Surface Navy Association

Association at the center of surface warfare. We provide community, programs and activities to enhance professional growth.

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

Big news from the Surface Navy Association!
Vice Adm. Ron Boxall (Ret) takes the helm as SNA President, bringing 38 years of Navy leadership to the role.

First appearance: #SNAWaterfrontWest, Sept 10-11 in San Diego.

Details: https://t.co/GVGDQBTejf
#SurfaceWarriors

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

Registration is now open! Click link to register! #snawest24

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[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

The bridge superstructure for the first Saudi MMSC already has a coat of primer. These sections are fabricated at Fincantieri Marine Group's Ace Marine facility in Green Bay

[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

...similar but have many internal changes and will be more heavily armed. The Saudi ships wil be painted overall unlike US Navy Freedom-class which have painted hulls and nautral aluminum supertructures. LM is prime for this program https://t.co/tpQlkTWlgT

[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

Construction of the first Multimission Surface Combatant for Saudi Arabia is proceeding at @FincantieriUS in Marinette WI as seen in these 17 Oct CavasShips photos. A much-modified version of Lockheed Martin's Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the 4 Saudi MMSCs are externally..

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

@CavasShips Congratulations to two SNA Members

[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

The latest on the CavasShips Podcast: we were honored at this year's Defence Media Awards to receive the award for best in the Naval reporting category. The presenter was Jeff Davis of General Dynamics (with Laura Winter photobombing). Servello was at the Os game... : )

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

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[Naval Surface Forces @SurfaceWarriors]

🔴LIVE @ SNA West: Force Master Chief Greg Carlson speaks on Sailors mental health.
“The entire goal of our mental health portfolio is how to invest in prevention to reduce the crisis, and we aim to always have our mental health facilities as close to the waterfront as possible.”

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

#snawaterfront23

[Naval Surface Forces @SurfaceWarriors]

🔴LIVE at SNA West: RADM Yvette Davids, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Ready Today, Preparing for Tomorrow.

“It’s really important we have a conversation about warfighting readiness and the surface force culture.”

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

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[Naval Surface Forces @SurfaceWarriors]

🔴LIVE at SNA West: RADM Yvette Davids, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Ready Today, Preparing for Tomorrow.

“Everything we do to be ready for the fight relies on sound strategy, and our strategy is the Competitive Edge.”

[Surface Navy Association @navysna]

#snawaterfront23

[Naval Surface Forces @SurfaceWarriors]

🔴LIVE at SNA West: RADM Yvette Davids, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

“I think there’s no doubt that unmanned is absolutely essential. There’s work to be done in the technical fields and there’s a real sense of urgency -- that we watch and we learn.”

[Battleship USS IOWA @ussiowa]

CEO Jonathan Williams discusses our impacts in the communities we serve in this week's update.

https://t.co/iuGl03ulSn

#BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #update #freedomoftheseas @navysna

[LA Fleet Week® @LAFleetWeek]

We have a WINNER! This year's GALLEY WARS (presented by FOX) champions are...

THE US COAST GUARD!

Congrats, Coasties. We're all coming over for dinner when #LAFleetWeek23 is finished.

@uscoastguard @PortofLA @ussiowa #cookoff #cooking #military #memorialdayweeken

[LA Fleet Week® @LAFleetWeek]

Did you see our EPIC DODGEBALL tournament yesterday presented by @FOXSports? @USNavy vs @USArmy vs @USMC vs @uscoastguard and more.

Who took the championship? Team Coyotes from Army!

#LAFleetWeek23 #LAFleetWeek #militarycompetition #competition #dodgeball

[LA Fleet Week® @LAFleetWeek]

Epic finish to our #MilitaryHasTalent competition. Congrats to our winner, Staff Sergeant JESSE QUINTANA @usairforce

Thanks to all our contestants, host @bjcomedy, and judges @MorganMylesLIVE and @Brayden_Lape24 Looking forward to next year.

@USNavy @USMC #LAFleetWeek23

[LA Fleet Week® @LAFleetWeek]

That's all she wrote, folks.

Thanks to everyone involved in this incredible event. We'll see you in 2024! #LAFleetWeek23... out!

@portoflosangeles @LAWaterfront @ussiowa @USNavy @USMC @USArmy @USCG @BjComedy @NavyRegSW

[LA Fleet Week® @LAFleetWeek]

Did you catch #LAFleetWeek23 in your neighborhood? @NavyBand_SW and @MarineBandSD were out and about in #DowntownLA, #brea, #venicebeach, #Hollywood, and at #AngelsStadium and @Disneyland.

Let us know in the comments where you saw them!

@USNavy @USMC @citylosangeles

[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

BZ to CNO Gilday for standing up for a junior sailor attacked by Football Coach/Senator Tuberville: "I’ll tell you why I’m proud of this sailor. Her grandfather served in WW2 and he was gay and he was ostracized in the very institution she joined is proud to be a part of...

[Chris Cavas @CavasShips]

A memorial to those lost in the tragedy is on the shoreline of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, the IOWA's last homeport. These shots were taken 6 April 2023