Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Enters Norfolk Yard for Overdue Repairs
By: Sam LaGrone
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) offloads ammunition as it transits the Atlantic Ocean. Truman is currently underway conducting an ammunition offload. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brett Warren/Released)
The carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a ten-month repair and modernization period, the Navy announced on Thursday.
Truman’s planned seven-month deployment, the first that was slated to operate under the Navy’s 36 month Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP), was extended by an extra month at the behest of the Secretary of Defense to continue strikes against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.
The additional month combined with a condensed availability that differed has made the effort, “a large and complex availability,” said Deputy Project Superintendent Bobby Leigh in a Navy statement.
“It’s a complex availability with a heavy contracting package,” said Truman Project Superintendent Mike Jennings.
“We’re partnering with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in a way we’ve never done before.”
On Aug. 22, HII was awarded a $52 million contract that covers, “technical data, engineering and management support, design integration, support services, manpower, prefabrication, material procurement and planning. Work is expected to be completed by September 2017,” according to a release from the company.
“Truman’s PIA will total roughly 499,773 man-days, 51 percent of which will be completed by contractors, Alteration Installation Teams, and the ship’s force,” read the statement.
“In addition to NNSY’s and HII’s work, critical work during the availability includes a contractor-performed upgrade to the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES).”
The following is the Sept. 1, 2016 release from the service.
NORFOLK, Va. — USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Aug. 25 for its 10-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), which will officially begin Sept. 27.
“Because Truman’s last availability at NNSY was condensed, significant maintenance was deferred, making this a large and complex availability,” said Deputy Project Superintendent Bobby Leigh.
Truman’s PIA will total roughly 499,773 man-days, 51 percent of which will be completed by contractors, Alteration Installation Teams, and the ship’s force.
“It’s a complex availability with a heavy contracting package,” said Truman Project Superintendent Mike Jennings. “We’re partnering with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in a way we’ve never done before.”
In addition to NNSY’s and HII’s work, critical work during the availability includes a contractor-performed upgrade to the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES), the Navy’s next generation tactical afloat network, which enhances operational effectiveness and provides better quality of life for deployed Sailors.
Jennings said the ship’s crew is very experienced, and much of the NNSY 2015 Truman team is returning to the project.
“The project team’s motto is ‘One Team,’” Jennings said. “It’s back to the basics. We are accountable as a team and motivated to get the ship out on time.”