21 August 2021 Gerald R. Ford Departs Norfolk for Newport News, Commences Planned Incremental Availability NORFOLK, Va. —The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs, Aug. 20, 2021...
16 August 2021 $1.7-Billion Drydock Project Awarded to Improve Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Capacity WASHINGTON - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $1.7-billion construction project Aug. 13 to expand and reconfigure a dry dock complex at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, to increase the shipyard's capacity to maintain, modernize, and repair the Navy's...
16 August 2021 In a First, Floating Dry-Dock Dynamic Docks Port Operations Work Boats JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE-LITTLE CREEK, Va. - Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Floating Dry-Dock Dynamic (AFDL 6) successfully completed a double docking August 10, simultaneously docking two Port Operations Work Boats...
31 July 2021 Navy Christens future USS Hyman G. Rickover GROTON, Connecticut – The Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Connecticut, July 31...
30 July 2021 VCNO Partners With Florida Commands To Enhance Warfighting Readiness WASHINGTON - Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher traveled to Florida July 29-30 to hear from Sailors and meet with key leaders in Orlando, Jacksonville, and Mayport...
30 July 2021 USS Independence (LCS 2) Decommissions After Distinguished Service SAN DIEGO – The crew of USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29...
30 July 2021 USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Croatia SPLIT, Croatia - The U.S. Sixth Fleet flag ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and staff arrived in Split, Croatia, for a port visit on July 30, 2021, before kicking off Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021...
22 July 2021 CNIC Commander Discusses Installation Strategies with the Association of Defense Communities WASHINGTON - Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, discussed his strategic priorities for Navy installations, the challenges currently facing the shore enterprise, and the importance of community partnerships at the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) Re-Connect...
22 July 2021 MARMC DEIs Assist NNSY with USS San Francisco Diesel Testing NORFOLK, Va. - Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center's Diesel Engine Inspectors assist Norfolk Navy Shipyard Diesel Shop with completing diesel generator testing for the USS San Francisco (SSN 711) Moored Training Ship (MTS) Conversion Project...
15 July 2021 Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 Conducts Change of Command SILVERDALE, Wash. - Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 conducted a change of command ceremony at Deterrent Park, Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor, July 13...