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Press Releases - 2011

30-Jan-12	Program Manager for LCS Program assigned to Temporary Duty
19-Jan-12	Keel Laid for Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform
13-Jan-12	Davis, Melvin Named NAVSEA’s Sailors of the Year
22-Dec-11	USS Missouri Returns From Successful Post-Shakedown Availability Five Weeks Early
09-Dec-11	LCAC 91 achieves Navy’s fastest maritime surface craft speed on algal fuel blend
22-Nov-11	LPD 22 Completes Acceptance Trial
28-Oct-11	NAVSEA Restores NUWC Newport Contracting Authority
25-Oct-11	Norfolk Naval Shipyard Commanding Officer Permanently Relieved of Command
03-Oct-11	LPD 22 Completes Successful Builder’s Sea Trials
26-Sep-11	DDG 51 Class Ship Construction Contract Awards Announced
15-Sep-11	DDG 1001 and DDG 1002 Ship Construction Contract Award Announced
09-Sep-11	Mitchell Relieves Galinis as Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast
06-Sep-11	Battleship Iowa to be Donated to Pacific Battleship Center
02-Sep-11	Pratt Relieves Brovarone as NSWC Panama City Commander
08-Aug-11	Navy takes delivery of PCU California (SSN 781) more than eight months early
05-Aug-11	NAVSEA commander receives CSULA’s 2011 Engineer of the Year, Sponsorship award
03-Aug-11	Emergent Repairs Completed on LPD 17, Ship Begins Basic Phase Training
22-Jul-11	Naval Sea Systems Command and Army Materiel Command Partner to Hire Service-Disabled Veterans
12-Jul-11	Navy Establishes Program Executive Office for Littoral Combat Ships
08-Jul-11	New Supervisor of Shipbuilding in Bath, Maine
08-Jul-11	Lewis and Clark Class (T-AKE) Program Receives Safety Excellence Award
08-Jul-11	Wounded Warrior Career Fair Scheduled
30-Jun-11	Navy Awards Contracts for the Construction of JHSV 6, 7
29-Jun-11	Lehnhardt assumes command of Navy Experimental Diving Unit
28-Jun-11	Navy Re-Establishes Intermediate Maintenance Activity in Southeast Region
15-Jun-11	DDG 113 Construction Contract Awarded
10-Jun-11	PSNS & IMF returns USS George Washington (CVN 73) to the Fleet
31-May-11	Navy Awards Mobile Landing Platform Construction Contract
23-May-11	USS Theodore Roosevelt Undocking Marks Overhaul Milestone
20-May-11	Stefanyshyn-Piper relieves Meyer as Carderock CO
20-May-11	Navy Lays Keel for PCU Minnesota
06-May-11	NAVSEA Terminates MSMO Contract in Norfolk
15-Apr-11	Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Spruance
08-Apr-11	NAVSEA Receives “Disability Matters” Award for Wounded Warrior Hiring
17-Mar-11	Fiscal Year 2011 Littoral Combat Ship Contract Awards Announced
11-Mar-11	NAVSEA Terminates contracts with Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow
04-Mar-11	Robinson, Duffield Named NAVSEA’s Sailors of the Year
25-Feb-11	Construction begins on Navy’s newest carrier
15-Feb-11	Future USS Anchorage (LPD 23) Launched
03-Feb-11	OHIO Replacement Program Receives Milestone A Authority
14-Jan-11	NAVSEA Discusses Sustaining, Building the Fleet at SNA Symposium
05-Jan-11	NAVSEA to Hold Media Availabilities at SNA Symposium

Press Releases - 2010

15-Nov-10	NAVSEA Recognized for Wounded Warrior Hiring Efforts
08-Nov-10	Navy Establishes New Surface Ship Maintenance Activity
21-Oct-10	NAVSEA to Hold Recruiting Event at SHPE
15-Sep-10	Navy to conduct emergent repairs to Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships
13-Sep-10	USS McFaul (DDG 74) First to Receive Navy’s New Anti-Corrosion Measure
23-Jul-10	NAVSEA Warfare Center Engineers, Scientists Recognized for Excellence
16-Jul-10	Change of Command Held at NUWC Newport
15-Jul-10	Naval Sea Systems Command Announces Selection of Naval Shipyard Commanders
09-Jul-10	Capt. Smith relieves Capt. Patterson at NSWC Dahlgren Division Change of
28-May-10	Navy Laser Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Maritime Environment
21-May-10	Future USS Jason Dunham Completes “Super Trials”
14-May-10	PSNS & IMF wraps up USS George Washington (CVN 73) major availability
14-May-10	New Naval Engineering Education Center to Train Next Generation of Naval Systems Engineers
14-May-10	PSNS & IMF Completes USS Nevada Project
07-May-10	USS Independence (LCS 2) Begins Industrial Post-Delivery Availability
07-May-10	Future USS San Diego (LPD 22) Launched
19-Apr-10	USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Returned to the Fleet
09-Apr-10	NAVSEA Employees Recognized at ASNE Day 2010
26-Mar-10	USS Independence Sails Away from Mobile
02-Feb-10	Future USNS Matthew Perry Completes Acceptance Trials
29-Jan-10	USS George H.W. Bush Completes Post Shakedown Availability
22-Jan-10	USS Abraham Lincoln Completes Availability Ahead of Schedule
08-Jan-10	ADDENDEM: NAVSEA, PEO Media Availabilities for 2010 SNA Symposium
08-Jan-10	Corrigan Assumes Command of Surface Ship Life Cycle Management Activity

