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NSWC IHD Employees Win Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Award
NSWC IHD scientist Dr. Zbigniew Dreger and engineer Orlando Mulero-Flores were honored during a virtual Navy-wide ceremony, June 25, for being named 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year. Pictured, left to right: NSWC IHD Commanding Officer CAPT Steve Duba, Dr. Dreger, Mulero-Flores and NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson.
June 26, 2025 - INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) scientists Dr. Zbigniew Dreger and Orlando Mulero-Flores were honored at the 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Awards virtual...
NSWC PCD program manager leads, accelerates Navy force generation through MCM USV delivery
Ricky McNaron, NSWC PCD Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Payload Delivery System program manager, receives recognition from (then) Rear Adm. Casey Moton, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) program executive officer, April 24, 2023. The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship MCM mission package and AN/AQS-20 Sonar Mine Detection Sets achieved initial operational capability. (left to right in back) Capt. David Back, (then) NSWC PCD commanding officer, and Capt. Gus Weekes, program manager Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules were also present. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
June 24, 2025 - The McNaron family arrived in Bay County (then called Washington County) in 1882 and have lived in the area ever since. Today, one member of that family is working to modernize mine countermeasures (MCM) and unmanned fleet...
Navy Divers Clear the Way for International Submarine Races at Carderock
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport Division’s Dive team poses for a photo with Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s (NSWCCD)Commanding Officer at the David Taylor Model Basin at West Bethesda, Md. From May 27 to May 31, 2025, the six divers hand-removed 10-tons of corroded steel from the test basin floor in preparation for the 18th International Submarine Races, hosted by Carderock. Pictured: ND3 Kaiden Smith, ND1 Jason Marshall, ND2 Giovanni Alawdi, NDC Jacob Eastland, ND1 Benjamin Eisenbarth, ND3 Giovanni Castenada, and Capt. Christopher Matassa, Commanding Officer, Carderock. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of NUWC Keyport Dive Locker).
June 24, 2025 - Before the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR18) can make waves at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, someone has to clear the way. That job fell to six military divers from the Naval Undersea Warfare...
The shield of the fleet: The Aegis Combat System and its vital role in U.S. Navy operations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — USS Little Rock (CLG 4) fires a Talos guided missile while off San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov. 16, 1961. (Seaman Lenhoff/Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.)
June 23, 2025 - The evolution of naval defense systems reflects a timeline of innovation, each breakthrough addressing increasingly complex global threats. Among these monumental advancements, the Aegis Combat System stands as a seminal...
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