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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees (From left to right): Aidan Cowhig, Dr. Abel Vargas, Liana Sansom and Brian Noyes at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., at the conclusion of “Managing Yourself and Leading Others,” a professional development class, on Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo provided by Liana Sansom)

Carderock’s 2022 LEAD Program Cultivates Future Leaders

By Benjamin Morley, | Dec. 20, 2022

At Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, new leaders are cultivated by the Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) Program. Currently in its seventh iteration, the program is designed to provide...

Ex-USS Boone (FFG 28) is towed from Campbeltown, Scotland, on Sept. 7, 2022, leaving port one final time prior to the sinking exercise. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Michael Kipp)

Carderock Supports Atlantic Thunder 2022

By Todd Hurley, | Dec. 20, 2022

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers played a crucial role during Atlantic Thunder 2022 (AT22), a sinking exercise (SINKEX) conducted using the decommissioned ex-USS Boone (FFG 28), that took place in...

Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division graduate from Naval Sea System Command’s 2022 Leadership Development Continuum Program on Sept. 16, 2022, at the Washington Navy Yard. From left to right is Megan Lorey, Next Generation Leadership (NextGen); Kimberly Garvin, (NextGen); Kristi Lamone, Journey Level Leadership (JLL); Timothy Hildebrandt, (JLL), Dr. Nicholas Reynolds, (JLL); Meagan Parker, (JLL); and Maya Nath, (NextGen). (Photo provided by Dr. Nicholas Reynolds)

Future Carderock Leaders Graduate from NAVSEA Leadership Development Continuum Programs

By Benjamin Morley, | Dec. 7, 2022

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) offers leadership development for all levels of career growth through the Leadership Development Continuum (LDC) Programs. Two of these programs, the Next Generation Leadership (NextGen)...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees from the Test and Evaluation Engineering Resource Branch after receiving the 2022 Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary of (S&T) Collaboration Award for their efforts in the planning and execution of the 47-foot Motor Life Boat Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. From left: Alice Freese, John Huber, Maeanna Stover and Philip Pullen. The photo was taken in Little Creek, Va., on Sept. 22, 2022. The award ceremony was held on Nov. 17. (Photo provided by John Huber)

Carderock Team Receives DHS Under Secretary’s Award

By Todd Hurley, | Nov. 29, 2022

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) received the 2022 DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology (S&T)...

Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion recovery techniques at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 21, 2016. The recovery team is practicing underway recovery techniques using a test version of the Orion spacecraft that was built by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, are preparing the recovery team, hardware and operations to support EM-1 recovery. (NASA photo by James Blair)

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Modeled and Tested at Carderock

By Todd Hurley, | Nov. 16, 2022

Artemis I, the planned, non-crewed Moon-orbiting mission and first spaceflight in NASA’s Artemis program, successfully launched on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. Included in the launch was...

From left: Aerospace Engineer Dr. Jared Soltis, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific employees Fred Birchmore and Dr. Kurt Talke, and Aerospace Engineer Eric Silberg conduct drone tests in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Wind Tunnel during a test week, Sept. 6-9, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Jared Soltis)

NIWC PAC and Carderock Engineers Collaborate on Drone Tether Management System

By Benjamin Morley and Todd Hurley, | Nov. 10, 2022

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific (PAC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers conducted tests of a drone tether management system at Carderock’s 8 feet by 10 feet Subsonic Wind Tunnel...

Doug Noll, engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Propulsor Acoustics Branch.

Doug Noll Receives NDIA Bronze Medal for Career Achievement in Undersea Warfare

By Todd Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Nov. 9, 2022

WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Doug Noll, an engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Propulsor Acoustics Branch, and 38-year Carderock employee, received the 2022 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)...

A USS District of Columbia model sits inside its glass casing at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Curator of Navy Ship Models Shop in West Bethesda, Md., before delivery to the Washington Naval Yard on Aug. 1, 2022.

