Tidewater Section - ASNE

Coming to Virginia Beach conference center this September! Hope to see everyone there!

Every successful deployment begins long before a ship leaves the pier.

FMMS brings together engineers, maintainers, planners, program managers, and industry partners responsible for keeping the Fleet ready.

At FMMS You'll:
• Hear from senior military and civilian leaders
• Explore modernization technologies
• Participate in Innovation Theater discussions
• Learn from technical papers and industry experts

The Fleet doesn't maintain itself. The professionals who attend FMMS help ensure readiness.

Learn More:
https://www.navalengineers.org/Symposia/FMMS2026

Excellent opportunities here! Gov employees an military are free! Register today!

The Coast Guard operator. The engineer. The emergency manager. The port authority professional.

Different responsibilities. Shared goals.

At MACC You'll:
• Learn from peers
• Discover technologies
• Exchange lessons learned
• Build relationships before you need them
• Expand your professional network

The strongest teams are built before the crisis arrives.

Register Today:
https://www.navalengineers.org/Symposia/MACC2026

Join us this weekend in Portsmouth!

Join us this weekend as we have our next ASNE TW -SIKA Build a Boat contest! We will be in Portsmouth during the SAIL American 250 celebrations and Harborfest! Just pop on the ferry and come visit us!
Saturday we will be boat building, and Sunday afternoon will be racing!
Come out and support!

FREE event for civilian employees and military!!
Join us in Portsmouth in July!!

Attend MACC 2026 Free — Government, Military & Public Safety Professionals

Government, Military, Public Safety, and Law Enforcement Professionals…

This offer applies to:

- Active Duty Military Personnel
- Reserve Personnel in Active Duty Status
- Federal, State, and Local Government Employees

MACC 2026 takes place July 14–16 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Waterfront Hotel in Portsmouth, Virginia — bringing together operators, engineers, first responders, acquisition professionals, Coast Guard personnel, harbor patrols, port authorities, and maritime technology leaders from across the country.

Conference topics include:
- Maritime Operations, Security, and Mission Readiness
- Search and Rescue, Public Safety, and Emergency Response
- Vessel Engineering, Maintenance, Modernization, and Emerging Technologies

Whether you protect our waterways, support emergency response, maintain maritime assets, or advance mission readiness, MACC is built for you.

Optional conference lunch: $25/person — reservations required by July 10.

Register today:
https://www.navalengineers.org/Symposia/MACC2026

We look forward to seeing you in Portsmouth this July.

Join us next weekend July 20th - 21st in Portsmouth, Va for this year's ASNE TW/ Sika Build a Boat contest!

Throwing it back to the ASNE TW-SIKA Build a Boat 2005!
Join us for our 30th annual Build a boat contest in Portsmouth this year during Harborfest June 20th-21st! We build the boats Saturday and race them on Sunday! Hop on the ferry and join us!

More details for contestants (free) or sponsors can be found here: https://asne-tw.org/events
Money made by this event goes to Local Stem events and ASNE 4k College Scholarships!

Join us in Portsmouth for an exciting week Juky 14 -16!

America's Front-Line Fleet: Built for the Hardest Mission. Holding the Line.

When the call goes out — search and rescue, emergency response, force protection, homeland security — there's no time to wonder if the Fleet is ready. That's your job. Your responsibility. Your watch.

MACC 2026 exists to make sure you're ready for it. To give you the knowledge, the connections, the technology updates, and the relationships that make you better at what you do — so that when your community needs you, the answer is never in doubt.

This is where your peers come to share what they've learned and learn from what you know. Where the operator meets the engineer.

Where the first responder meets the innovator. Where careers are built and the front-line fleet gets stronger.

Portsmouth, Virginia. July 14–16. Your mission brought you here. Let MACC take you further.

https://www.navalengineers.org/Symposia/MACC2026

Join us this July 14-16 for our Multi-agency Craft Conference in Portsmouth, Va!