07 May 2024 U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) was delivered to the Navy, May 7.
25 April 2024 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship will be named for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who served with distinction during the Korean War.
21 March 2024 Keel Laid for Future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation HOUMA, La. – A keel laying ceremony for the future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10), the fifth ship of the Navy’s Navajo class of Towing, Salvage, and Rescue vessels was held at Bollinger Houma Shipyards, Mar. 20.Sponsors Geri Wisner, Attorney General of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Nicole
17 January 2024 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Cody MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the first Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, USNS Cody (EPF 14), January 11.
16 November 2023 Future USS Thad Cochran Marks Start of Fabrication PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy and HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII’s shipyard, Nov. 13.
16 November 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr. MOBILE, Ala. – The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Nov. 14.
07 November 2023 Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 108 NEW ORLEANS — The Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 108, from Textron Systems, Nov. 3.
27 September 2023 First Flight III Ship, Future USS Jack Lucas (DDG 125) Sails Away from Ingalls PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), sailed away from the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division shipyard, Sept 26.“Sail away of the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is a
23 August 2023 Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Rear Adm. William Greene relieved Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment, Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 21) during a ceremony held Aug. 23 at the Washington Navy
11 August 2023 Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. SAN DIEGO – Construction started on the sixth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Aug. 8.