Carderock’s Curator Shop Builds Model of USS District of Columbia

By Benjamin Morley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Nov. 2, 2022

WEST BETHESDA, Md. – A ship model of USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826), built by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division’s Curator of Navy Ship Models, was sent to the Secretary of the Navy’s office at the...

The Columbia-class submarine model Pike is tugged through the waters of Lake Pend Oreille in Bayview, Idaho, by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division personnel in August 2022. The command’s Acoustic Research Detachment is the Navy’s hidden gem for acoustic testing because of its geographical location and quiet waters.

Acoustic Research Detachment: Carderock’s Hidden Gem for Acoustic Signatures Testing

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Sept. 13, 2022

Home to the world’s largest unmanned submarine, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD) in Bayview, Idaho, is the Navy’s hidden gem for acoustic signatures testing. The...

A PTF Nasty-class patrol boat underway near Little Creek, Virginia, circa early 1970s. The Nasty-class of fast patrol boats ran in shallow water, were equipped with a .50 caliber and were purchased for operations during the Vietnam War. The Combatant Craft Division militarized and ruggedized them in preparation for use in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Navy photo provided by John “Jack” Mathias)

NSWC Carderock Division's Combatant Craft Division Celebrates 55th Anniversary

By Todd Hurley, | Aug. 16, 2022

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division has seven detachments throughout the United States — the Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho; the Acoustic Trials Detachment in Titusville, Florida; Detachment Puget...

Jacob Mason, the Shock Research and Development Program Manager in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Underwater Explosions Research and Development Branch.

Carderock Engineers Earn Prestigious Dr. Delores M. Etter Awards

By NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs Office | Aug. 3, 2022

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition 2022 Dr. Delores M. Etter Awards for Top Scientist and Engineers is presented to Navy civilian and military scientists and engineers in recognition...

An experimental sensor used to measure structural hull health is installed inside the ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) March 30, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS, Carderock team installs sensors on ex-Buffalo to test new tech

By Ryan Marson, Code 1000i, Technology Insertion Office | July 14, 2022

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility supported Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock with the temporary installation of two new structural health monitoring systems March 28 - April 1, aboard...

From left: Scott Ziv, a mechanical engineer in Carderock’s Additive Manufacturing Branch; Capt. Todd Hutchison, Commanding Officer; Paul Young, head of the Fabrication and Technical Support Division; and Ryan Franke, a technician in Carderock’s Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Branch, cut the ribbon during the grand opening of Carderock’s new Advanced Manufacturing Prototyping (AMP) Lab on June 23, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Devin Pisner)

New Maker Space Opens in Carderock's Building 9

By Todd Hurley, | July 5, 2022

Envisioned as a spiritual successor to the Manufacturing Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab that was previously in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s building 60, a new maker space, the Advanced Manufacturing...

Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin is craned on the RV Atlantis in St. George’s Harbor, Bermuda, in October 2021.

Carderock Engineer Supports Stability Tests for Deep Submergence Vehicle

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | June 21, 2022

WEST BETHESDA, Md. -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Alan Bryden, a general engineer in the Weight and Stability Branch, assisted an overhaul of the Navy-owned Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin. ...

The MOLA tow body is expanded during testing in the David Taylor Model Basin in March 2022. (Image is screen capture from testing video by Neubar Kamalian)

Carderock Collaborates on Tow Body Dynamics Effort

By Todd Hurley, | June 15, 2022

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division has collaborated with Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Division in Rhode Island on an ongoing tow body dynamics effort known as MOLA.The purpose of the MOLA is to bring a...

A boat carrying a buoy heads toward one of SEAFAC’s suspension barges before conducting an acoustic trial in the Behm Canal near Ketchikan, Alaska, in April 2022. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Hutchison toured the command’s SEAFAC detachment, which specializes in acoustic measurements, in April 2022

Through the Lens of a Carderock Detachment: Welcome to SEAFAC

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | April 27, 2022

Located on the northern tip of the West Coast, more than 4,000 miles away from its headquarters in West Bethesda, Maryland, is Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility...

