05 May 2022 Keel Authenticated for Future USS John L. Canley SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the Navy’s fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego on April 30.
19 April 2022 NUWC Division Newport wins Chief of Naval Operations Award for Safety Ashore NEWPORT, R.I. - For the second consecutive year, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has won the Chief of Naval Operations Award for Safety Ashore in the large, non-industrial category.
14 April 2022 NNSY Members Support NAVSEA’s Newest Inclusion and Engagement Council PORTSMOUTH, Va. - In October 2019, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) launched the NAVSEA Inclusion and Engagement Council with 28 inaugural members selected from across the NAVSEA enterprise. Its mission was to advise and assist NAVSEA to recruit, retain, recognize achievement, and professionally
10 February 2022 Ship to Shore Connector Demonstrates Its Capabilities in Test Event with USS Carter Hall The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration.
03 February 2022 NAVSEA Announces Leadership and Operation Changes for its Industrial Operations Directorate WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), announced leadership and mission changes for the Deputy Commander for Industrial Operations Directorate (NAVSEA 04) on Jan. 20. The changes are being made to accelerate the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard efforts
02 February 2022 Collaboration Between NUWC Division Newport, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Yields Mutually Beneficial Results NEWPORT, R.I. - A recent endeavor with researchers from the University of Rhode Island’s Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF), may lead to improved fishing operations in Narragansett Bay while giving the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport a better-encompassing picture
06 December 2021 NAVSEA Establishes New Group to Improve Industrial Fire Safety NAVSEA has established a new team with a clear focus on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the investigations of previous fires.
05 October 2021 Mr. Larry Bowden Awarded the 2021 Hileman Award Larry Bowden of Naval Sea Systems Command’s Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (NAVSEA 21) directorate, recently received the 2021 Hileman Award during MegaRust 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
25 May 2021 Submarine Search and Rescue Exercise (SMASHEX): Quick Response Saves Lives When Seconds Matter NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT) conducted a search and rescue training exercise (SMASHEX) at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, May 18-19.