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MAKE Lab opens bringing new AM opportunities to NSWC Carderock Division
April 5, 2016 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division officially opened the Manufacturing, Knowledge and... MORE

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 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division wasfeatured during a technical demonstration day at... MORE

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)

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.

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