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Navy Commissions Attack Boat USS John Warner

Navy Commissions Attack Boat USS John Warner

Sailors man the rails as they bring the ship to life during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN-785) on Aug 1, 2015. US Navy Photo

Sailors man the rails as they bring the ship to life during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN-785) on Aug 1, 2015. US Navy Photo

The Navy commissioned its latest Virginia-class nuclear attack boat in a Saturday ceremony honoring its namesake, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Navy John Warner. Read More

Rear Adm. Jabaley to Serve as Program Executive Officer for Submarines

Rear Adm. Jabaley to Serve as Program Executive Officer for Submarines

Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley, commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, will serve as the next program executive officer for submarines. US Navy photo.

Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley, commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, will serve as the next program executive officer for submarines. US Navy photo.

The Navy selected Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley to serve as the next program executive officer for submarines, where he will balance keeping the Virginia-class attack submarines on track and seeing the Ohio Replacement Program ballistic missile submarines through its research and development phase. Read More

Attack Boat John Warner Delivers to Navy

Attack Boat John Warner Delivers to Navy

Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN-785) conducts sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on June 9, 2015. US Navy Photo

Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN-785) conducts sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on June 9, 2015. US Navy Photo

The Navy has accepted the second Virginia-class (SSN-774) Block III nuclear attack submarine from Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, the service announced on Thursday. Read More

Navy Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Attack Sub Indiana

Navy Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Attack Sub Indiana

A welder carves the initials of ship's sponsor Diane Donald on a metal plate during the keel laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class attack submarine Indiana (SSN 789) on May 16, 2015. US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

A welder carves the initials of ship’s sponsor Diane Donald on a metal plate during the keel laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class attack submarine Indiana (SSN 789) on May 16, 2015. US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

The Navy laid the keel of attack submarine Indiana (SSN-789) on Saturday at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Read More

SASC Adds $1.7B to Navy Shipbuilding to Aid Ohio Replacement Funding Later On

SASC Adds $1.7B to Navy Shipbuilding to Aid Ohio Replacement Funding Later On

An undated artist's rendering of the Ohio Replacement. Naval Sea Systems Command Image

An undated artist’s rendering of the Ohio Replacement. Naval Sea Systems Command Image

The Senate Armed Services Committee poured nearly $1.7 billion into the Navy’s shipbuilding budget for Fiscal Year 2016 beyond the service’s request, in the hopes of starting to pay for later-year needs now before the Ohio Replacement Program bill hits, a committee aide told USNI News. Read More