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dence-variant design. It is the fourth warship named for the Nebraska city. The fi rst ship was a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. The second ship was a light cruiser and the third Omaha was an attack submarine. Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska,


35th Governor of Nebraska and Medal of Honor recipient, the Honorable Bob Ker- rey will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Mrs. Susie Buff ett, an Omaha philanthropist and daughter of Warren Buf- fett, chairman and chief executive of Berk- shire Hathaway Inc., will serve as the ship's sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to, "man our ship and bring her to life!" "Omaha and her sister ships represent


BATH - The Navy's next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance.


Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Omaha


From Department of Defense


WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission its newest Independence-vari- ant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future


USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a noon PST ceremony Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Broadway pier in San Diego. The future USS Omaha, designated


LCS 12, is the 11th littoral combat ship to enter the fl eet and the sixth of the Indepen-


Maine Fisherman's Forum Seminar Schedule*


*Seminars are subject to change; Check the website for updates


Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00 am Shellfi sh Day: Economics & Business Innovation The Evolution of a Shellfi sh Farm Pathways Program Mussel Drone Survey in the Jordan River Emerging Harmful Algae Blooms in the Gulf of Maine Retrospective, Looking at the Independent Evaluations of Public Health from 2009-2012 300 Acres and Counting: How the Medomak Task Force is Fixing Pollu- tion and Opening Closed Flats


Timing and Spatial Variability of Soft-Shell Clams and Green Crab Re- cruitment in the Harraseeket River, Freeport Where’d the Clams Go? A Mya Arenaria Recruitment Field Study of Northern Bay 2017 Shellfi sh Listening Session


10:00 am Voices from the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 1:00 pm ASHI First Aid and CPR Training (limited seating) 1:00 pm eMOLT Collaboration with Fishermen and Scientists Research Society 1:00 pm Reel in Some Cash


Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00 am Herring Amendment 8 Information Update 9:00 am Maine Lobstermen’s Assn. 64th


Annual Meeting


10:30 am Maine Coast Community Sector Annual Meeting 10:30 am Eastern Maine Skippers Program: How Can Individuals & Communities Manage and Restore Local Fisheries?


10:30 am Lobsters to Dollars: The Economic Impact of Maine’s Lobster Supply Chain


1:00 pm Northern Gulf of Maine Federal Scallop Fishery 1:00 pm Status of Right Whales and Fixed Gear Fisheries 2:45 pm Open Forum with NOAA Fisheries Leadership 2:45 pm Electronic Monitoring on the Water


Saturday, March 3, 2018 9:00 am Maine Lobster Boat Racing Assn. 2018 Pre-Season Meeting 9:00 am Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association Annual Meeting 9:00 am Embracing Ecosystem Change: Can Jonah Crab, Black Sea Bass, and Fishing Communities Get Along?


9:00 am Lifejackets – Alive and Fishing! 10:30 am Alewife Harvesters Annual Meeting 10:30 am Food Guys “La Cucina Famiglia” - My Family’s Kitchen - #CookYo- urHeritage


10:30 am Maine DMR Science Update 10:30 am Maine’s Seafood Economy: Investments in the Future 1:00 pm Scallop Aquaculture 1:00 pm State of the Lobster Fishery: Management and Policy 1:00 pm Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: Recent and Emerging Eff orts 2:45 pm Maine Lobster Marketing Annual Report 2:45 pm Evaluating Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Bycatch in the Lobster Fishery and Habitat for Cusk and Cod


2:45 pm Developing a Viable Green Crab Fishery in New England: Current Prog- ress and Future Challenges


an investment in our nation, the result of the partnership between the Department of the Navy and our shipbuilding industry. Amer- ican craftsmen in Mississippi, Alabama, around the country have made USS Omaha possible" said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. "The LCS fi lls a unique mission for the United States Navy and as these re- markable ships continue to be produced out of our shipyards, they represent an increase in our readiness and lethality." LCS is a modular, reconfi gurable ship,


designed to meet validated fl eet require- ments for surface warfare (SUW), anti-sub- marine warfare (ASW) and mine counter- measures (MCM) missions in the littoral region. An interchangeable mission package is embarked on each LCS and provides the primary mission systems in one of these warfare areas. Using an open architecture design, modular weapons, sensor systems and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to gain, sustain and exploit littoral maritime supremacy, LCS provides U.S. joint force access to critical areas in multiple theaters. The LCS-class consists of the Free- dom-variant and Independence-variant, de- signed and built by two industry teams. The Freedom-variant team is led by Lockheed Martin (for the odd-numbered ships, e.g. LCS 1). The Independence-variant team is led by Austal USA (for LCS 6 and follow-on even-numbered ships). Twenty-nine LCS ships have been awarded to date: 11 have been delivered to the Navy, 15 are in vari- ous stages of construction and three are in pre-production states.


Future USS Michael Monsoor Success- fully Completes Acceptance Trials From Team Ships Public Aff airs


BATH, Maine (NNS) -- The Navy's next generation destroyer, the future USS Mi- chael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance trials Feb. 1. The U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection


and Survey reviewed the ship and its crew during a series of demonstrations both pier side and underway, evaluating the ship's construction and compliance with Navy specifi cations. Many of the ship's onboard systems


including navigation, damage control, me- chanical, electrical, combat, communica- tions and propulsion systems were tested to validate performance met or exceeded Navy specifi cations. "DDG 1001 performed exceedingly


well during acceptance trials," said Capt. Kevin Smith, DDG 1000 class program manager, Program Executive Offi ce (PEO) Ships. "The industry and Navy team worked together to incorporate lessons learned from DDG 1000. The trials once again demon- strated how truly powerful and exceptional these ships are." Zumwalt class destroyers feature a


state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, wave-piercing tumblehome hull, stealth design and are equipped with some of the most advanced warfighting technology. These ships will be capable of performing a range of deterrence, power projection, sea control and command and control missions while allowing the Navy to evolve with new systems and missions. DDG 1001 was christened in June 2016


and is scheduled to deliver in the coming months. Bath Iron Works is currently in production on the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), as well as future Arleigh Burke class destroyers Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) and John Basilone (DDG 122). As one of the Defense Department's


largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the develop- ment and procurement of all destroyers, am- phibious ships, special mission and support ships and special warfare craft.


Navy Releases RFP for FY 2018-2022 DDG 51 Multiyear Shipbuilding Pro- curement


From Team Ships Public Aff airs


WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy re- leased the fi nal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the DDG 51 Fiscal Years (FY) 2018- 2022 Multiyear Procurement (MYP) for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers Feb. 8.


This solicitation is a limited competi- tion between the two current DDG 51 class shipbuilders, General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Huntington Ingalls Indus- tries (HII). This procurement will continue pro-


duction of the DDG 51 class shipbuilding program, which has delivered 65 ships to date. The request for FY 2018-2022 MYP authority was included in the President's FY 2018 budget request and maximizes aff ord- ability, competition and continued industrial base stability. "This solicitation positions us to deliver


lethal capacity to our fl eet while driving aff ordability," said the Honorable James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for acquisition, research and development. "The Navy has worked with our industry partners to develop the Flight III design to ensure each shipyard is well-positioned to


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