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From welder to problem solver: New Metal Trades Council president's welding career began with an interest in art as a high school student
August 9, 2023 — Looking across the water from Port Orchard, Wash., Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance looms large across the distance. For Mark Leighton—like many residents of Port Orchard—PSNS & IMF was a huge part of his life.Leighton, the current president of the Bremerton Metal Trades Council here at PSNS & IMF, had multiple connections to... MORE

Mark Leighton, president, Bremerton Metal Trades Council, began his career at PSNS & IMF as a welder in 1997. Leighton said he decided to try his hand at a leadership role within PSNS & IMF because "I kept finding myself answering more questions than I was asking." Leighton was elected president of the BMTC in January 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Changes Command
August 8, 2023 — OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Capt. Randy Slaff relieved Capt. Nathan Schneider as the commanding officer of Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP) Gulf Coast (SSGC) during a ceremony at the Ocean Springs Civic Center on Aug. 4.“To my SUPSHIP Gulf Coast family, you’re an awesome command and it’s been a complete honor and privilege to... MORE

Capt. Nate Schneider, at right, presents the SUPSHIP Gulf Coast command pin to Capt. Randy Slaff, signifying the transfer of authority and responsibility for the command. Looking on is Rear Admiral Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer for Ships.

Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
August 8, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8.A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. It is the union of a ship’s modular... MORE

The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8. Program Executive Officer Ships, RADM Tom Anderson, ship sponsors, Alicia Aadensen and Debbie Simmons and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company artisans, Fausto Cruz and Jesus Quevado, who welded the sponsor initials into the keel plate, were part of the ceremony.

NSWC IHD NETAP Students Heat Things Up in Summer Robotics Competition
August 8, 2023 — Twelve high school students with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) recently braved brutal temperatures during the program’s underwater robotics competition at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head’s Aquatics Center. The competition was the culmination of... MORE

A student with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) prepares their underwater remotely operated vehicle for her group’s scenario at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, July 28. NETAP provides students an opportunity to engage in a hands-on internship allowing them to develop their engineering skills. Over the course of the program, students learned and improved upon their tooling, soldering and programming skills by building miniature unmanned underwater vehicles

Excellence in acquisition: NSWC Dahlgren Division NMESIS Team wins prestigious award
August 8, 2023 — Exemplifying innovation and dedication, the Navy-Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) Engineering Team emerges victorious as the proud recipients of the prestigious Marine Corps Systems Command Acquisition Excellence Award.The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division team members from the Integrated Engagement Systems... MORE

IMAGE: The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Navy-Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System Engineering Team was honored with the Marine Corps Systems Command Acquisition Excellence Award.

Initiative helps workforce better understand Navy's mission
August 8, 2023 — Submarines and aircraft carriers resting in dry docks are a common sight for employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The maintenance work done on operational vessels is essential to national security and interests, and each shipyard employee plays a part.The Connect to Mission initiative, or C2M, is designed to... MORE

Kevin Wilke, division head, Code 105.7, Radiological Controls Special Projects, leads a recent Navy 101 Connect to Mission (C2M) presentation for Code 1180, Command University, employees, designed to help them better understand the mission of the U.S. Navy, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

NUWC Division Newport engineer wins Leaders and Achievers Award from Providence Business News
August 7, 2023 — Kim Belenger, lead system systems engineer for the surveillance towed array sensor system-expeditionary (SURTASS-E) in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, recently won a Providence Business News 2023 Leaders and Achievers Award. This annual award recognizes senior level employees who are leaders in their field and contributors to the community... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM team challenges and inspires kids at Spotsylvania-area camp
August 7, 2023 — A dozen Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees served as instructors at the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office STEM camp July 31-Aug. 3 at the Germanna Community College Fredericksburg Area Campus.The NSWCDD volunteers included scientists, engineers and interns with a heart for community service and a desire to pass... MORE

IMAGE: Kelly Morgan, a scientist in the Strategic and Computing Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, tests a boat constructed by youth at the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office STEM Camp July 31 at the Germanna Community College Fredericksburg Area Campus.

NSWC PCD’s collaboration with Sagetech elevates Navy to new unmanned aircraft systems heights
August 7, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) continues its pursuit to be a collaborator of choice who expands naval superiority in its latest partnership with Sagetech Avionics, Inc. The two organizations held a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony, July 27. This CRADA, entitled the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Collaborative Research Effort, aims to combine technology and reimagined design within this dynamic field using Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capabilities. This is the first-ever signing of a CRADA between NSWC PCD and Sagetech Avionics, Inc., and was put together in support of a Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) effort in UAS... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and Sagetech Avionics, Inc., enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement during a signing ceremony, July 27. (left to right) Lt. Rich Morales, NSWC PCD acting executive officer, Wes Shover, Sagetech Sales and Channel director, Paige George, NSWC PCD Technology Transfer manager, Tom Furey, Sagetech CEO, Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD commanding officer, Ryan Kendall, NSWC PCD Test and Evaluation and Prototype Fabrication Division mechanical engineer, Gavin Taylor NSWC PCD electrical engineer, and Dr. Kerry Commander, NSWC PCD chief technology officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)

NSWC Crane leads Silent Swarm electromagnetic spectrum experimentation event
August 4, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) led Silent Swarm 2023, a two-week experimentation event to further develop early-stage Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) capabilities. Silent Swarm 2023 was sponsored by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Integrated Sensing and Cyber office (OUSD R&E IS&C). The event was executed July 9-21 in Alpena, Michigan at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC)... MORE

ALPENA, Mich. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) led Silent Swarm 2023, a two-week experimentation event to further develop early-stage Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) capabilities. Silent Swarm 2023 was sponsored by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Integrated Sensing and Cyber office (OUSD R&E IS&C). The event was executed July 9-21 in Alpena, Michigan at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC).