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Civilian Navy Leader Shares Sea Stories, Encourages Mentorship at NSWC Dahlgren Division African American History Month Observance
February 20, 2020
KING GEORGE, Va. (Feb. 18, 2020) – Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, presents a plaque to Jimmy Smith – Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs director – in appreciation of Smith’s keynote speech at the 2020 African American and Black History Month Observance. “Lock in your morals,” Smith advised the audience of military, government and contractors, attending the observance, while recounting his civilian career at the Naval Sea Systems Command. “If you compromise yourself anywhere along the way, that means you will compromise yourself again later. Lock yourself into your morals.” (Photo by U.S. Navy/Released)
Civil Rights Leader Recounts Civil War, Civil Rights Heroes at Navy Observance
February 21, 2018
IMAGE: KING GEORGE, Va. (Feb. 14, 2018) - Dr. Frank Smith holds the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," he just received from Capt. Godfrey "Gus" Weekes, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, while the two shake hands at the 2018 African American and Black History Month Observance. As the event's keynote speaker, Dr. Smith - Director of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, DC. - focused on this year's theme, "African Americans in Times of War," which recognizes contributions African Americans made to the nation during times of war from the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts.