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Duty Calls: Delanson native helps keep Navy ships combat ready Terry Brown FacebookTwitterEmail A Navy reservist from Delanson has been mobilized to help keep ships combat ready. Chief Petty Officer Michael Foster has a role in the largest mobilization of reservists in the Naval Sea Systems Command’s history, according to Danna Eddy, a Navy spokeswoman. Foster, a Delanson native and 2001 Hornell High School graduate, is helping to maintain and repair ships, and submarines at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. He is one of 2,200 enlisted reserve sailors and 240 reserve officers availabl...

Capt. Dianna Wolfson becomes the 110th commander and the first female to lead the shipyard in its 253-year history.

Wolfson Takes the Helm at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. January 15, 2021 Captain Dianna Wolfson took the helm January 15 as the 110th commander of Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and first female leader in its 253-year history. (Photo: Shelby West / Norfolk Naval Shipyard) Captain Dianna Wolfson took the helm Friday as the 110th commander of Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and first female leader in its 253-year history. Wolfson also holds the distinction of becoming the first female commander of any of the nation’s four public shipyards when she ass...

VIRIN: 201214-N-DI587-1001 WASHINGTON – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to the Pacific Northwest Dec. 14-16, to visit with Sailors and see first-hand the work they are doing throughout the region. “I could not be more proud of the work our Sailors are doing in the Pacific Northwest,” said Gilday. “From unmanned systems to shipyard maintenance and ballistic missile submarines, our Sailors up here are getting after it and contributing in extraordinary ways to our Navy’s readiness, both for today and for tomorrow.” Gilday began hi...