WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy will release a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan alongside its 30-year shipbuilding plan next spring, to help the maintenance industry plan its workforce and infrastructure investments with the same confidence that yards on the new-construction side can, the Navy’s acquisition chief said today. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, […]
Indo-PACOM? Pentagon may rename US Pacific Command
The Pentagon may soon be announcing a new name for its largest area of operations, with a change to Indo-Pacific Command to “better encapsulate the responsibilities the command currently has,” Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning said Monday. The unexpected discussion that U.S. Pacific Command may be getting re-named came after a reporter’s question at […]
Fourth ship to be named USS Indianapolis during crest unveiling
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – Rear Adm. Sean Buck, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, representing the U.S. Navy, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, and the ship’s sponsor Jill Donnelly, unveiled the crest for the newest addition to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) community, USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), March 23. The crest was created […]
Dry Dock 4 to get a modernization conversion for its 100th birthday
PORTSMOUTH, Va – After servicing and repairing hundreds of ships for almost 100 years, one of Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s oldest dry docks, Dry Dock 4, will soon get a major overhaul and top-of-the-line upgrades. Age, deterioration, leaks, and broken parts played a critical role in the decision to rebuild the dry dock. “It all started […]