The following is the August Government Accountability Office report, Navy Readiness Actions Needed to Maintain Viable Surge Sealift and Combat Logistics Fleets. Read More
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NASSCO Starts Work on Fifth Expeditionary Sea Base
USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3). NASSCO photo.
General Dynamics NASSCO started work on the fifth mobile sea base to act as a lily pad for Marine, special operations forces and Navy mine countermeasure aircraft, the company announced. Read More
Navy Investigating USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collision into MSC Ship
USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) arrives home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrence mission. US Navy Photo
The Navy is still determining the level of damage incurred on a nuclear ballistic missile submarine and a Military Sealift Command support vessel following a collision last week, service officials told USNI News on Monday. Read More
Navy Awards $106M Long Lead Contract to NASSCO for 3rd Expeditionary Mobile Base
USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3). Military Sealift Command Photo
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a $106.2 million long lead contract for Navy’s third Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) – formerly known as the Afloat Forward Staging Base – according to a Pentagon contract announcement. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Program
The following is the March 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program. The program was formerly known as TAO(X). Read More
Navy Picks New COs for Naval Special Warfare, Military Sealift Commands
Rear Adm. Timothy G. Szymanski (left) has been picked to head Naval Special Warfare Command. Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne (right) has been selected to head US Military Sealift Command. US Navy Photos
The Navy announced its new picks for the service’s special operations and military sealift commands. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Next Generation Oiler Program
The following is the Jan. 8, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program. The program was formerly known as TAO(X). Read More
Document: Report to Congress on the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation TAO(X) Oiler Program
The following is the Dec. 17, report from the Congressional Research Service, Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Afloat Forward Staging Base Lewis B. Puller Delivers to Navy
The mobile landing platform Lewis B. Puller (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) successfully completed launch and float-off at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) shipyard on Nov. 6, 2014. US Navy Photo
The first General Dynamics NASSCO built Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) delivered to the U.S. Navy on Friday, Naval Sea Systems Command said. Read More
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship for Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband Mark Kelly attend a ceremony at the Pentagon in 2012. US Navy Photo
The tenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is slated to be christened for former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a Saturday ceremony in Mobile, Ala, the Pentagon announced this week. Read More
