JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific recognizes three subordinate commands for earning Chief of Naval Operations Shore Safety Awards for Fiscal Year 2025, highlighting excellence in risk management, mishap prevention, and operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific region.
The award winners within NAVFAC Pacific’s area of responsibility include:
Small Industrial: NAVFAC Marianas
Small Non-Industrial: Officer in Charge of Construction Marine Corps Marianas
Fleet Operational and Support Unit Ashore: NAVFAC Far East
These awards recognize commands that demonstrate sustained superior performance in safety and occupational health while directly supporting mission...
Team Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY) remains laser-focused as they work towards building the new Dry Dock 5 in 2026, but take a look at the various accomplishments the team achieved in 2025:
• OICC PHNSY achieved substantial progress on the new dry dock, progressing from 26 % to 47% in December and completing over $644M Work in Place over the year.
• A monumental accomplishment was the prefabrication of eight of the nine massive PFU floor units, each containing an average of 1.3 million pounds of steel and 1,800 cubic yards of concrete. These units, weighing up to 4,600 tons each and affectionately named after the Hawaiian islands, were transported by barge from the Waipio pre-cast yard...
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — From March 16–20, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Force Engineering program, led by Terrence Harrington, delivered Base Camp Master Planning instruction to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The course trained NAVFAC Pacific personnel in practical methodologies for base camp development, land use planning and operational integration to support expeditionary and base planning missions. The training reinforced foundational principles through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, enhancing the readiness of NAVFAC Contingency Engineering Response Teams and strengthening capabilities for building and sustaining advanced naval bases in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This is the first partnership with NAVFAC Pacific and USACE instructing FFE training, marking a significant step in increasing operational readiness and supporting expeditionary operations in the region. (U.S. Army photo by USACE)
NAVFAC Commander RADM Jeffrey Kilian recognized NAVFAC Southwest as Best of Type award recipient for CONUS FEC as the fiscal year 2025 Best of Type award winner from among the top-performing Facilities Engineering Commands (FEC) in a recent ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, May 29.
NAVFAC Northwest awarded a $249 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity type contract to WSP Solutions, Inc. of Tacoma, Washington, for marine waterfront architect and engineering services May 13.
