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NSWC IHD Employees Recognized with Top Navy Civilian Service Awards
March 28, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) leadership presented three employees with the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medal and 12 personnel with the DON Civilian Service Achievement Medal at an awards ceremony at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland,... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Returns to Charles County HITS Expo
March 16, 2023 — The winds outside howled on a chilly Saturday, as the first attendees to the seventh annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo trickled into St. Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland, March 11. Things would soon heat up however, as students and parents alike flooded the event, and encircled the Naval Surface Warfare Center... MORE

Daniel Swick, a robotics technician in NSWC IHD’s Unmanned Systems Branch, describes the explosive ordnance disposal functions of an iRobot Packbot during the History, Industry, Technology, and Science Expo at St. Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland, March 11.

NAVSEA Warfare Centers unite for today’s Navy, tomorrow’s Navy, and the Navy after next
March 1, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center leadership from around the country assembled on the Emerald Coast to continue their mission to serve as the Navy’s principal research, development, test and evaluation assessment activity for surface/undersea systems and subsystems, Feb. 22 - 23.The 10 Division – One Team Enterprise uses these opportunities... MORE

(right) Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center commander, stands with NAVSEA commanding officers, technical directors and warfare centers headquarters staff leadership from around the country during the NAVSEA Warfare Centers Leadership Team meeting in Panama City, Fla., Feb. 22 - 23. Front row (from left): Larry Tarasek, Jeff Koe, Capt. Mike Aiena, Michael Slater, Capt. Brandon Larson, Andrea Perles, Ana Gulian, Ron Vien, Dale Sisson, Brad Jordan, Dr. Peter Adair, Dr. Angie Lewis, Rear Adm. Byrne, Second row (from left): Nigel Thijs, Capt. Tony Holmes, Andy Buckon, Capt. A.P. Breksa, Gene Hackney, Dianne Costlow, Commander Christina Carino, Capt. Richard Ardolino, Capt. Duncan McKay, Dr. David Sanders, Capt. Dana Simon, Jon Legge, Beth Warner, Capt. Chad Hennings, Adam Nave, Capt. Sylvester Brown, Capt. Eric Correll, Third row (from left): Capt. David Back, Capt. Phillip Mlynarski, Capt. Todd Hutchison, Dr. Vic Ricci, Capt. Gordon Hunt, David Grande, Ken Dotson, Capt. Damian Clem, Ashley Johnson, and Mark Oesterreich.

NSWC IHD and USNA Conduct “Train the Trainer” Class for Local STEM Teachers
March 1, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), supported by the Energetics Technology Center, Inc., partnered with the United States Naval Academy to conduct a “Train the Trainer” class for local teachers in the Charles County area at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, Feb. 21.The event aimed... MORE

The Department of Defense 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Dr. Nicole Yemothy (left) and 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow for the National Science Foundation, working in the National Science Board Office, Vida Treviño (center), explain how to build a kite STEM kit to local area teachers Tonya Smith (left center), Piccowaxen Middle School; Maria Kayes (right center), Piccowaxen Middle School; and Britney Plunkett (right), Dr. James Craik Elementary School. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, supported by the Energetics Technology Center, Inc., partnered with the United States Naval Academy to conduct a “Train the Trainer” class for teachers in the Charles County, Maryland area. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

Steve Anthony Becomes Deputy Technical Director of NSWC Indian Head Division
February 21, 2023 — John Steve Anthony has been selected as Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) new Deputy Technical Director. He will provide leadership and oversight for NSWC IHD’s technical capabilities and serve as an advisor to NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll, Technical Director Ashley Johnson and the entire command... MORE

NSWC IHD Deputy Technical Director Steve Anthony

NSWC IHD Hosts Innovation and Improvisation Wargame
January 11, 2023 — Gray zone operations, competitive interactions that fall between the traditional war and peace duality, are an increasingly important battlespace with peer U.S. competitors. To explore the ways of countering aggression in competition before conflict, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) hosted the Wargame for Innovation and... MORE

Department of Defense active duty and science and technology professionals participate in the Wargame for Innovation and Frontline Improvisation at the United States Bomb Technician Association in Indian Head, Maryland, Dec. 15. The forum explored how existing non-lethal weapons and technologies could be used to further U.S. interests in the competition space and sought to innovate by imagining new tools and tactics for the gray zone.

NSWC Indian Head Division Employee Recognized with Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
November 21, 2022 — Recently retired Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. was presented with the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, during an award presentation in Port Tobacco, Maryland, Nov. 10. The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is... MORE

NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll presents former NSWC IHD employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, Nov. 10.

NSWC IHD Signs NEST OTA Agreement for TATB Production
November 16, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recently signed a Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Global Military Products (GMP) for the production of triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB). The agreement – sponsored by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous... MORE

NSWC IHD Officially Breaks Ground on Renovation of Dual Purpose CBRD Facility
November 3, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) hosted a ground breaking ceremony to kick off renovation efforts for the command’s Chemical, Biological & Radiological Defense (CBRD) Division’s maritime chemical detection laboratory and modeling and simulation (M&S) center, Oct. 28.The command’s former conference center will now serve... MORE

Naval Support Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) host a ground breaking ceremony for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Division’s maritime chemical detection laboratory and modeling and simulation center, Oct. 28. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Department Director Heather Hayden; Intercontinental Construction Contracting, Inc. President Ketan Shah; Naval Sea Systems Command Technical Warrant Holder for CBR Defense John Larzelere; NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson; NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll; Naval Support Activity South Potomac Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Copeland; and Army Corps of Engineers Projects and Program Management Division, Military Branch Program Manager Ian Griffith officially break ground on the command’s new facility.

NSWC IHD Employees Receive DON Civilian Service Commendation and Service Achievement Medals
October 27, 2022 — Former Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Business Director Christina Adams was honored with the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medal during her retirement ceremony aboard the command, Sept. 29. Adams served as a government civilian for 35 years, with 18 of those years spent at NSWC IHD.During... MORE

Former NSWC IHD Business Director Christina Adams poses with the Civilian Service Commendation Medal alongside NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson and Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll during her retirement ceremony, Sept. 29.