Defense News in Brief: Royal Australian Navy Divers Train at Pearl Harbor for U.S. Virginia-class Submarine Sustainment

Source: United States Navy

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—Inside the flooded ballast tanks of a Virginia-class submarine, where there is no natural light and spaces are tighter than shoulder-width, Royal Australian Navy divers are learning how to sustain one of the world’s most advanced undersea platforms. Although the work is gritty, technical, and claustrophobic, it represents one of the clearest signs yet that AUKUS—the enhanced security partnership between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.—is progressing and delivering results.

Defense News in Brief: Depot becomes the only NAVAIR facility to achieve Voluntary Protection Program Star status across three application areas, capping a 95% reduction in workplace injuries since 2002.

Source: United States Navy

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has earned Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star recognition from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in a third application area, becoming the only Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) facility to achieve VPP Star recognition in three areas, reinforcing its position as a national leader in defense industrial safety.