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USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) arrives at NSWC PHD on Feb. 23. DDG 110 visited Port Hueneme for a Combat Systems Assessment Team (CSAT) event to maintain her combat readiness.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran demonstrates the Augmented Reality Maintenance System aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD. The technology could reduce the number of onboard technical assistance visits by connecting sailors and subject matter experts through augmented reality and audio.

From left: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Information Technology Technician Adam Ramsey and Technical Support Computer Engineer Connie Tran work with USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Information Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Bailey to update software on the bridge of LCS 32 during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in California. LCS 32 was commissioned in April 2023 at Naval Base Ventura County as the Navy's 16th Independence-variant littoral combat ship. She is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

Putting finishing touches on new software updates

The Littoral Combat Systems (LCS) engineering team puts finishing touches on new software updates for a test and training system at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). The team ensures deckplate sailors aboard LCS ships are trained and ready with the latest modernizations of the weapons systems.

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Newly appointed Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Commanding Officer Capt. Nicholas Hoffman (left) shakes hands with departing Capt. Tony Holmes (right) at a change of command ceremony at NSWC PHD onboard Naval Base Ventura County on July 17, in California. Rear Adm. Peter Small, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) chief engineer and NAVSEA Warfare Centers commander, watches the exchange in the background. Hoffman relieved Holmes as commanding officer during a formal transfer of power filled with Navy tradition.

Capt. Nicholas Hoffman Relieves Retiring Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

By Brian Varela | July 20, 2026

Capt. Nicholas Hoffman took the helm as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), relieving Capt. Anthony Holmes in a traditional Navy change of command ceremony July 17.Rear Adm...

From left: Marcus Cervantes, computer engineer; Anette Vladescu, cybersecurity engineer; Ian Wilson, computer scientist; Steven Coleman, cybersecurity penetration test team lead; and Alex Hinds, computer engineer, were part of a team from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division that traveled to the U.S. Navy’s Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island, Virginia, in September, and while there passed Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)’s cybersecurity skills assessment to become the first warfare center on the West Coast to be certified as a NAVSEA cybersecurity penetration test team.

Warfare Center Cyber Test Team Achieves Certification

By Story by Teri Carnicelli | June 17, 2026

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) last year became the first warfare center on the West Coast to be certified as a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) cybersecurity penetration test team, thanks in...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Department Officer Cmdr. Timothy Beach (left) administers the Oath of Enlistment to Chief Fire Controlman Tyler Packer as Packer reenlists in the U.S. Navy on Sept. 4, 2025. Packer’s reenlistment in fiscal 2025 helped earn the command its second consecutive Retention Excellence Award.

Warfare Center’s Success with Reenlistments Earns Recognition for Second Consecutive Year

By Teri Carnicelli | June 16, 2026

The yellow pennant with a blue anchor symbol flying below the American flag on the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) campus might be small, but it’s significance for the command is mighty.The...

From left: Jose Medina Medina, computer engineer, Ramon Flores, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) coordinator, and Robert Casas, computer engineer, represent Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) during a career fair at Santa Paula High School in California on March 20, 2025. Medina and Casas participated in STEM activities as classmates at the school, and now they both work in naval fires installation at NSWC PHD. (Photo provided by Jose Medina Medina)

Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet’s Firepower

By Thomas McMahon | June 2, 2026

Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves.As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina...

Steve Bates (right), vice president of Advanced Technology International’s (ATI) sea, air and space division, delivers a presentation to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) leadership Feb. 18 in California. Using an Other Transaction Authority agreement, the command established ATI as the consortium manager of NSWC PHD’s Maritime Advanced Technology Accelerator Consortium (MATAC). MATAC helps NSWC PHD expedite the prototype acquisition process. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

Command’s First Other Transaction Agreement Will Shorten Acquisition Prototype Process

By Brian Varela | June 2, 2026

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California has begun working with a South Carolina-based nonprofit organization to expedite the creation of new technology by seeking prototypes from...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) looms over the edge of the Pacific Ocean onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California. The Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy, known as ODIN, which will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White/Released)

Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons

By Thomas McMahon | May 18, 2026

Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy...

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