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Fiber Optic Test and Repair program promotes self-sufficiency aboard ships
August 24, 2023 — All critical systems on ships, including weapons, navigation, propulsion, training and safety, all rely on fiber optics. The success of a particular mission and the safety of every sailor depends on the crew’s ability to remain as self-sufficient as possible. Before 2019, the self-sufficiency of most crews to troubleshoot and repair their fiber... MORE

IMAGE: A Navy electronics technician undergoes Fiber Optics Test and Repair recertification at Naval Station San Diego in 2022.

USS Ramage’s Maintenance in Cyprus Vital for Readiness
August 24, 2023 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) Aug. 21, 2023, the first executed in Cyprus in more than seven years.Completing a maintenance visit in Cyprus allowed the ship to receive corrective and... MORE

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Aug. 16, 2023) Technical representative Samuel A Montalvo, right, and technical representative Beverly Morris, left, both from Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, help Electronic Technician 3rd Class Ron Dobbs, middle, and Electronic Technician 1st Class Christopher Caviness, bottom, both assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), troubleshoot the Real Time Subsystem (RTS), Aug. 16, 2023.

Building cooling system upgrades underway at PSNS & IMF
August 24, 2023 — Buildings throughout Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility are scheduled to receive temporary cooling upgrades over the coming weeks and months, with more upgrades planned for next year.According to Brad Nelson, project manager, Code 980X, Project Management within Production Engineering and Facilities, his department has... MORE

Brad Nelson, right, project manager, Code 980X, Project Management, and Matt Hendrickson, utilities general foreman, Workcenter 57, Electrical Construction Team, examine one of the recently installed temporary cooling systems on the roof of Building 879 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers
August 23, 2023 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Rear Adm. William Greene relieved Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment, Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 21) during a ceremony held Aug. 23 at the Washington Navy Yard.Ver Hage took on the dual roles at CNRMC and SEA... MORE

Rear Adm. William Greene relieved (R) Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21) during a ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard. Vice Admiral Bill Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the ceremony.

Panama City scientist awarded Top Navy Scientist Award
August 21, 2023 — Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards.Tatum was one of 18 individuals and nine teams selected... MORE

Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards. He developed and extended a mathematical framework to identify cost-effective, hypothetical autonomous systems to accomplish fleet mission goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Navy divers help celebrate Seafair: Sailors from Bangor, Everett and Keyport join annual event
August 21, 2023 — A decade before Seattle hosted the 1962 World’s Fair, and almost two decades before the Seattle Supersonics became the city’s first major league sports team, Seafair gave both residents of the Puget Sound region and visitors alike some fun summer entertainment to look forward to each yearThis year, more than 20 U.S. Navy Divers from four separate... MORE

Navy Diver Petty Officer First Class Jeremy Melson, Everett Dive Locker, interacts with visitors Aug. 3, 2023, during the annual SeaFair celebration on Pier 46 in Seattle. Visitors were able to communicate with divers using a headset. (U.S. Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805)
August 18, 2023 — GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17.The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a ship as the ship transitions to reality. The... MORE

Ship Sponsor Mimi Donnelly (right) starts the welding of her initials onto the ceremonial plate that will be installed on the hull of the completed submarine with the help of Electric Boat welder Allison Fasulo. August 17, 2023.

Bangor dry dock recertifies, completing seismic mitigation work
August 18, 2023 — BREMERTON, Washington – Interim seismic mitigation efforts, which began Feb. 15 on the Trident Refit Facility Delta Pier in Bangor, have been completed. In January of this year the Navy restricted submarines from entering certain dry docks in the Pacific Northwest (both at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Trident Refit Facility- Bangor) because of seismic concerns identified in recent studies. The Navy team rapidly deployed and implemented a repair technique using dry dock wall reinforcing tie downs... MORE

Workers help guide a hydraulic anchor drilling rig, February 16, 2023, as part of the seismic mitigation effort at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.(U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy M Hallmark)

NSWC Crane NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge supports 2nd annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference 
August 17, 2023 — DAYTON, Ohio. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge supported the second annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference. More than 700 attendees participated in the conference from May 2-4 at the Dayton Convention Center and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.  ... MORE

NSWC Crane holds Change of Command Ceremony for incoming Commanding Officer
August 16, 2023 — Captain Rex Boonyobhas was sworn in as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Commanding Officer during a ceremony at NSWC Crane on August 16, 2023. “It is an honor to have been selected to lead NSWC Crane and its incredible workforce.” says CAPT Boonyobhas, “With their knowledge and expertise in Strategic Missions, Electronic Warfare, and Expeditionary Warfare, I look forward to watching how our skills and technology will be used to empower the warfighter.” ... MORE

Captain Rex Boonyobhas was sworn in as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Commanding Officer during a ceremony at NSWC Crane on August 16, 2023.

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