BM2 Michael Tige goes below deck of the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 100) to check the severity of the damage taken from the controlled damage tests and to begin troubleshooting to ensure the craft is returned to a mission capable state. The controlled damage tests were executed at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Panama City Division in Florida, on Dec. 6, 2021.

NSWC Carderock helps lead Controlled Damage Tests

By By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | March 17, 2022

Naval ship Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) programs typically conduct a Total Ship Survivability Trial (TSST) to address recoverability critical issues. However, with ships, such as the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC...

Dr. Kylee Fazende, Corrosion Control Assistance Team Deputy Project Engineer

Carderock Employees Graduate from NAVSEA Next Generation Leadership Program

By Todd A. Hurley, | Feb. 11, 2022

Four Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division employees graduated from the Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Next Generation Leadership Program on January 19.The graduation was streamed live via Microsoft Teams, with...

A painter at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., practices painting a virtual HMMWV hood.

USMC and NSWC Carderock Utilize 3D Virtual Reality-Based Training to Improve Painter Efficiency

By Todd Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Jan. 26, 2022

Painting is, by its nature, a wasteful process. Coatings have a limited shelf life for storage, a limited pot life once mixed and do not achieve 100 percent transfer efficiency — the amount of product on the intended target —...

Unmanned undersea vehicle squadron one (UUVRON-1) team members launch the Large Training Vehicle (LTV) 38, designed by Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, in Keyport, Washington, on Sept. 14, 2021.

Carderock's RAPx Program Completes In-Water Demonstrations

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Jan. 12, 2022

The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division fiscal year (FY) 21 Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) funded Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Program (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems program concluded...

Fire and smoke flare up during a battery burn demonstration on Nov. 4, 2021, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Dr. Thomas Hays, a materials scientist in the Expeditionary and Developmental Power and Energy Branch (Code 635) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, held the demonstration to show what can happen when lithium ion batteries catch fire if they are not properly stored. Hays’ team developed the Charging-capable Li-ion Autonomous Safe Storage Interservice Container, or CLASSIC, to contain Li-ion batteries onboard ships and aircraft in order to prevent hazards.

Carderock Conducts Li-ion Battery Burn in the CLASSIC

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Dec. 8, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division held a lithium ion (Li-ion) battery burn demonstration involving the Charging-capable Li-ion Autonomous Safe Storage Interservice Container (CLASSIC) on Nov. 4, 2021, at the...

Minion, a 16-foot-long autonomous surface vessel, was designed by engineers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for robotics competitions like those sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. (Photo courtesy of Embry-Riddle Robotics Association)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Participates in Naval Engineering Education Consortium Program with NSWC Carderock Division

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Dec. 6, 2021

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a private university in Daytona Beach, Florida, is one of eight schools currently participating in the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) program with Naval Surface Warfare...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Todd E. Hutchison (left), Platform Integrity Department Head Jeff Mercier (middle right) and Technical Director Larry Tarasek (right) present the Capt. Harold E. Saunders Award for Exemplary Technical Management to Henry “Joe” Venne (middle left) during the Carderock Division Honor Awards ceremony on Sept. 15, 2021.

Carderock’s “Best of the Best” Recognized in Magnificent Eight Awards Ceremony

By Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Public Affairs | Sept. 24, 2021

Employees who made a significant contribution to the Navy and to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in 2020 were honored at the command’s annual “Magnificent Eight” award ceremony on Sept. 15, 2021, in West...

The Navy’s Self Defense Test Ship, formerly the USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), conducts a successful demonstration of shipboard alternative fuel use while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2011.

Carderock Collaborates with Warfare Centers on Digital Twin Prototype

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Sept. 1, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division is part of a new collaboration that involves NSWC’s Port Hueneme Division and Philadelphia Division, along with academia and several small businesses. The collaboration...

SEAP Intern Darwin Otchere assembling materials for a SeaJelly launch at Carderock in West Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 4, 2021.

Carderock Interns Participate in Navy's First Soft Robotics STEM Initiative

By Courtney Jones, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Aug. 31, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division high school interns completed a summer program assignment to learn about, evaluate and improve SeaJelly, a free-swimming biomimetic underwater robot. This project was one of...

