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US Navy Releases RFP for Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Conceptual Designs
September 6, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals to industry for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Navy’s first block of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV), Sept. 5. These prototype design contracts will integrate common Government Furnished Equipment warfare systems with commercially derived platforms in order to mature... MORE

Hembree-Bey Relieves Braunbeck as Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona
September 6, 2019 — In a traditional Navy change of command ceremony September 6, Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey assumed command of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, from Capt. Richard A. Braunbeck III.Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the NAVSEA Warfare Centers and the ceremony’s presiding officer, presented Braunbeck with the Legion of Merit award for... MORE

Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey reliieved Capt. Richard A. Braunbeck III as the commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division in a change of command ceremony, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Commander, NAVSEA Warfare Centers, presided over the ceremony.

Shipyard finishes maintenance on USS Connecticut
September 6, 2019 — Returning another strategic asset to service with the fleet, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed its work on USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Sept. 5.Connecticut had moved out of the shipyard’s Dry Dock 4 on Aug. 10 to put the finishing touches on its five-and-a-half-month period of maintenance and modernization,... MORE

USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 Aug. 10.

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps demonstrate unmanned ship-to-shore transit capability
September 5, 2019 — The U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) recently harnessed the power of unmanned technology and successfully tested the Remote Control Assault Amphibious Vehicle (RC AAV).“Assault Amphibious Vehicles were structured to carry troops in water operations from ship-to-shore, through rough water and the surf zone,” said Dustin Bride,... MORE

The Remote Control Assault Amphibious Vehicle (RC AAV) is pictured after completing one of its successfully-completed 22 surf zone crossings while undergoing testing at Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch. The testing of the newly modernized RC AAV is the result of a collaborative effort between the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and the United States MCSC.

NSWC Crane hosts Under Secretary of the Navy for first-ever visit
September 4, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted the 33rd Undersecretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, on Tuesday (August 8) in Crane, Indiana. This is the first time an Under Secretary of the Navy has ever visited Crane.Secretary Modly learned more about NSWC Crane’s advanced capabilities.“I was impressed with the work... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson Holds Government Roundtable Discussions
September 4, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) – Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and deputy commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), held roundtable discussions with SEA 21 and CNRMC leaders the week of Aug. 26.The purpose of the event was two-fold: review and develop... MORE

Leadership from various Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) field commands meet at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) to participate in the Team Ships (NAVSEA 21) FY20 Metrics and Availability Acquisition Strategy and Contract Planning Off-site session in Building LF-18 aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 27.

SUPSALV supports NATO missions by clearing sunken dredge barge from the Port of Alexandroupoli, Greece
September 4, 2019 — Responding to a request from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe to remove a sunken dredge barge from the port of Alexandroupoli, Greece, NAVSEA Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, SEA 00C, has developed a plan and assembled a team to remove the barge and restore access to the pier for future NATO missions.The dredge barge, Olga, which has... MORE

Navy Cybersecurity team achieves forensic examiner certification
September 4, 2019 — Two Cybersecurity professionals at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) recently achieved a milestone to strengthen our naval superiority.Stacy Faison, command information system security manager (C-ISSM) at NSWC PCD, and Julia Lewis, information technology (IT) incident response handler at NSWC PCD, completed the Windows... MORE

Stacy Faison, command information system security manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, completed the Windows Forensic Analysis course and its associated Global Information Assurance Certification Certified Forensic Examiner exam.

NSWC Panama City acquisition professional receives Marine Corps excellence award
September 3, 2019 — James Goodwin, operations and equipment specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), was presented with the Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award Aug. 20.Goodwin received the award for his support to Marine Corps Systems Command as the Field Service Representative on the MK154 Mod 1. The Mk154 system... MORE

James Goodwin, operations and equipment specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), was presented with the Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award Aug. 20.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Commanding Officer Promoted to Captain at Ceremony
September 3, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer was officially promoted to Captain, Aug. 30.A promotion ceremony to commemorate his achievement was held at the parade field outside NSWCDD headquarters, where Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers commander,... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Aug. 30, 2019) – Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers commander, left, promotes Cmdr. Casey Plew to the rank of captain before family, friends, and colleagues at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). It was Plew’s second ceremony marking a career milestone in four months. The new Navy captain took command of NSWCDD – the Naval Sea System Command’s largest Naval Warfare Center – at a ceremony held on the Potomac River Test Range in April.

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