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...
19 March 2024 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Celebrates EPA Superfund Site Delisting KITTERY, ME - In an historic milestone, after nearly 30 years of extensive remediation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deleted Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) from the National Priorities List (NPL), more commonly known as the Superfund Site list...
13 March 2024 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrives in Tema, Ghana TEMA, Ghana - The Blue military crew (MILCREW) of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) arrived in Tema, Ghana for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 13, 2024...
29 February 2024 Meet One of the Navy’s Model Ship Builders SAN DIEGO — That large white arch you see looping over the horizon from downtown San Diego on a clear day sits high on Point Loma, as it has for 70 years. Down the hill and just around the corner, there’s a quiet place for builders, tinkerers, lovers of craftsmanship — less...
29 February 2024 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) begins African deployment The Blue military crew (MILCREW) of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces...
22 February 2024 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Successfully Completes Maintenance Period in Croatia RIJEKA, Croatia - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) completed its routine planned maintenance in Rijeka, Croatia Feb. 8, 2024 at Viktor Lenac Shipyard...
01 February 2024 NIWC Atlantic Opens New NIEF CANES Lab in Norfolk “Today, we cut the ribbon, signaling the end of years of hard work in planning and coordination. But now, the real work begins,” said Capt. Nicole Nigro, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Commanding Officer during her remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 25 for NIWC...
18 January 2024 Dahlgren Civilian Employee Retires After 42 Years of Service A Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) civilian employee recently retired after a remarkable career spanning over 42 years of government service...
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...