Dr. Meagan Schaal, Physicist, Underwater Electromagnetic (UEM) Signature Control, Analysis and Susceptibility Branch.

Carderock’s Dr. Meagan Schaal receives Knowledge Sharing Award

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Aug. 4, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Dr. Meagan Schaal, Physicist, Underwater Electromagnetic (UEM) Signature Control, Analysis and Susceptibility Branch, has been awarded the Knowledge Sharing Award as part of...

210722-N-AA999-001 KEYPORT, Wash. (July 22, 2021) - Graphic illustration of the Orca, an extra-large class Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport was assigned as the In-Service Engineering Agent. (U.S. Navy Graphic/Released)

NUWC Keyport identified as engineering agent for unmanned undersea vehicles

By Lonnie Collier | Aug. 4, 2021

In June, Naval Undersea Warfare Division Keyport was selected as the In-Service Engineering Agent, or ISEA, for the Orca class Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, Large Displacement UUV and Razorback dry deck shelter launch and...

Czech Republic Minister of Defence, Lubomir Metna, greeting Dr. Stephen D. O’Regan (right), as he awarded him the Cross of Merit medal during an Armed Forces Day ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic, June 30, 2021.

Carderock's Dr. Stephen O' Regan Receives Cross of Merit Medal

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | July 27, 2021

Dr. Stephen O’Regan, engineer, Lake Pend Oreille Test and Engineering Branch, received the Cross of Merit medal on June 30 from the Czech Republic Minister of Defence, Lubomir Metnar, during an Armed Forces Day ceremony in...

Abel Vargas, a mechanical engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch.

Carderock's Dr. Abel Vargas Wins John C. Mickey Award for Collaboration

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | July 22, 2021

Dr. Abel Vargas, a mechanical engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch, received the John C. Mickey Award for Collaboration on July 6 as part of the 2021 Warfare...

Corrosion Service Team member Alberto Ramirez using the portable vacuum blast system as part of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station Modification project in Camp Pendleton, Calif., in May 2021.

Portable Vacuum Blast Boosts Productivity for USMC and Carderock

By NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | July 20, 2021

The Marine Corps Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program operates Corrosion Repair Facilities (CRFs) throughout the world in locations such as Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Kinser,...

vISR 16 Concludes; Award Winners Announced

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | July 8, 2021

June 25, 2021, marked the conclusion of the first-ever virtual International Submarine Race (vISR) hosted by the Foundation for Underwater Research (FURE) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The event,...

Astronaut Megan McArthur gives a pep talk in a video from the International Space Station to students participating in the 16th International Submarine Races in June 2021. The ISR is being held virtually due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. McArthur is currently serving as Pilot of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the ISS, which launched on April 23, 2021. She had participated in the submarine races as a college student, and credits the experience for her decision to pursue becoming an astronaut.

NASA Astronaut Sends Message to ISR Contestants

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division | June 23, 2021

Houston, do you copy?Megan McArthur, a former International Submarine Race (ISR) contestant and now NASA Astronaut, delivered an inspiring message to this year’s virtual ISR 16 contestants from the International Space...

The USS Lake Champlain seen in heavy seas off Cape Horn from the USS Independence (CVA 62), fall of 1988. The Champlain's Hurricane Bow was ripped off in this storm.

Carderock Assists in Drafting Guidelines on Second-Generation Intact Stability

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | June 17, 2021

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published the first of a set of two documents on the topic of second-generation intact stability criteria. Published on Dec. 10, 2020, the first document covers the interim...

The Applied Research Lab/Penn State Large Training Vehicle (LTV) 38 is a test platform for the Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) for Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems in 2021.

Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Program (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | June 3, 2021

On the heels of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) East that took place in 2019 comes the Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Program (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems.Leading the RAPx is Rodney “Rod” Peterson, Naval...

Michael Grube (left), with his little brother, holds the winning cargo ship next to Connor Merrill and Kendall Marx’s strong second place cargo ship on the right at the Maryland Engineering Challenges competition on April 24, 2021, in Baltimore.

