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Navy Stands Up First LCS Mission Package Support Facility

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Monday, October 19th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Navy last week opened its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF), a 46,000-square foot West Coast site to store, maintain and ready for transport the modules that make LCS mission capable. The facility, located at Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme, Calif., will be manned and operated by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. The service will also provide five personnel for the MPSF, including one officer in charge, Chris Parsell MPSF deputy, told reporters during…

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