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SECNAV Names Next Big Deck Amphib ‘USS Fallujah’

The hull of the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8) at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Aug. 4, 2022. USNI News Photo

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named a future landing helicopter assault ship after the first and second Battle of Fallujah, the Navy announced Tuesday.

LHA-9, an America-class amphibious assault ship, will be called USS Fallujah, the Navy said in a news release. Del Toro announced the name at a promotion ceremony for Private 1st Class Chesty, the Marine Corps bulldog mascot.

“The name...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/13/secnav-names-next-big-deck-amphib-uss-fallujah

VIDEO: Navy Commissions Amphibious Warship USS Fort Lauderdale

USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) currently moored in Port Everglades, in its namesake city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 28, 2022. US Navy Photo

The 12th San Antonio-class amphibious warship formally entered service on Saturday in a ceremony in Florida.

USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) is the first LPD-17 commissioned beyond the original 11 LPD-17s originally envisioned for the class. serves as the bridge between the current class and the Flight II San Antonios that will replace the Whidbey Island...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/31/video-navy-commissions-amphibious-warship-uss-fort-lauderdale

Senate FY 2023 Appropriations Bill Adds $4B to Navy Shipbuilding, Money for New Amphibs

The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in the Gulf of Mexico. US Navy Photo

The Senate Appropriations Committee included advanced procurement dollars for two new amphibious warships as part of a $32 billion shipbuilding budget, according to the defense subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill released on Thursday.

The FY 2023 bill shipbuilding and conversion portion appropriates $250 million in advanced procurement for...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/28/senate-fy-2023-appropriations-bill-adds-4b-to-navy-shipbuilding-money-for-new-amphibs

Navy Commissions Virginia-Class Attack Submarine USS Montana

Sailors attached to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) man the boat during a commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, Va., on June 25, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy welcomed the 21st Virginia-class submarine into the fleet over the weekend, the service announced Monday.

USS Montana (SSN-794) is the third of the Block IV Virginia-class submarines to deliver to the Navy from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. It is the second naval war vessel to bear the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/27/navy-commissions-virginia-class-attack-submarine-uss-montana

HASC Seapower Mark Saves 5 Ships, Backs Marine Corps Call for 31 Amphibs

USS Vicksburg (CG-69) getting repaired at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Va., on April 8, 2022. Christopher P. Cavas Photo used with permission

The House Armed Services Committee will prevent the Navy from retiring five ships from the fleet and supports the Marine Corps’ call for 31 amphibious warships, according to a summary of the seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s mark of the House’s defense policy bill.

The measures in the mark, which reflect the consensus of the HASC, support a...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/07/hasc-seapower-mark-saves-5-ships-backs-marine-corps-call-for-31-amphibs

House Bill Backs Marines’ 31 Amphibious Ship Requirement, Over Navy’s 25 Ship Level

The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in the Gulf of Mexico. US Navy Photo

Two members in Congress have heard the Marines’ call for more amphibious warships and issued a House bill that would cement their level at 31, according to language reviewed by USNI News.

Put forth by House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee chair Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and ranking member Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the bill...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/10/house-bill-backs-marines-31-amphibious-ship-requirement-over-navys-25-ship-level

General Dynamics Taps Gulf Stream Exec to Lead Bath Iron Works

USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) at Bath Iron Works

A Gulfstream executive and retried Army officer has been selected by General Dynamic to lead its Bath Iron Works shipyard, the company announced on Wednesday.

Charles Krugh, most recently the private jet company’s vice president for supplier operational support, will now lead the Bath, Maine, shipyard – one of two in the U.S. that builds Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers.

Charles Krugh

“Chuck’s leadership, proven track record in manufacturing...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/05/general-dynamics-taps-gulf-stream-exec-to-lead-bath-iron-works

Marines Couldn’t Meet Request to Surge to Europe Due to Strain on Amphibious Fleet

A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, disembarks the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), during a Marine Expeditionary Unit off-load in support of a bilateral training event in Tromsø, Norway, April 12, 2022. US Navy Photo

As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, the head of U.S. European Command asked for a Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Ready Group to deploy early to Europe as a hedge against the conflict expanding.

But the Marine Corps...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/marines-couldnt-meet-request-to-surge-to-europe-due-to-strain-on-amphibious-fleet

Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko Retires

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in 2018. BIW Photo

The president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works retired suddenly this week, USNI News has learned.

A spokesperson for General Dynamics confirmed to USNI News that Dirk Lesko retired on Thursday and Robert Smith would serve as the interim president. Smith for the last several years has been the executive vice president for marine systems for General Dynamics.

When reached by USNI News, the International Association of Machinists and...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/08/bath-iron-works-president-dirk-lesko-retires

Congress May Reject Navy’s Proposal to End LPD-17 Flight II Line, Lawmakers Say

USS San Diego (LPD-22) and USS Somerset (LPD-25) conduct routine operations in the eastern Pacific on April 7, 2020. US Navy Photo

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Congress may reject the Navy’s proposal to end the San Antonio-class amphibious warship production line in the upcoming fiscal year, two lawmakers said today.

House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee chairman Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and ranking member Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said today that they think Congress will...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/04/congress-may-reject-navys-proposal-to-end-lpd-17-flight-ii-line-lawmakers-say

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