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Members of the ‘Greatest Generation’ reflect on World War II service during presentation at NUWC Division Newport
November 25, 2024 — About 10,000 Sailors served aboard 130 landing craft support (LCS) ships during World War II. The last two surviving LCS Sailors, J. William Middendorf II and Eddy Desmond, visited NUWC Division Newport to share their stories on Nov. 18... MORE

Keel Laid for Future USS Sam Nunn
November 22, 2024 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The keel for the future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on Nov. 22 at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.The ship is named in honor of United States Senator Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr, who represented the state of Georigia, served as Chairman of both the United... MORE

Ingalls Shipbuilding Structural Welder Adam Lee welds the initials of ship sponsor Michelle Nunn and ship namesake Sam Nunn onto the keel plate that will be permanently part of Sam Nunn (DDG 133).

Michigan Students Research Ship Operations in the Arctic for NEEC Project
November 22, 2024 — With the changing climate, the breaking ice in the Arctic has made the seas much more available to travel by water. There is more risk, though, navigating through ice-laden seas. Students at the University of Michigan are researching ideas for mitigating some of those risks, specifically for the U.S. Navy’s opportunity to expand operations into the... MORE

Arianna Kerkmaz and Patrick White, students at the University of Michigan, observe a model of a guided-missile destroyer during testing on Dec. 12, 2023, in the university’s tow tank

Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren inspires middle school students in STEM
November 22, 2024 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in partnership with the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg Regional Military Affairs Council and SimVentions, hosted the second Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren (ICAD) on Nov. 9, bringing together 20 teams from 17 schools across 11 school districts and the... MORE

The team from A.G. Wright Middle School celebrates their first-place victory at the Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren, showcasing exceptional robotics and STEM skills throughout the competition. (Morgan Tabor/NSWCDD)

NUWC Division Newport engineer receives Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Individual Excellence Award
November 21, 2024 — Jeffrey Pacheco, a mechanical engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport External Launchers and Defensive Systems Branch of the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, received a Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Individual Excellence Award for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024... MORE

Shop 31 employees custom build portable milling machine to support work on submarine hatches
November 20, 2024 — The expert toolmakers in Shop 31, Inside Machinist, recently answered the call to quickly design, build, test and deploy a portable three-axis Logistical Escape Trunk Lug radial milling machine for some emergent work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.The machine is used to help ensure the tolerances on submarine... MORE

Zach Siegfried, Daniel Ryder and Roger Faber, marine machinery mechanics, Shop 38, Marine Machinst, use a new Logistical Escape Trunk Lug milling machine, Nov. 14, 2024, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The machine was designed by the toolmakers in Shop 31, Inside Machinist. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PSNS & IMF conducts special flag-folding ceremony in observance of Veterans Day
November 20, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility senior leadership and workforce members participated in a special Veterans Day observance Nov. 7, during ceremony on the roof of Building 850.The event, hosted by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, featured a U.S. flag-folding ceremony at the flagpole located near the State Street... MORE

Honor guard members fold the U.S. flag Nov. 7, 2024, during a Veterans Day observance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The event, hosted by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, featured a special flag-folding ceremony at the State Street Gate entrance. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Two Generations, One Mission
November 20, 2024 — At Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), service runs deep, not just in the daily operations, but within the workforce. Craig Randle Sr. and his son, Craig Randle Jr., are part of a unique subset at TRFB, the subset of generational family members who work at the facility, contributing to the maintenance of the U.S. Navy’s SSBNs... MORE

Craig Randle Sr. (right) and Craig Randle Jr. (left) stand inside the rigging shop at TRFB.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Readies Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group for On-Time Departure
November 20, 2024 — NORFOLK Va. – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) showcased its critical role in naval readiness, after providing crucial technical support to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG). The strike group, which includes USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), USS... MORE

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 12, 2024.

NSWC Crane and Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Announce Winners in $1M Hypersonics Challenge
November 20, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) have announced Specter Aerospace and Castelion Corporation as the winners of the Hypersonic Accelerated Manufactured Prototype Demonstration (Hyper-AMPD) Prize Challenge.Hyper-AMPD was a two-phase prize challenge sponsored by the Assistant... MORE

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