From U.S. Pacific Fleet, Nov. 21, 2024 NAVAL BASE GUAM - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam after a successful deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 27, 2024. “USS Jefferson…
Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative
From Military Sealift Command Public Affairs, Nov. 21, 2024 WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro approved a plan Oct. 30 to restore the health of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) workforce and generate more logistics support for…
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Readies Gerald R. Ford CSG for Timely Departure
By Danielle Lofton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Public Affairs Nov. 20, 2024 NORFOLK Va. – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center showcased its critical role in naval readiness after providing crucial technical support to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The…
SECNAV Highlights Bipartisanship with Ship Sponsors for USS Congress on Capitol Hill
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 19 November 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro highlighted the need for bipartisanship by announcing the sponsors of the future Constellation-class multi-mission guided-missile frigate USS Congress (FFG 63) will be four…
Flag Officer Nominations
From the U.S. Department of Defense, Nov. 20, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander for appointment to the grade of rear…
Navy Leader Highlights Shipyards’ Vital Role in Fleet Readiness During Pacific Northwest Visit
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Nov. 18, 2024 ARLINGTON, Va. – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Tom Mancinelli visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Washington, Nov. 18, where he engaged with shipyard…
HII Moves Enterprise (CVN 80) for First Time, Enabling Construction of Two Aircraft Carriers at Once
From HII, Nov. 19, 2024 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully transferred the mid-body hull section of Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Delivers USS George H.W. Bush to Fleet on Time After PIA
By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications, Nov. 18, 2024 NORFOLK, Virginia – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability…
USS Nantucket Commissioned
Nov. 18, 2024 From Lt. Ayifa Brooks BOSTON — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Nantucket (LCS 27), Nov. 16, 2024, in Boston. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Nantucket
From the Navy Office of Information, 15 November 2024 Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) will be commissioned on November 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. EST in Boston, Massachusetts. The Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of…
