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Navy Commander Credits Civilian and Military Women for Equality Victories Impacting Her Life and Career
September 3, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Susan B. Anthony, Raye Montague and retired Rear Adm. Kathleen Paige.They are among the women trailblazers who Cmdr. Sarah Rice credits with impacting her career in the U.S. Navy as a surface warfare officer who served aboard a surface combatant ship and currently serves as a project manager for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy Cmdr. Sarah Rice was the keynote speaker at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Women’s Equality Day observance, Aug. 26. Rice recounted the history and impact of women suffrage activists while speaking on the 2020 theme for national Women’s History Month theme: Chipping Away at Inequality - Honoring the Past, Securing the Future. “I can’t stress enough that women have worked so hard to get the right to vote – and then to get the right for everyone to vote – before and after 1920,” said Rice, a project manager with the Naval Sea Systems Command Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems, during the livestream broadcast. “It’s never been more crucial than now to exercise your right to vote in the fall so do all that you can in order to do that and to enable others to do that. It’s really our privilege to be able to vote in our democracy. In addition to voting, I think it’s important to exercise your voice. Your voice is valuable and your voice deserves to be heard.”

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Harvey Milk
September 3, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Navy’s second John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Sep. 3.Due to ongoing health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the keel was authenticated without ceremony. However, to... MORE

First of class LCAC 100 and 101 arrive at NSWC Panama City
September 3, 2020 — The Navy’s newest Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Sept. 2.The two craft, LCAC-100 and LCAC-101, were escorted by NSWC PCD’s research, development, test and evaluation craft (RDT&E) craft, LCAC-91. This significant milestone marks the first new LCAC to arrive in... MORE

The Navy’s newest Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Sept. 2.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Newport
September 3, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), Sep. 2.EPFs are designed to operate in shallow waterways and are capable of a wide range of activities. The vessels are versatile, non-combatant, transport ships that are being used for high-speed transportation of... MORE

The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30. (Courtesy Austal USA)

Eye on Innovation: NNSY Cold Spray Team Successfully Repairs Complex Component on Bush Project
September 3, 2020 — The NNSY Mechanical Group (Code 930) Cold Spray Team performed another first for Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) – completing a complex cold spray procedure on two seawater check valve disks onboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).“It was decided a year ago that there would be weld repairs on the seawater check valve disks for the Bush project,”... MORE

Machinist Sean Schuffert prepares a cold spray booth to repair a critical part for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

NSWC Dahlgren Division Welcomes Small Businesses
September 1, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) welcomes four small business contract awardees. StraCon Services Group, LLC, Marine Systems Corp., AI Signal Research, Inc., and Lynxnet, LLC, were awarded contracts for corporate communications support, ship integration services, test range operations support, and professional... MORE

NNSY Team Develops and Installs Yagi Passive Antenna System on the USS San Francisco (SSN 711)
September 1, 2020 — Communication is key during an emergency situation. Emergency responders rely on their tools to keep an open line between one another from the pier or drydock to the inner workings of the vessels stationed at the waterfront, allowing information to be relayed as the situation continues to develop. To ensure a strong radio frequency signal was... MORE

Electronics Mechanic Anthony Qualtieri stands with one of the Yagi antennas installed on the USS San Francisco (SSN 711).

Sailor Is First at Southwest Regional Maintenance Center to Earn Fourth Maintenance Qualification
September 1, 2020 — Petty Officer 1st Class David Florido, is the first Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Sailor to receive four Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Navy Enlisted Classification Codes.Florido received his fourth NEC on Aug. 25, when he completed the Valve Repair Technician NEC. He has also earned the Shipfitter, Pipefitter, and Rigger... MORE

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