NSWC Carderock promotes Navy STEM in the Maryland Engineering Challenges

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | May 19, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) supported this year’s Maryland Engineering Challenges (MEC) competition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on April 24. The MEC mission, according to the event’s...

Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge (MATB) Hosts Virtual Industry Day

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | May 13, 2021

The Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge (MATB) hosted a virtual industry day on May 6.The MATB is a partnership between Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division Norfolk Detachment, NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck...

Earle B. Wood Middle School technology teacher John Lee and his daughter prepare to fly a rubber-powered, free-flight airplane at Davis Airfield in Laytonsville, Md., on April 25, 2021. The after school STEM club, also known as the Marauding Mustangs, were competing in this year’s International Postal Contest.

STEM After School provides students chance to fly with help from NSWC Carderock

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | May 13, 2021

What. A. Year. More than 14 months ago, news about the COVID-19 outbreak forced Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to close their doors and switch to virtual learning. The transition has been hard on many, but most of...

A standard, off-the-shelf, t-shirt cannon is used to shoot out the device for non-lethal stoppage of water jet propelled craft.

NSWC Carderock inventors patent Device for Non-Lethal Stoppage of Water Jet Propelled Craft

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | May 12, 2021

The patent, U.S. Patent 10,323,911 B1, Device for Non-Lethal Stoppage of Water Jet Propelled Craft, was introduced during Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s (NSWCCD) first Engineers Week event, held in...

Capt. Todd Hutchison signs a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) and Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) on April 29, 2021. Behind Hutchison is Patrick Long, Technical Area Lead for Solid Waste in the Environmental Engineering, Science and Technology (Code 633), and Peter Mech, a representative from Naval Sea Systems Command’s program office for Ship Integrity and Performance Engineering (Solid Waste and Hazardous Material Management) (NAVSEA 05P5).

NSWC Carderock partners with TCG to develop and advance the MASSMELT technology and NextGen PWP

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | May 11, 2021

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Thermal Compaction Group (TCG). This CRADA, signed by NSWCCD Commanding Officer Capt...

Carderock’s Autonomous Lab and Integration Center team demonstrating their unmanned surface vessel, Hammerhead Hanna, along the Intracoastal Waterway near Camp Lejeune, N.C., at the 2021 Naval Integration in Contested Environments Advanced Naval Technology Exercise on April 21.

Navy’s advanced technology exercise showcases NSWC Carderock capabilities

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | April 28, 2021

The 2021 Naval Integration in Contested Environments (NICE) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) took place from April 7-14 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina — the same location of ANTX East that took place in the summer...

Raye Montague at her desk at the Naval Ship Engineering Center circa 1970.

Raye Montague, a U.S. Navy “Hidden Figure”

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | March 24, 2021

Every March when Women’s History Month rolls around, the names of prominent women in America’s history are often mentioned: Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, among many more.However, one name is...

A view of the bow on USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) during testing in Sea State 6 conditions on Oct. 25, 2020. A cloud of spray engulfed the bow as a result of pitch motion and high winds.

Carderock Engineers Support Rough-Water Trials on West Coast

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | March 4, 2021

Last fall, a team of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Centers, Carderock Division and Philadelphia Division flew across the United States to execute Rough-Water Trials on USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). The trial evaluated the...

A projector provides visual feedback of the Shaft Taper Analysis Verification Evaluation (STAVE) System measurement onto a portion of a shaft. (Photo provided)

New Scanning and Inspection Method for Submarine, Ship Propulsion Shafts Saves Time and Money

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | March 2, 2021

The Shaft Taper Analysis Verification Evaluation (STAVE) system is a digital scanning technology and inspection process, which was developed to replace the plug and ring gauge system submarines, nuclear aircraft carriers and...

A 5-inch gun on the USS Lexington (CV-2) as it is seen at the bottom of the Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia.

