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PSNS, Carderock team installs sensors on ex-Buffalo to test new tech
July 14, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility supported Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock with the temporary installation of two new structural health monitoring systems March 28 - April 1, aboard ex-Buffalo, a decommissioned Los Angeles-class submarine here.Structural Health Monitoring systems are an offshoot of traditional... MORE

An experimental sensor used to measure structural hull health is installed inside the ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) March 30, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Crane Intellectual Property serves as foundation for startups in regional pitch competition
July 12, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Intellectual Property (IP) was used by entrepreneurs in Radius Indiana’s third annual Crane IP Defense Innovation Pitch Competition on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Five teams competed for three positions and included cash prizes totaling $12,000 dollars.Annie Bullock, NSWC Crane Technology... MORE

PEO Attack Submarines Holds Change of Command Ceremony
July 12, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm Jonathan Rucker relieved Rear Adm. David Goggins as Program Executive Office Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 30.Vice Adm. William Houston, Commander, Naval Submarine Forces, served as the principal speaker and expressed his gratitude for the job done by... MORE

Rear Adm. David Goggins provides remarks during the Program Executive Office Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) change of command ceremony, held at the Washington Navy Yard, June 30. Rear Adm Jonathan Rucker (left, seated) relieved Rear Adm. David Goggins as PEO SSN.

Start of Construction Marked for T-ATS 11
July 12, 2022 — Construction began on the Navy’s newest towing, salvage and rescue ship, T-ATS 11 at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard, July 11.The Navajo-class (T-ATS) provides ocean-going tug, salvage, and rescue capabilities to support fleet operations. T-ATS replaces and fulfills the capabilities that were previously provided by the Fleet Ocean Tug (T-ATF... MORE

The start of construction of the T-ATS 11 on the new steel line at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.

Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
July 11, 2022 — The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to Nov. 14, 1910, when American civilian pilot Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss pusher airplane off a specifically built platform on the deck of cruiser Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) in Hampton Roads, Virginia. On Jan. 18, 1911, Ely landed on a platform... MORE

Evolution of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier infographic. (Naval History and Heritage Command graphic by Annalisa Underwood)

CBRD Employees Receive Army Civilian Service Awards, Credited With Saving Over 300 Lives
July 7, 2022 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense (CBRD) Division employees were recently honored with the Department of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM). Joseph Novick, Kristi Lindberg and Richard “Chip” Warder were recognized for their exemplary performance and... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: New expert tradesperson path incentivizes skill
July 7, 2022 — With more than 12,000 employees, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility offers numerous career paths to its workforce. With a focus on human capital management, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards People Pillar, previously known as the Resourcing Pillar, is structured to help shipyard employees advance their careers and... MORE

NSS-SY: People Pillar key elements (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Naval Sea Systems Command Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
July 7, 2022 — Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in May, to assess the command’s alignment and progress on implementing the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards (NSS-SY) performance improvement initiatives while conducting a... MORE

Vice Adm. Bill Galinis (third from left), Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, visits with leadership from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in May, to assess the command’s alignment and progress on implementing the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard performance improvement initiatives while conducting a review of shipyard operations in Hawaii. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Marc Ayalin)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Senior Engineer Experiences Best-Ever Assignment at the End of a 40-Plus Year Career
July 6, 2022 — Ronald “Ron” Hunt is ending his career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) with a bang. A big bang. For several weeks last summer, the senior engineer with over 40 years of service at Dahlgren experienced his most memorable assignment while working aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the ship’s Full Ship Shock... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division senior engineer Ronald “Ron” Hunt monitored the combat systems on the USS Ford (CVN 78) during the first-in-its-class carrier’s Full Ship Shock Trials. For their efforts, the CVN 78 Full Ship Shock Trial Team earned a Department of the Navy Test Team Award.

NSWC IHD Holds NEST Collaboration Event
July 6, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), in conjunction with the National Armament Consortium (NAC), held a Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Collaboration Event at the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, June 28-29.NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson opened the... MORE

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