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Upon completion, the new hangar will replace the current one that houses Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 Key West Detachment – F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets and adversaries Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111, who fly F-5N Tiger II aircraft. “Thanks to NAVFAC’s diligence and expertise, we’re finally getting started on this much-needed project leftover from Hurricane Irma,” said NAS Key West Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Sohaney. “A new hangar will greatly enhance our mission to suppor...

The new ATC tower will replace the current tower, which is not suited to meet the demanding fixed wing training requirements for the Navy. “We’re excited about the award for the new North Field ATC tower at NAS Whiting Field,” said NAS Whiting Field Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Flores. “This will allow our air traffic controllers to work and support our aviation training mission in a facility that meets Navy air training and operations requirements and provides a better working environ...

4 On Thursday April 22, 2021 Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic and Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence participated in a ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a five-year effort to revitalize Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River and MCAS Cherry Point. The ground breaking was held at the soon to be replaced 10th Marine Regiment headquarters which will be the first of many Hurricane Fl...

347 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was recognized for their efforts in leading the way in the Department of the Navy on environmental sustainability during a visit by the Secretary of the Navy April 1, 2021. During his first visit to the base, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker presented the depot with the 2021 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award, which recognized the depot for excellence in integrating environmental and operational sustainability effo...

NORFOLK Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Maintenance Mechanic Work Leader Mario Torres, a 37-year government service career employee at Public Works Department (PWD) Great Lakes, and North Chicago, Illinois native, has been named recipient of the 2021 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award. The prestigious award, given each year, was established in 2012 and named in honor of a longtime NAVFAC headquarters employee to recognize civil servants who best personify a...

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9 SAN DIEGO – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Energy Team was selected Dec. 8 for the 2020 Federal Energy and Water Management Award by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). “I am pleased to announce that your team has been selected to receive a 2020 Federal Energy and Water Management Award by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP),” said Leslie Nicholls, ...

9 FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Resident Officer in Charge (ROICC) Travis completed, this fall, the construction testing and inspection of a newly installed $6.7 million fire detection and protection system in the Corrosion Control Hangar at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. Travis Air Force Base Corrosion Control Hangar serves as an aircraft cleaning and maintenance facility for U.S. Air Force C-5, KC-10, C-17,...

9 SAN DIEGO – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division (FEAD) Point Loma completed construction Oct. 29 on a renovation project to Naval Base Point Loma’s (NBPL) historic Building 158 that will now house the installation’s security forces. The project converted Building 158, which is on a National Register of Historic Properties eligible archaeological site, to a new headquarters for NBPL Security Force...

9 SAN DIEGO – Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) is celebrating the Dec. 16 completion of a dredging project at its waterfront that will allow access to submarines with a deeper draft. NBPL is home to Submarine Squadron ELEVEN (CSS-11) and six Los Angeles Class submarines. Though the LA class subs are the primary users of the Point Loma piers, the waterfront also sees a lot of visitor traffic. Those visitors include the Virginia and Seawolf class submarines, both of which have deepe...