Carderock’s Unique Capabilities Help Assess Damage to Sunken Lexington

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Feb. 2, 2021

USS Lexington (CV-2), often called “Lady Lex,” was commissioned at Quincy, Massachusetts, in December 1927, and was the second aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the United States Navy. Primarily operating in the Pacific,...

NAVSEA HR Leadership Award goes to Carderock Employee

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Jan. 27, 2021

How does a leader find innovative ways to keep their department productive and engaged as more and more employees are working from home?There is no singular answer to that question, but many leaders across the Navy enterprise...

Diedre Gilmer is the division head of the Electromagnetic Signatures Technology Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. Gilmer was named a Science Spectrum Trailblazer for the annual Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference.

BEYA Recognizes Carderock Division Head as Science Spectrum Trailblazer

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Jan. 12, 2021

One of the many professional STEM events that features consistent representation from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is the annual Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference in Washington, D.C.While...

One of the prototypes Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Jonathan Kruft and Brandon Good developed as they worked to create a Multilayer Composite Structure Having Geometrically Defined Ceramic Inclusions (U.S. Patent No. 10,751,983). This specific structure had just completed ballistic testing, indicated by the three markings of rounds fired at the structure.

Carderock Patent Spotlight – Multilayer Composite Structure

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Jan. 6, 2021

The earliest documentation of armor designed with ballistic protection in mind can be traced back to the Bullet-proof Cuirass in 1908 (U.S. Patent No. 1003270A).In the 100-plus years since that initial patent, the...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers Ryan Fisher (bottom) and Ryan Evanko (top) use a FARO Arm 3D scanner to capture names carved into USS Saginaw’s surviving gig’s wooden hatch coamings. Saginaw was an active ship during the American Civil War, but was grounded after striking an outlying reef near Midway Island in 1870, 150 years ago. The ship’s surviving gig is housed at Naval History and Heritage Command’s collection management facility in Richmond, Virginia. Carderock engineers supported a 3D-scanning mission of the gig to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its voyage.

Carderock Helps Preserve Century Old Artifacts with 3D Scanning Capabilities

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | Dec. 15, 2020

The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) holds a collection of valuable artifacts, each one containing a unique chapter of U.S. naval history. In August, NHHC contacted Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in...

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert G. Sutton, left, and Cpl. Moses E. Perez, field wireman with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 install new solar panels on Combat Outpost Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2012. Sutton and Perez installed the solar panels to provide power to radios, laptops, and computers in the event of power outages.

Carderock Patent Spotlight – Solar Panel Deployment Method

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Dec. 1, 2020

A team from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division received a second patent for their solar panel deployment technology, a product that was created in 2009. U.S. Patent No. 10,804,839, Solar Panel Deployment Method,...

WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Jet Griffin (left) provides ASL interpretation as Christina Suggs (not pictured) asks questions from the Fusion forum and Microsoft Teams chat for Tony Madalena (right).

NSWC Dahlgren Division Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month with NAVSEA Warfare Centers

By NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications | Nov. 23, 2020

WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., observed the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and telework...

An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

Carderock’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team Earns Navy Excellence Award

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Nov. 17, 2020

The 2020 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards ceremony was held virtually on Nov. 5, 2020, with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team accepting the Field...

Ashlee Floyd from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division works on a SmartBoard to navigate NavalX’s online event calendar portal on Oct 13, 2020, at NavalX’s Alexandria, Va., site “The Garden.” Floyd designed the online event calendar portal at the beginning of her rotation to help keep track of future activities the organization planned to host.

Carderock’s Ashlee Floyd Talks NavalX Rotation

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Nov. 3, 2020

At first, the goal was simple; spend one year on rotation through NavalX at The Garden in Alexandria, Virginia, learn some new skills, and take them back to the Welding Processing and Nondestructive Evaluation Branch at Naval...

From left: Engineers Stephanie Blease, Mei Ling McAfee and Isaac Downey stand with their Team Mentor Benjamin Gordon, Marine Corps Vulnerability and Protection Manager Rodney Peterson and Technical Director Larry Tarasek before competing in the TD Cup at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Olney Support Center in Olney, Md., on Sept. 17, 2020.

