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NSWC Dahlgren Division Wins Award for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Contracts
July 7, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. – What does a film broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation have in common... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. (July 7, 2017) – Kris Parker, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) deputy for small business, is inspired by a quote – written on his whiteboard in the background – spoken by Sir Michael Gambon in Matthew Vaughn's Layer Cake: "The art of good business is being a good middleman". Parker is holding the Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Program Award for NSWCDD’s first-time achievement of a statutory small business goal – three percent of total contracted dollars to service disabled veteran owned small businesses.

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Surface Combat Systems Center establishes Sailor Test Team
July 6, 2017 — WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. - Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems established a new Sailor Test Team at Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island to empower operators to pursue unique Aegis Combat System solutions, the Navy announced... MORE

NSWC Crane Team Recognized by U.S. Secretary of Defense for Producing $31.2 Million in Cost Savings
July 6, 2017 — The AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Team at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has been announced as the Component-Level winner of the 2016 Secretary of Defense PBL Award. The NSWC Crane team’s work resulted in a total cost savings of $31.2 million and $1.3 million in annual cost avoidance. The team was recognized at a Product Support Manager Workshop hosted by Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 7. ... MORE

The work of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)'s AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite Performance Based Logistics (PBL) team resulted in a total cost savings of $31.2 million and $1.3 million in annual cost avoidance. This team was named the 2016 Secretary of Defense PBL award winner for the Component Level Award category.

Pictured above, front row, L-R: Ms Tonya Stivers, Bloomfield; Mr. William Hixon, Bloomfield; Mr. Curt Secrest, Bloomfield; and Mr. Steven Lawyer, Elnora. Back row, L-R: Ms. Vernell Thomas, Bloomington; and Ms. Stephanie Toy, Jasper.

Navy Mentors Get Middle School Students Excited about STEM and Internship Programs
July 6, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Jennifer Testa is inspiring students to follow her lead – pursue science,... MORE

KING GEORGE. Va. (June 28, 2017) - Middle school students use remote-controlled models to solve simulated naval robotic missions at the 2017 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division sponsored STEM Summer Academy, held June 26-30. Camp activities included ten robotic challenges; building a water rocket and determining the optimal fuel loading to maximize height; exploring epidemiology; building and destructively testing a tower from balsa wood with the goal of maximizing the strength to weight ratio; predicting the number of each color of M&Ms in a large bag after compiling statistics on numbers in smaller bags; and building a boat out of foil and straws with the aim of maximizing its cargo carrying capacity.

USS Portland (LPD 27) Successfully Completes Builder's Trials
July 5, 2017 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, USS Portland (LPD 27), successfully completed Builder's Trials Jun. 30... MORE

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts its first set of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls' test and trials team spent four days operating the 11th San Antonio-class ship and demonstrating its systems.

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