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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

Kipp and Erdner Receive Acquisition Leadership and Excellence Awards
March 27, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Virginia - Two Surface Warfare Officer Acquisition Professional (SWO AP) leaders received Rear Admiral Deak Parsons Awards for Excellence in Surface Warfare Acquisition at the recent Surface Navy Association National Symposium. The Parsons Award recognizes officers for distinguishing themselves through leadership in direct support of the... MORE

Capt. Jason Kipp and Capt. Matthew Erdner Receive Acquisition Leadership and Excellence Awards

NAVSEA to Present at Sea-Air-Space 2023
March 27, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Key officials from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and affiliated program executive offices will provide program updates in NAVSEA’s exhibit booth #947 during Sea-Air-Space 2023, the Navy League's global maritime exposition at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April. 3-5. Hear from key officials... MORE

Pivoting to Provide: NSWC Dahlgren Division Awards Randall Miller the Department of Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal
March 24, 2023 — It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Randall Miller is a key asset to helping the warfare center division and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) stay ahead of its adversaries while digitally breaking the barrier and providing software tools to make manual workflow more... MORE

IMAGE: Randall Miller (left) is presented the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal, March 15.

PEO Ships and NSWC Philadelphia Mark Major Milestone with the Next Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) Land Based Test Site
March 23, 2023 — Philadelphia - Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) marked a major milestone with the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) during a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 21, 2023. The test site program will be used to support and improve reliability and capability, and will also assist... MORE

(From left) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Commanding Officer Capt. Joseph Darcy; PMS 460 Deputy Program Manager Capt. Dan Kidd; Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96) Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Rear Adm. Fred Pyle; Program Manager, PMS 460, Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)), Program Executive Office Ships Katie Connelly; Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships Rear Adm. Thomas J. Anderson; and NSWCPD Technical Director Nigel C. Thijs cut a ribbon, signifying the opening of the Next Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) at Philadelphia, Pa., on March 21, 2023. Team members from PEO Ships and NSWCPD marked a major milestone with the DDG(X) LBTS. (U.S. Navy Photo by Sgt. Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

Newly developed radiation-detection technology aids shipyard's radiological response, monitoring training
March 23, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance facility and the other three public shipyards are benefitting from added realism that newly developed radiation detection indication and computation instruments, and dosimetry technology now offer.The devices and techniques used in training here use device manipulation and verbal cues from a... MORE

Micah Rollins, left, manager of research and development and manufacturing for Radiation Safety & Control Services, Inc., leads a training session on new reactive RADIAC equipment Dec. 7, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Students Jump “Robot First” at 2023 NSWCDD SeaPerch Regional Competition
March 23, 2023 — The temperature outside may have seemed frigid, but more than 100 students from 50 teams were jumping “robot first” into the pool at the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18.SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely... MORE

IMAGE: A student participates in the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Division SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18. SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely operated vehicle.

High School Students Gear Up for 2nd Annual Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
March 22, 2023 — The courses are ready and the stakes are high. The University of Mary Washington (UMW) Dahlgren Campus awaits 125 students who will compete for a prize purse of $7,500 at the 2nd annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.The challenge, hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), UMW, MITRE Corporation, the... MORE

IMAGE: Members of the King George High School robotics team eye the clock as their time runs out during the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The Foxes fielded three separate teams during the event that took place April 29-30 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity employee is a teddy bear-hugging biker for a good cause
March 22, 2023 — Bikers and teddy bears aren’t normally associated together but for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) program director for shore-based training systems, they are the perfect match. Greg Corder volunteers as a supporter of the motorcycle club known as Bikers Against Child Abuse, or B.A.C.A., and has helped... MORE

IMAGE: Greg Corder, program director for shore-based training systems at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA), received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award during a ceremony on March 10 in Fredericksburg. Corder has donated countless hours volunteering through Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.).

Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to provide focused leadership, expertise in multi-billion-dollar recapitalization
March 21, 2023 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific commissioned its newest Echelon 4 command, Officer in Charge of Construction, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHSNY) March 17 to execute a multi-billion-dollar construction effort here as part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).Capt. Stephen Padhi became... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI (March 17, 2023) Capt. Stephen Padhi, commanding officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY), salutes NAVFAC Pacific Commander Rear Adm. Jeff Kilian as Padhi assumes command March 17, 2023. The OICC team of more than 140 people will provide on-site construction oversight, accountability, technical and contracting authority over a once-in-a-generation recapitalization of PHNSY, including the historic $2.8-billion replacement of Dry Dock 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Couch)

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