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...
16 November 2023 NPS Consortium Advances Innovative Naval Applications of Additive Manufacturing MONTEREY, Calif. -- Conducting applied research in the operating environment, a team based at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is quickly becoming a key player in the acceleration of adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) – a technology critical to sustainment in austere, contested...
30 October 2023 USNS Robert F. Kennedy Christened as MSC’s Newest Ship SAN DIEGO, Ca - Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., today...
18 October 2023 Navy Commissions USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) GROTON, Conn. - The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) in a traditional ceremony held October 14, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...
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...
22 September 2023 USS Bunker Hill Decommissions SAN DIEGO — USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), the 11th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 22...
01 September 2023 USS Lake Champlain Decommissions After 35 Years of Distinguished Service SAN DIEGO — Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), the 11th ship of its class, was recognized for more than 35 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 1...
30 August 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Meets with Leaders in Sweden, Finland, and Ireland DUBLIN, Ireland — Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro visited Sweden, Finland, and Ireland to meet with partner and ally navies, government and military leaders, and Sailors and Marines, Aug. 20-27...
29 August 2023 ROICC NNSY Team Recognized as NAVFAC Atlantic’s “2022 Team of the Year (Product & Service) – Gold” for Work on Flood Wall Project NAVFAC Atlantic has honored a Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) team with the title of "2022 Team of the Year (Product & Service) - Gold" for their remarkable management and execution of the P653 NNSY Flood Wall Project. This extraordinary...