 2)
April 13, 2017
151206-N-BD107-285 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2015) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) steam alongside off the coast of Hawaii. Essex is the flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is currently operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy/Released)
U.S. Navy Partners with U.S. Coast Guard for Service Life Extension Work
April 12, 2017
The Navy is partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to execute a Service Life Extension Plan on up to five of the Yard Patrol (YP) 676 Class Training Craft. The maintenance and modernization work will be performed at the USCG Yard in Baltimore, Maryland and will allow the midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) to continue training onboard these craft. YP 688 is the first craft to arrive for modernization.
Eight NSWC Crane Employees Receive Award for $1.2 Million in Cost Savings
April 12, 2017
Front Row (L-R): Barry Welch (GOV), Danny Jones (GOV), Joe Burkhart (GOV), Travis Sipes (GOV), Andrea Woodruff (GOV), Chris Goddard (GOV), Tricia Herndon (GOV), Penny Smiddie (CTR – SAIC) Back Row (L-R): Mark Godfrey (Combat Development & integration), Andy Rodgers (MARCORSYSCOM Program Manager Light Tactical Vehicles), Levi Shields (GOV), Jessica Turner (MARCORSYSCOM ITV/UTV Team Lead), SSgt Bigelow (MARCORSYSCOM), Gene Morin (MARCORSYSCOM Product Manager Light Tactical Vehicles), Jared Evans (GOV - Division Manager C5ISR Integration Division), Jim Allen (CTR – SAIC), Tim Hendrix (CTR – SAIC)
NSWCDD Engineer Wins NAVSEA Women Moving Forward Award
April 10, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy engineer Karen Wingeart is the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Women Moving Forward Award winner. NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore announced Wingeart as the award winner in an April 2, 2017 communiqué to NAVSEA employees based at Navy warfare centers and shipyards across the country. The Women Moving Forward award recognizes the contributions of individuals who promote equal opportunity in the workforce and continually make significant positive impacts to the command's mission and readiness. As a government civilian, Wingeart serves as a systems engineer and technical program lead for Cooperative Engagement Capability integration on Ship Self Defense System platforms and DDG-1000. She recently retired after a 20-year career on the Navy’s military side – 11 years on active duty and nine years in the reserves – as a surface warfare officer and a meteorology and oceanography officer.
PSNS & IMF honors 34 employees, Sailors at ceremony
April 10, 2017
More than 200 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility nominees for Employee of the Year honors pose for a photo before the March 30 PSNS & IMF Employee of thpsnse Year ceremony at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington. PSNS & IMF on the Waterfront selected 34 of the nominees as winners in 28 categories. (PSNS & IMF photo by Thiep Van Nguyen II)
PSNS & IMF STEM outreach program wins Navy-wide award
April 10, 2017
PSNS & IMF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Outreach Coordinator Corinne Beach shows students from Pinecrest Elementary School how to use a battery to demonstrate electrical circuitry during a Navy STEM event at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, March 17, 2017, in Bremerton, Washington. Volunteers from PSNS & IMF teamed up with Puget Sound Navy Museum staff to hold a two-day STEM outreach event for local students at the museum March 16-17. (U.S. Navy photo by Zachary Frank, PSNS & IMF photographer)
Future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) underway for builder's sea trials
April 8, 2017
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) man the rails as the ship departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builder's sea trials off the U.S. East Coast. The first-of-class ship-the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years-will spend several days conducting builder's sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship's key systems and technologies.