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Navy Funds Two Fiscal Year 2016 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers
March 30, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Today the Navy funded two Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers: one ship under a previously awarded FY13 - 17 multiyear procurement (MYP) contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (HII), and one ship under a previously awarded FY13-17 MYP contract with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW)... MORE

Navy Engineer Wins 2016 Modern Day Technology Leader Award
March 29, 2016 — As a high school student, Deztany Jackson attended her first Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA)... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. (March 23, 2016) - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) systems engineer Deztany Jackson and NSWCDD scientist Timothy Leancu, a former Marine captain, use the fielded Common Laser Range Finder (CLRF) and the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver to take targeting measurements. The CLRF is a lightweight, eye-safe laser rangefinder capable of being carried and employed by a single Marine. It's primary functions are to assist the operator in target acquisition by measuring distance, direction, azimuth and vertical angle from the operator to an object. The CLRF interfaces with the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, which is a handheld GPS receiver providing an operator with real-time position measurements. Jackson was honored as a 2016 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader during BEYA's 30th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference Awards Gala held in Philadelphia, Feb. 18-20.

USNS Yuma (EPF 8) Keel Authenticated
March 29, 2016 — MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA hosted a ceremony today celebrating the keel authentication of the Navy's eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, the USNS Yuma (EPF 8)... MORE

160329-N-YE579-001 (March 29, 2016) MOBILE, Alabama –The Honorable Douglas Nicholls (left), mayor of Yuma, Arizona, etches his initials into the keel plate of the future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) with the help of Austal USA Class A Welder Ms. Courtney Cagle, as part of the Keel Authentication ceremony March 29. Expeditionary Fast Transport Ships, EPFs, are non-combatant vessels designed to operate in shallow-draft ports and waterways, increasing operational flexibility for a wide range of activities.

Congressional and Navy Leaders Break Ground for Vital 'Next Era' SLBM Facility
March 23, 2016 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Congressional and military leaders brokeground for a new facility considered vital... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy leadership is joined by members of Congress at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Missile Support Facility, March 18. The facility will feature state-of-the-art labs, offices, and equipment for more than 300 NSWCDD Strategic and Computing Systems Department scientists, engineers, and technical experts who develop, test, and maintain the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) fire control and mission planning software. From left to right: Brad Hunley, construction executive for Mortenson Construction; Capt. Mary Feinberg, commanding officer for Naval Support Activity South Potomac; Dennis McLaughlin, NSWCDD technical director; Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.; Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs; Capt. Brian Durant, NSWCDD commanding officer; John Fincannon, Senior Executive Service, Strategic Systems Programs; Cmdr. William Windus, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Works Officer.

Carderock reaches out to local students through annual math contest
March 22, 2016 — Nearly 200 students from 25 local middle schools competedat Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock... MORE

Seventh annual Carderock Math Contest at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., March 18, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by James Contreras/Released)

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