BAE Systems Hawaii has been awarded a $52,1 million contract action to previously awarded contract for repair and alteration of USS O’Kane (DDG 77). USS O’Kane will be undergoing a scheduled Drydocking Selected Repair Availability, which is the opportunity in the ship’s life cycle to primarily condu
A group of 35 U.S. Navy reservists spent their drill weekend aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) Jan. 24-25, providing a welcome boost of manpower to the ship’s crew. The reservists assisted with crucial work on board Russell including repairing eight quick-acting, water-tight d
US Navy’s future USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3 AFSB) will be christened on Saturday, February 7, at General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard, in San Diego. The MLP AFSB is designed to provide dedicated support for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) as well as special warfare missions. The ship is capable of
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Crew 103 and Detachment Two from the “Magicians” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Three Five (HSM-35) are scheduled to depart San Diego for Singapore Feb. 8 to relieve LCS Crew 104 on USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) as part of a 16-month rotational deployment in support of th
US Coast Guard Cutter Sherman held a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Wednesday. Capt. Aldante Vinciguerra relieved Capt. Kevin A. Jones as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Sherman. Jones will assume command of Rush, which was recently decommissioned. Vice Adm. Charle
North Atlantic Industries (NAI) was awarded a contract for the delivery of advanced, rugged intelligent I/O and communications subsystem for Data Acquisition and Control solutions for the U.S. Navy’s Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) Program. The SSC is the successor to the Navy’s extremely versatile La
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus completed a visit to Colombia Feb. 4 after meeting with the nation’s minister of defense, chief of defense and chief of naval operations. The visit was designed to help enhance the already existing ties between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and their Colombi
The Dive Locker at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center in Mayport accomplished a first-ever waterborne repair on one of USS New York’s (LPD 21) propeller blades, enabling the ship to deploy on time with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Dec. 11. During a routine underwater hull cleaning in mid-N
While sailing in the Pacific Ocean, the US Navy’s aircraft carrier experienced something amazing. The Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) were able to witness a rainbow that formed over the bow of the vessel. John C. Stennis is undergoing an operational training
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding has secured a $224,3 million modification to previously awarded contract for the material and first year of advance planning of the Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) of USS George Washington (CVN 73). This modification will provide for the fir
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) got underway from Singapore Feb. 2 after completing her first six-day scheduled preventive maintenance period during a maiden 16-month rotational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Begun Jan. 19, days after Fort Worth returned from supporting
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) and transitioned into the 7th Fleet AOO Jan. 25, 2015. San Diego, a part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which inc
The US Navy’s future Virginia-class submarine, John Warner (SSN 785) reached a milestone on Monday as the crew began moving aboard. The submarine, named after former Senator John Warner, is in the final stages of construction and testing at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding di
A prototype maritime autonomy system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program was recently tested. Leidos’ prototype was installed on a 42-foot work boat that served as a surrogate vessel to test sensor, maneu
