Navy Modernizes Amphibious Ships and Hovercraft
Invisible to approximately 5,000 people witnessing the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) commissioning ceremony, Dec. 15, a newly modernized landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 39 sat certified and ready for transport within the well deck of the Navy's newest amphibious ship. Mesa Verde had already finished its requisite LCAC certification Dec. 7, which qualify the ship to recover an LCAC and embark on the ship's mission of transporting Marines, their supplies, and equipment, according to Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division Project Engineer Rhett Plash. Plash works with NSWC PCD LCAC in-service engineering activity and operations. "We're actually a part of the team that performs well deck certifications," Plash said.
Expeditionary Warfare Conference Convenes in Panama City
Point Marriott Resort Village Golf and Yacht Club Oct. 22-25. issues relative to this year's theme, "Fighting Today... Keynote speaker Dr. Donald C. how the new maritime strategy, unveiled Oct. maintain maritime dominance and homeland security. not only win wars but deter them. cornerstone of U.S. indispensable to America's security interests," said Winter. naval powers - that of humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Commander, U.S. statement Oct. opening session, which mentioned strengthening communications with U.S. citizens and allied coalitions. cooperation with the world," Greenert said. higher level of cooperation with our citizens. Commenting on the challenge of putting Marines on foreign shores, Gen. James T.
Maritime Interdiction Leaders Join to Improve Capabilities
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC)hosted organizational leaders at a conference Nov. 28-29 to organize the development of Expanded Maritime Interdiction Operations (EMIO)-related communications capabilities. EMIO refers to national and international partnerships of military and maritime law-enforcement entities which detain, divert, disrupt, or destroy vessels used to conduct illegal or hostile activities. “This was a good forum for gathering several organizations to coordinate and develop EMIO technologies,” said Cmdr. John Funn, assistant program manager for Expeditionary Systems, a division within Program Executive Office, Littoral Mine Warfare Afloat-Antiterrorism Program Office.