Press Releases - 2009

29-Dec-09	PCU New Mexico (SSN 779) Delivered to Navy Four Months Early
29-Dec-09	NAVSEA Shipyard Completes USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) Availability Early
18-Dec-09	Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Independence
17-Dec-09	Construction Commences on First Joint High Speed Vessel
14-Dec-09	Donation Contract Signed to Transfer Historic Battleship Wisconsin
11-Dec-09	Future USS Somerset (LPD 25) Keel Authenticated
04-Dec-09	Construction Begins on First Egyptian Fast Missile Craft
03-Dec-09	Navy Announces Contract Award Values for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) 3 and 4
13-Oct-09	New York ‘Sails Away’ From Shipyard En Route to New York City for Commissioning
18-Sep-09	Capt. Galinis Assumes Command of NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Gulf Coast
14-Sep-09	Makin Island Saves $2 Million in Fuel Costs During Transit to San Diego
25-Aug-09	Keel Laid for Future USNS Washington Chambers
24-Aug-09	Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Dewey
21-Aug-09	Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS New York
07-Aug-09	Future USNS Wally Schirra Completes Acceptance Trials
27-Jul-09	Future USS New York Completes Acceptance Trials
17-Jul-09	Keel Laid for LHA 6
14-Jul-09	Florida Resident Retires After 34 Years of Service to U.S. Navy
13-Jul-09	Navy Accepts Re-Delivery of USS Carl Vinson
08-Jul-09	NAVSEA Announces Selection of Fuller to Command Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
03-Jul-09	USS New York (LPD 21) Sets Sail for the First Time
12-Jun-09	Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and Program Executive Office, Ships, to hold media availability at Multi-Agency Craft Conference
29-May-09	Navy investigates weld inspection falsification issue on Virginia class submarines and aircraft carriers
22-May-09	Navy EOD technician to be among National Memorial Day Parade's 'Today's Heroes'
19-May-09	NAVSEA Recruits Auto Workers for Shipbuilding
15-May-09	International Frigate Working Group held in Mayport
08-May-09	Surface Ship Life Cycle Management (SSLCM) Activity formally stands up
20-Feb-09	CVN 75 Completes Availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
17-Feb-09	USS George H. W. Bush Completes Builder's Trials
13-Feb-09	Navy Awards Preliminary Design Contract for MLP
10-Feb-09	Makin Island (LHD 8) Successfully Completes Second Round of Builder's Trials
15-Jan-09	Naval Sea Systems Command Awards CVN 79 Construction Preparation Contract

Press Releases - 2008

23-Dec-08	Future USS George W. Bush Arrives at Norfolk Naval Station
22-Dec-08	Navy Sign Third Virginia Class Construction Contract: Meets Cost-Reduction Goal
15-Dec-08	USS Bunker Hill Completes Sea Trials
13-Nov-08	Navy Awards JHSV Contract
07-Nov-08	PSNS & IMF receives Secretary of the Navy honor for ‘unparalleled success’
28-Oct-08	Fifth Virginia Class Submarine Commissioned
27-Oct-08	LCS 1 Leaves Marinette, Visits Duluth, Minn.
27-Oct-08	Navy Accepts Delivery of Truxtun
17-Oct-08	Rear Adm. Shannon Assumes Command of NAVSEA Naval Surface Warfare Center
18-Sep-08	Navy Donates Research Sub to San Diego Maritime Museum
18-Sep-08	Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Freedom
10-Sep-08	Navy Awards $5B Contract for Future Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R Ford
13-Aug-08	Keel Laid for New Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
08-Aug-08	Vice Adm. McCoy Assumes Command of NAVSEA
04-Aug-08	Future USS Green Bay Completes Acceptance Trials
29-Jul-08	First-In-Class Freedom Begins Builder's Trials
18-Jul-08	USS Gunston Hall Begins Mid-Life Availability
11-Jul-08	First LCS Gun System Demonstration Held at NSWC Dahlgren
20-Jun-08	New Hampshire (SSN 778) Christened
06-Jun-08	Newest U.S. Submarine Rescue System Debuts to the World
03-May-08	North Carolina (SSN 777) Commissioned
02-May-08	LPD 17 Class Reaches Initial Operating Capability
29-Apr-08	Navy Launches LCS 2
14-Apr-08	Dive Manual
14-Apr-08	New Mexico (SSN 779) Celebrates Keel Laying
21-Mar-08	JFK Towed to Philadelphia for Storage
18-Mar-08	Navy Tows JFK from Norfolk to Philadelphia for Storage
22-Feb-08	Navy Takes Delivery of Submarine North Carolina
08-Feb-08	CWO4 Jeffrey R. Barone Awarded the Bronze Star Medal
31-Jan-08	Navy awards contract for MPF(F) test article
31-Jan-08	Navy Awards Contract to NASSCO for Tenth T-AKE Ship
31-Jan-08	Navy awards preliminary design contracts for JHSV
11-Jan-08	Gerald R. Ford Class Contract Modification Awarded