07 December 2021 NAVFAC’s First SIOP OICC Announces Selection of Civilian, Military Engineers of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Maine recently announced its selection for the 2022 Civilian and Military Engineers of the Year...
07 December 2021 NNSY Ships Played Pivotal Role in Defending Pearl Harbor Attack PORTSMOUTH, Va. - It was only a day later when President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it “a date which will live in infamy.”...
01 December 2021 Team Ships Public Affairs NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Va. - The Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Nov. 30...
29 November 2021 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Inspired to Share USS Arizona Relics JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- On October 17, 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the average pay for an ensign in the Navy was $141.67 per month. The world was embroiled in World War I and the United States was preparing for the reality of having to join the bloody battle. The same...
18 November 2021 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard Nov. 18...
18 November 2021 Namesake’s Grandson Visits USS Winston S. Churchill NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - After attending the Nov. 10 USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, the Honorable Rupert Soames, OBE, toured the ship at BAE shipyard in nearby Jacksonville, Fla...
05 November 2021 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Returns USS Pasadena to the Fleet PORTSMOUTH, Va. - USS Pasadena (SSN 752) returned to the fleet Oct. 31 following successful completion of its Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)...
29 October 2021 Eye on Innovation: New Submerged Arc Welder Machine Boosts Efficiency at Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently added a valuable tool to its arsenal of equipment, a new Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Submerged Arc Welder (SAW). This machine was delivered to the Welding Shop (Shop 26) ready for action and brings with it new capabilities to the...
27 October 2021 Dual-Hatted NAVSUP WSS Engineer—Reserve Sailor, Selected as Reserve Junior Officer of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Nathalie “Snap Shot” Behn, a Mechanical Engineer at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, spends most of her time supporting Sailors and ensuring readiness from behind the scenes at the Price Fighters Department. However, it was her time in uniform as a Navy Reserve...
20 October 2021 Teamwork and Innovation Save $3 million, More Than 60 Days for USS New Hampshire PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Thanks to collaborative teaming between Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), innovative repairs were recently completed on USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), saving more...