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HII is proud to be a Presenting Sponsor for Our Military Kids' 2025 Courageous Kids Contest. Created in 2021 to honor Month of the Military Child, celebrated in April, this contest recognizes the strength and sacrifices of military children and teens. This year, Our Military Kids will recognize up to 13 children and teens ages 1-18 who meet the following criteria: - Demonstrated extraordinary courage, resilience, and strength in their local communities, within their families, at school, and/or in their extracurricular activities in 2024, AND - Has a parent who deployed with the National Guard or Reserve in 2024, OR - Has a parent who received treatment for post-9/11, combat-related injuries, illnesses, or wounds in 2024. Contest nominations run through Sunday, March 9. If you know a child or teen who meets any of the above criteria, nominate them at https://lnkd.in/dfnHtYZi.

Clear waters and blue skies 🌊☀️ Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (#SSN792) sits pretty in Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, on January 20. The sub and its crew are currently on deployment supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII, is one of only two shipyards capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines, and we're proud to employ a talented team of tradespeople with the expertise needed to bring the most advanced attack submarines to life. 📸: U.S. Navy/Lt. Caliva

HII’s REMUS 620 medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) recently completed the U.S. Navy’s UUV Confidence Course in Bangor, Washington. Defense Daily reported last week that the vessel’s operations on the course “validated ‘several’ technical aspects” of the MUUV. “The confidence course provided us a great benchmark that we can use to continue our improvements to this great design and gave us a chance to show UUV sailors in Keyport how much improvement we built into this next-generation MUUV in terms of modularity and maintainability, said Adrian Gonsalves, the REMUS 620 product manager in HII’s Mission Technologies division. Read more in HII’s Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/eEzEM75B

#OnThisDay 📆: Former President Ronald Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911. He served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. USS Ronald Reagan (#CVN76), the ninth ship in the Nimitz class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, was built at Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII, and named in his honor. Construction started with the ship's keel laying in 1998, and Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, the ship's sponsor, christened the carrier in 2001. Nicknamed "The Gipper," CVN 76 was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., in 2003, just 11 months before the former president passed away. Building the namesake of one of America's leaders remains a great honor.

The shipyards may be nearly 1,000 miles apart, but with so many HII-built ships in the fleet, it’s no surprise when they cross paths.🗺️ Check out these stunning photos of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (#CVN70), built by Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII, and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (#CG59), built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII, sailing in formation in the South China Sea on January 17. Seeing HII-built ships sailing side-by-side as they fulfill their mission of protecting peace and freedom around the world fills us with immense pride and makes the work our shipbuilders do more than worth it. 📸: U.S. Navy / MC1 Allison, MC1 Allison, MC3 Walker #AmericasNavy250

HII-built ships are the result of innovation meeting defense. USS Preble (#DDG88), proudly built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII, recently test-fired new laser capabilities and is the latest step toward moving shipboard lasers into a fully operational state. Preble is the second Ingalls-built ship to test this capability. The future of naval warfare starts with how we build it today, and we're proud to have a team of shipbuilders who work to create a new standard of excellence every day. Read more about the U.S. Navy's HELIOS laser efforts aboard USS Preble here: https://lnkd.in/e_WXjNhT

Congratulations to HII on establishing operations in Berkeley County. Learn more at bit.ly/3EkTX6d.

#OnThisDay 📆 : Sixty-seven years ago, shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII, laid the keel for the very first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - Enterprise (#CVN65) - in history. As the nation's only shipyard capable of building nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, HII is proud to continue the legacy of progress and innovation as we build the next generation of these remarkable vessels that make the US Navy the greatest fleet in the world. #HIIHistory #AmericasNavy250

HII’s Vice President for Mission Technologies, a division of HII, Government/Customer Relations Tom Moore VADM, USN (ret) discusses the US Navy's force structure and shipbuilding strategy and why it has been unable to generate the force structure the U.S. Navy and the nation need in the February issue of the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceeding. Moore argues that an inability to manage both new construction/beginning of life and ship expected service life/end of life have led to an undersized and overstretched fleet. Moore emphasizes the importance of long-term, predictable shipbuilding schedules, service-life extensions for existing ships, and increased investment to address growing security threats, concluding that a larger fleet is both necessary to meet the nation’s needs and achievable with proper planning and commitment. Moore served 39 years in the U.S. Navy. During his last four years, he served as the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eGv228iy

On January 31, 2019, the Navy awarded a two-ship buy contract for Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81). This smart procurement strategy saved billions and accelerated key technological advancements for America’s industrial base. Aircraft carriers are indispensable to our national defense. In 2024, an unprecedented 8 of the Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers were forward deployed around the world. We must maintain a steady and strong demand signal to empower the industrial base and construct new carriers. We appreciate that Congress has recognized the importance of the two-ship buy strategy in the new defense bill and applaud the bipartisan effort to strengthen the fragile industrial base.