JANUARY 20, 2025 - On a blustery, cool autumn day, two divers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington, donned wetsuits, helmets and a tangle of hoses to hop into Liberty Bay for routine training. Four fellow divers from the Keyport Dive Locker circled them to make sure all the various pieces of equipment were hooked up and working correctly. It wasn't a … [Read more...]
New Display Helps Navy Divers Navigate Undersea
JANUARY 17, 2025 - A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. They hung out at the memorial so often that they memorized lines to the movie playing prior to the boat ride to the memorial. So it’s appropriate that Chapman — a program officer in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Warfighter … [Read more...]
New Facility at Kings Bay to Maintain Submarines
Brian Logan, deputy director of the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD), delivers remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Nuclear Regional Maintenance facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The facility will enhance maintenance capabilities for Trident-equipped submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Keith Boydston) JANUARY 17, 2025 - … [Read more...]
USS John F. Kennedy Going to the Scrapyard
JANUARY 17, 2025 – The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) began its final journey this morning as it departed from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, PA for transit to Brownsville, Texas where it will be dismantled. Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, CV 67 was the first Navy ship to be named John F. Kennedy. The ship conducted multiple tours in the … [Read more...]
Navy Releases 2025 Navy Week Schedule
JANUARY 16, 2025 - The Navy Office of Community Outreach recently announced the 15 locations it will visit in 2025 as part of the Navy’s signature outreach program known as Navy Weeks. Navy Weeks provide an opportunity for communities to better understand how the Navy delivers power for peace, from seabed to space. The cities include: Tucson, … [Read more...]