![]() ![]() That is going to be critical element to our success - being able to adjust to meet the emerging requirements while keeping the timeline on track. Korka added: “It’s important to note that we are introducing a new platform while there is still an operational requirement for an existing platform. As such, we need to make sure our team has the requirements right and possesses the agility of being able to change direction without losing the pace of construction. I will add that there is an opportunity to use the existing spaces, but there is a requirement for a certain amount of expansion.” ![]() Training and maintenance spaces are critical in that arena. “I tell people to keep in mind, though, that as we are bringing the Ohio class offline, we still need to maintain the facilities to support that program and that submarine and, at the same time, we are transitioning to bringing on the Columbia class. “Each new class brings a new capability, so that translates to unique training and refitting associated with supporting any new platform,” Korka added. An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The program is on a tight timeline to deliver the new SSBNs in time to assume the patrols, and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command has program officials embedded with Program Executive Office-Submarines to coordinate the infrastructure requirements of the Columbia sub program. The 12 planned Columbia-class SSBNs will replace the 14 Ohio-class SSBNs in service on ballistic-missile patrols beginning in 2031. That work is part of a $400 million-plus project.” “In support of that requirement, next year we will award a project to recapitalize the dry dock. “In Kings Bay today, the critical SSBN dry dock facility requires upgrades,” Korka said. “About a year later, we will see similar efforts at Bangor. John W. Korka, commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command, said in an interview with Seapower. “Kings Bay will come first, so that will be in 2023 to 2025 period,” Rear Adm. The Navy’s submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, will be the first base to be readied for the Navy’s new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), a Navy admiral said. John Korka, commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and chief of civil engineers, during his recent interview with Seapower. By protecting this land and carrying out wildfire management and restoration activities, this project will not only protect the installation from incompatible development and improve its resilience to dangerous wildfires, but also contribute to conserving and restoring habitat for threatened, endangered, and at-risk species such as the gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake, and woodstork.Ĭlick here to read more about REPI and the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay project.Rear Adm. This project will allow the Navy to acquire a restrictive use easement on over 16,000 acres of land adjacent to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Located on Georgia’s coastline, NSB Kings Bay is threatened by the potential incompatible development of the surrounding waterfront areas. Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay is located within the Georgia Sentinel Landscape and is essential to the maintenance and operation of the Atlantic fleet of Ohio Class ballistic missile and guided missile submarines. ![]() The REPI Challenge focused on innovative projects that limit incompatible development, enhance military installation resilience, and/or relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions on military testing, training, or operations at locations hosting key capabilities outlined in the National Defense Strategy. For the second year in a row, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia was named a recipient of a REPI Challenge award. ![]()
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