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        18 August 2023    

                    Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805)                 
                GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17.The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a            

        29 June 2023    

                    Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Jack H. Lucas                 
                Pascagoula, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the Navy’s first Flight III destroyer from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on June 27.            

        28 June 2023    

                    Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma                 
                Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, June 27.            

        01 March 2023    

                    Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John L. Canley                 
                WASHINGTON - ESB-class ships are highly flexible platforms that support various military operations such as Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM), Special Operations Force (SOF) operations, Crisis Response Sea-basing (e.g., Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force), Intelligence,            

        06 December 2022    

                    Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208)                 
                SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the Navy’s 4th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), Dec. 5.            

        29 November 2022    

                    Navy Hosts First Welding Competition, Career Discovery Event for Virginia Talent Pipeline Program                 
                HAMPTON, Va. – Nearly 300 students, representing 18 training providers, participated in the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s (VA TPP) inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16.            

        17 August 2022    

                    Wireless Connectivity Bridge Expansion Continues to Improve Sailor Access during Maintenance Availabilities                 
                NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors now can access and interface with essential services and information available online for their professional requirements during shipyard availabilities using the Wireless Connectivity Bridge (WCB).            

        29 July 2022    

                    U.S. Navy Conducts Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials Aboard USNS Apalachicola                 
                WASHINGTON - The future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) is performing a series of planned test events assessing autonomous capabilities integrated into the shipboard configuration, demonstrating that a large ship can become a self-driving platform.            

        29 July 2022    

                    Initial Operating Capability Declared for Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS)                 
                WASHINGTON, D.C.— Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC).            

        29 July 2022    

                    Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205)                 
                The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27.            

        19 July 2022    

                    Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushioned Get Lift of Opportunity Aboard Future USS Fort Lauderdale                 
                The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship is transporting the Navy’s newest connectors to their new homeport, highlighting the significant capabilities being delivered to the Navy from the Gulf Coast.  Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 103 and 104, received a lift of            

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