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The Program Executive Officer, Littoral and Mine Warfare (PEO LMW), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and the Littoral Combat Ship Class Squadron (LCS CLASSRON) will unveil the Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF) during a ceremony at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Oct. 16. The 42,400 square-foot MPSF will service the Navy's projected initial mission packages to be employed by LCS ships. Mission package maintenance and integration within the facility will be conducted by contractors secured by the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules Program Office (PMS 420). LCS is a revolutionary new warship, designed for littoral warfare missions in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Surface Warfare (SUW) and Mine Warfare (MIW).

Coast shipyards after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Repair (SUPSHIP) Management Office. been patched. commented Good. berth and feed personnel at Northrop Grumman's shipyard. facilities appear to have survived the hurricane, but are not operational. Flooding and high winds damaged many shipyard buildings. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed. to be determined. operations. Forrest Sherman. shipyards. repairs to the Pascagoula and Avondale facilities. business of building ships for the Navy," said Good.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) military and civilian personnel are assisting in the damage assessment and clean-up of the Gulf Coast shipyards after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. “NAVSEA personnel are helping in damage assessment and clean-up," said Capt. Mike Good, director of NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Repair (SUPSHIP) Management Office. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed. The estimated cost of the damage and a determination of the impact to ship schedules has yet to be determined. The Navy has offered facilities, communications, and accommodations aboard its ships at Pascagoula to assist in the restoration of shipyard operations.