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Brian Langley (left), baseline manager with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) 80, speaks to attendees at the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Waterfront Symposium at Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 8. PEO IWS 80 funded Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division to plan the event, which trained sailors on keeping their ships’ SSDS ready for combat. (U.S. Navy photo by Vincent Catarroja/Released)
Ship Self-Defense System Symposium Boosts Sailor Engagement, Ownership
By Thomas McMahon | Jan. 15, 2024
Keeping the Navy’s Ship Self-Defense Systems (SSDS) combat ready and effective was the focus of a recent fleet engagement event that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) spearheaded in San...

A sounding rocket soars skyward at Launch Complex 36 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Oct. 14 to capture data on the annular solar eclipse. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment launched three rockets in short succession — one 35 minutes before the peak of the eclipse, one during the peak and another 35 minutes later. (U.S. Army photo by Judy Hawkins/Released)
After Boosting Launch Capacity, White Sands Naval Detachment Blasts Off 3 Rockets to Study Solar Eclipse
By Tom McMahon | Dec. 13, 2023
As the widely watched annular solar eclipse passed over New Mexico on Oct. 14, the naval detachment at White Sands Missile Range pulled off its own spectacle — launching three rockets into space in just over an hour to...

A Terrier-Oriole-Oriole sounding rocket points skyward on a launch rail in Biscarrosse, France, in June. The three-stage rocket was the third launch vehicle that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment provided for the French military in a project that began in 2020. (Photo courtesy of the France General Directorate of Armaments/Released)
Naval Warfare Center Detachment’s Rocket Launch Propels First Flight of French Hypersonic Glider
By Thomas McMahon | Dec. 12, 2023
Boosting hypersonic research capabilities was at the heart of a White Sands, New Mexico-based naval detachment’s latest sounding rocket launch with the French military.The high-profile June 26 mission in Biscarrosse, France,...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment headquarters sits at the foot of the Organ Mountains at White Sand Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The roots of the “Desert Navy,” as the sign calls it, reach back to when the Navy stood up a presence at White Sands in 1946, shortly after the Army established the range. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)
Part 3 of 3: In Land of Enchantment, White Sands Team Boosts Local Ties to Keep Missiles, Rockets Flying
By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 26, 2023
 Third in a three-part seriesWhite Sands Detachment’s roots run deep in southern New Mexico, but the detachment has begun planting seeds in the surrounding communities to keep its fleet support mission thriving in the high...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s White Sands Detachment Site Director Abie Parra (left) leads the NSWC PHD executive steering group on a tour of a facility that houses a launch rail (above center) at White Sands Missile Range on May 24. Before launching a sounding rocket, the whole building rolls away on tracks. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)
Part 2 of 3: White Sands Team Taps Rocket Expertise to Build Ballistic Targets, Hypersonic Test Beds
By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 25, 2023
 Second in a three-part seriesWhen White Sands personnel fire sounding rockets high above the desert, they are propelling scientific research in space while also supporting the Navy fleet at sea.The Naval Surface Warfare...

White Sands Detachment personnel and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division leaders gather outside of the detachment’s headquarters at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on May 24. The White Sands team specializes in testing naval weapons and launching rockets for scientific research. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)
Part 1 of 3: White Sands Detachment Broadens Reach to Keep Pace with Navy’s Weapons Testing Needs
By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 24, 2023
 First in a three-part seriesThe White Sands Detachment of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) is branching out — far beyond the desert of New Mexico.From linking up with ranges in other states for...
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