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NSWC Carderock celebrates Earth Day with base-wide events
April 25, 2016
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Rich Blank and employee volunteers plant a red maple on the parade ground as part of this year’s Earth Day celebration in West Bethesda, Md., April 19, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Harry Friedman/ Released)
Students, Engineers Meet to Discuss Future of Naval Warfare
April 21, 2016
Navy Scientists and Engineers Develop Dive Buddy to Assist Divers
April 20, 2016
Future USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) Completes Acceptance Trials
April 19, 2016
King George High School NJROTC Cadets Recieve Letters of Appreciation
April 14, 2016
King George High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadet Kaleb Sabo receives a letter of appreciation and a John Dahlgren 200th Birthday coin from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Durant at the King George County School Board Meeting, April 11.
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
April 13, 2016
DAHLGREN, Va. (April 12, 2016) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard and Rear Admiral DeWolfe Miller, assistant deputy Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) for Warfare Systems pause after meetings with senior Navy scientists and engineers. Howard, Miller, and Claude Barron, OPNAV Assured Command and Control director, received briefs on programs managed by three NSWCDD technical departments: Strategic & Computing Systems Department; Electromagnetic & Sensor Systems Department; and the Gun & Electric Weapon Systems Department. Standing left to right are Jim Yee, NSWCDD acting department head for Gun & Electric Weapon Systems; Dale Sisson, NSWCDD department head for Electromagnetic & Sensor Systems; Kyle Jones, NSWCDD department head for Strategic & Computing Systems; Howard; Miller; Chris Barnes, NSWCDD division head for Electromagnetic Effects, and Barron.
NAVSEA Remembers USS Thresher
April 13, 2016
NAVSEA commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the loss of USS Thresher (SSN 593) with a presentation by Bruce W. Harvey at the Washington Navy Yard April 6. Harvey, son of Lt. Cmdr. John W. Harvey, commanding officer of the Thresher at the time of the tragedy, was the guest speaker.
MSPB Chairman to Navy Audience: Engage for Success in Federal Government
April 13, 2016
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Chairman Susan Tsui Grundmann - keynote speaker for the National Women's History Month Observance held at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in March - talks about the power of engagement and its importance to achieving greater opportunities and success in federal government. Grundmann also discussed an MSPB report related to the 2016 theme for National Women's History Month: "Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government." The report cited changes within the federal government, reflecting diminishing differences between women and men in important characteristics such as education and experience. It recommended actions that agencies and managers can take to further progress in the representation and advancement of women and increase fairness for all employees.
MAKE Lab opens bringing new AM opportunities to NSWC Carderock Division
April 5, 2016
Jonathan Hopkins, a mechanical engineer and Additive Manufacturing (AM) Tiger Team member, shows fellow employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division objects created through AM during a tour of the new Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab, which officially opened in Building 60 in West Bethesda, Md., March 24, 2016. The MAKE Lab will open training and production in AM, also known as 3-D printing, to all of Carderock’s employees who desire to participate and exchange ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)
Carderock capabilities showcased at Washington Navy Yard
April 5, 2016
Ben Bouffard, an engineer representing additive manufacturing (AM) technology at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, talks to Vice Adm. William Hilarides, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, during Carderock Day at the Washington Navy Yard, March 23, 2016. In the foreground a 3-D printer creates a model ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Monica McCoy/Released)