Throughout the Rim of the Pacific 2022 Exercise, four prototype Unmanned Surface Vessels delivered warfighting capabilities and extended the reach of the manned fleet. Seahawk, Sea Hunter, Nomad, and Ranger had a busy summer!
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#RIMPAC2022
🚨🌊 Today, the
@USNavy
’s newest Amphibious Assault Ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7) departed
@HIIndustries
-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. for its San Diego homeport. 📰Full Article➡️
The keel for the Future USS Enterprise (CVN 80) has been laid and the ceremony is over. It was a great event with distinguished guests, including Retired Chief Petty Officer Bill Norberg, who served aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 6) during the entirety of WWII.
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For the first time,
#USNavy
will operate 4 unmanned surface vessels during
@RIMPAC2022
. Our teammates in PMS 406 (Unmanned Maritime Systems) have worked hard to extend the reach of the manned fleet.
#RIMPAC2022
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The
@USNavy
took delivery of the final component of the Littoral Combat Ship, Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package on Nov. 30, following the successful completion of a rigorous acceptance test regime at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
For
#PrideMonth
the
#USNavy
highlights USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), named for the politician and civil/human rights activist. Christened in 2021, it's the 2nd ship in the John Lewis-class replenishment oilers.
More on the ship and her namesake in the link.
The venue for today's Future USS Enterprise (CVN 80) keel laying was empty yesterday in preparation, but in just under an hour it will be filled with people waiting to see this historic event. The event will be livestreamed at
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The
#USNavy
will christen the USS John Basilone (DDG 122) as the next Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer during a 10:30 a.m. EDT
#Ceremony
, tomorrow, Saturday, June 18, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
The ceremony will be live-streamed at:
Today is
#NationalAstronautDay
and since we just started
#AsianAmericanAndPacificIslander
Heritage Month we thought it was the perfect opportunity to showcase one of
@USNavy
’s most famous Asian American Astronauts, Capt. Sunita Williams!
Check out the thread for more info!
The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama today
Delivery marks the official transfer of LCS 16 from the shipbuilder, an
@AustalUSA
-led team, to the Navy. It is the final milestone prior to commissioning.
🚨USS Carney’s (DDG 64)🇺🇸CNO Availability is off to a great start! DDG 64 entered dry-dock phase of availability, Nov. 5, on-time at BAE Systems Mayport Ship Repair, after an extended 5-year maintenance period in Rota,Spain supporting Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe.
🎯💥The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13. 📰Full Article⬇️
Feb. is
#BlackHistoryMonth
and this year’s theme is “
#InspiringChange
.”
The graphic shows the ships currently in service that are named after Black sailors. Through their namesakes, we continue to celebrate their accomplishments and honor their contributions to our Navy.
Our work to develop the next generation of ships and submarines never stops!
From dawn to dusk, our team is working tirelessly to build and test the U.S. Navy’s latest
#unmanned
undersea vessel, Orca, which recently conducted its first
#autonomous
in-water testing!
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1 of 2 Ghost Fleet Overlord test vessels completed a total of two 4-day autonomous transits, with 181+ hours of International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGs)-compliant autonomous operations--over 3,200 nautical miles.⚓️
#ExpandingTheAdvantage
The
@USNavy
improved self-sufficiency for deployed ships and their crews and more by leveraging additive manufacturing by installing the first metal 3D printer permanently installed aboard a naval ship, USS Bataan, on Nov. 3. More info:
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The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 106 on November 17.
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#Ships
The
@USNavy
will release the final Request for Proposal for the DDG 51 Fiscal Years 2018 - 2022 Multiyear Procurement for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers today. Read more at
The future USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in Annapolis, Maryland today in advance of the ship’s commissioning ceremony scheduled for Nov. 17.
#LCS11
will be the first combat ship ever commissioned at the
@NavalAcademy
.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2018) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) launches a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during combat system ship qualification trials. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), the second ship in the Zumwalt-class of destroyers, departed General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard in Bath, Maine on Nov. 9.
Read more at .
A Standard Missile (SM) 3 Block IIA is launched from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2018, to successfully intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target in space.
For the first time ever the
@USNavy
will commission a ship in Australia! The USS Canberra will have her commissioning ceremony at 8:00 p.m. EDT today at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney. Livestream: .
#LCS30
#NavyCapability
#USSCanberra
#ICYMI
: The
@USNavy
christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), Saturday, April 14, in Marinette, Wisconsin. On April 18, Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine launched LCS 17 into the Menomenee River.
We have a first for the Navy’s
#NuclearPowerSchool
(NPS)! Three
#RoyalAustralianNavy
(RAN) officers graduated from it on Friday, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs)!
It’s
#WomensHistoryMonth
and this year’s theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Their Stories!”
#NAVSEA
is proud to have many women, both civilian and military, in our organization as part of every career field, office, & facet of this command, helping to push NAVSEA forward.
“DDG-X is focusing on a evolutionary versus revolutionary approach in order to achieve performance upgrades. Key is up front and early engagement of industry,” said Katie Connelly, Deputy PM for DDG-X PMO at
#Navsea
during
#snanational2022
.
The newest America-class amphibious assault ship, future USS Tripoli, successfully completed Builder's Trials July 19. Tripoli returned to
@HIIndustries
shipyard following four days underway in the Gulf of Mexico.
Over the weekend the
#USNavy
commissioned the USS Fort Lauderdale in her namesake city! Each new ship makes us even stronger and battle ready.
Check out the link for more details on this amazing ship!
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#BravoZulu
#BZ
.
@Navy
's newest
#LPD17
class ship, the future USS Portland, sailed from Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.,Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. The ship is en route to her San Diego homeport and will later sail to Portland, Oregon for commissioning in April 2018.
At SNA National Symposium - just now: Update from CAPT Kevin Smith, program manager (PMS 515):
“Frigate completing detail design and tracking towards start of construction.”
Float on by and visit the NAVSEA booth
#916
during the
@navysna
31st National Symposium to learn how we support the Navy fleet to remain “Ready, Agile, Focused: Own the Fight!” Our speaker lineup begins at 10 a.m. today!
#liveatsna2019
#NAVSEA
received complimentary reviews of a recently installed additive manufacturing 3D printer on the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778). Installed in July 2022, the printer is a Markforged X7 field edition.
More info:
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But aside from that, the ocean supports millions of American jobs across numerous industries. During
#NationalOceanMonth
, we recognize the importance of the ocean to the economy, national security, and environment of the USA.
#ExpandTheAdvantage
🌎
CAPT Seth Miller at
#snanational2022
about
#usnavy
with update on DDG 51 program - “70 ships delivered to date…FLT III well on the way!”Ach’d Aegis Light Off on future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125),Navy’s 1st Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. US Navy Photo
The NAVSEA family mourns Sarkis Tatigian—champion of a 78-year legacy as the longest-serving civil servant in
@DeptofDefense
history.
#inmemoriam
”Fair Winds, and Following Seas”
USS North Carolina (SSN 777) docked at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia today becoming the 1st Virginia-class
#submarine
to visit the country since the announcement of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (
#AUKUS
) Optimal Pathway!
🧡NAVSEA’s Executive Director, James Smerchansky and his wife completed their 7th Annual Remembrance Run-Walk together as tribute to the fallen of 9.16.2013.
#2020RunninginRemembrance
🇺🇸
We have a
#ShipCommissioning
today! The Navy will commission its newest
#ArleighBurkeclass
guided missile destroyer,
#USSCarlMLevin
(DDG 120), during a 10a.m. EDT ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland.
Live stream: . (Active approx.9:50 a.m. EDT).
The USS George Washington (CVN 73) is done with her refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), in Norfolk, Virginia!
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#USNavy
#USSGeorgeWashington
We have another
#ShipCommissioning
Ceremony! The future
#USSCooperstown
(LCS 23) will commission during a 11:00 a.m. EST ceremony today in New York City.
Livestream: .
Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at (703) 697-5342.
Happy 245th
#Birthday
, Shipmates! 🎉
May we all continue to serve with Honor, Courage, and Commitment and uphold the long
#USNavy
tradition of “Victory at Sea.”
#Navy245
#DYK
: In 1975 Hull Technician 3rd Class Donna Tobias became the 1st woman to graduate from the Navy’s Deep Sea Diving School as the Navy’s 1st female hard hat diver. Learn more about women making history in the
@USNavy
: .
#WomensHistoryMonth
Huzzah Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday! Today
#OldIronsides
, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, turns 223, and we could not be more proud to receive a
#birthday
message from our
@USNavyCNO
!
🇺🇸
@USNavy
mobilizing 1,629 Reservists to support aircraft carrier and submarine maintenance at its four public shipyards starting in July. This mobilization will help reduce the maintenance backlog that has developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic⚓️.
Thank you to everyone who came, both in-person and virtually, to the commissioning ceremony for
#CarlMLevin
! It was a great event and even the rain stopped for a little while!
If you missed the ceremony, you can watch it here:
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We have another Keel Laying for our Arleigh Burke-class! The keel for the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was ceremonially laid at Bath Iron Works, May 16.
🚨⚓️
#BREAKING
: Researchers funded by NAVSEA’s Monitoring Program—part of the
#USNavy
’s environmental protection efforts—have discovered a new species of beaked whale in waters off Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.🐋🌊
#ICYMI
: The
@USNavy
&
@USMC
celebrated the christening of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124). The ship's namesake, Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr., received the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Vietnam War. Watch the full ceremony at: .
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We had another keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800), Nov. 19 at Newport News Shipyard (NNSY).
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#USNavy
Today is National Medal of Honor day.
To all those who have received Medals of Honor, we thank you for your service to our country and for going above and beyond the call of duty.
#MedalOfHonorDay