Goose Busters Represent Carderock in Technical Director’s Cup

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | Oct. 27, 2020

Since March, the United States has been combatting a modern pandemic that has forced major organizations, like Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, to alter their work habits. Although the global health...

Members of this years’ Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program, a Department of Energy initiative that gives K-12 STEM educators the opportunity to work with various government agencies for one year, learn about SeaGlide on Sept. 25, 2020, in the David Taylor Model Basin at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. Pictured from left is AEFs Machin Norris, Mike Vargas, Suzy Otto and Laura Larkin; John Hamilton and Jeff Campana are Carderock employees who helped the AEFs with their SeaGlides.

Albert Einstein Fellows Begin Work with Carderock

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Oct. 21, 2020

Addressing the ever-changing landscape of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) arena is a task that requires dedicated efforts from its professionals.For the second consecutive year, Naval Surface Warfare...

USS Antietam (CG 54) and the USS Tippecanoe (AO 21) perform a replenishment at sea (RAS) on Sept. 13, 2020, during Exercise Valiant Shield in the Pacific Ocean.

Carderock Members Receive Experience of a Lifetime

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Oct. 9, 2020

Two Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees recently participated in the experience of a lifetime. Brian Mills, naval architect and test engineer, and Thomas Bruno, electrical engineer, both from...

Dr. Natasha Chang, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.

Carderock’s Dr. Natasha Chang Recognized by HENAAC for STEM Professional Achievement

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWC Carderock Division, Public Affairs | Sept. 29, 2020

Dr. Natasha Chang, a mechanical engineer in the Hydroacoustics and Propulsor Development Branch of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, has been honored with the 2020 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement...

Lisa Minnick, acting head of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Columbia-class Branch, was named a recipient of the Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers for 2020. In her 14 years with Carderock, Minnick has made an abundance of key contributions within her department as well as in STEM outreach and mentorship efforts.

Society of Women Engineers Honors Carderock’s Lisa Minnick

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | Sept. 23, 2020

The Society of Women Engineers is just one of many organizations to adjust plans for their annual conference in the wake of the spread of Coronavirus.Normally, there is an awards banquet to honor the women making...

Navy ships, similar to the one pictured may get some help with corrosion issues. NSWC PHD’s Lead Materials Engineer Armen Kvryan along with PHD’s Fathomwerx Lab, Matter Labs and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division are hosting a Rust-A-Thon competition to help find coatings that can mitigate and control corrosion on Navy ships.

Warfare Centers Collaborate with Industry to Address Navy Ship Combat Systems Corrosion

By Latasha Ball | Sept. 16, 2020

NSWC PHD Lead Materials Engineer Armen Kvryan and several allies are using a unique strategy to take on a long-time enemy of Navy ships—corrosion."Corrosion is a big issue for the Navy and combat systems because it's so...

Carderock recognizes the best of the best

By NSWC Carderock Division Public Affairs | Sept. 16, 2020

Employees who made a significant contribution to the Navy and to Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in 2019 were honored at the command’s annual “Magnificent Eight” award ceremony on Sept. 10, 2020, in...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Antonio Zambrano earned the Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award for his effort in transitioning the Corrosion Prevention and Control program from acquisition logistics and product support to program manager, supply and maintenance systems.

Carderock Program Analyst Receives Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | Aug. 26, 2020

The Excellence in Acquisition Support Award recognizes an individual who made significant contributions to the Maine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) mission accomplishment. This year, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock...

U.S. Sailors perform preservation on a lower stage weapons elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Norfolk, Virginia, May 11, 2020. The John C. Stennis is partnering with Newport News Shipbuilding to complete Refueling Complex Overhaul on schedule with a trained, resilient and cohesive crew.

Weapons, CCAT Look Ahead With Elevator Preservation

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anton G. Wendler USS Stennis (CVN 74) | Aug. 6, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. – Many departments and teams aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) have assisted in the ship’s pre- Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) progress.The ship’s weapons department corrosion team and...

Sheila Riggs analyzes data from the Membrane Bio Reactor, which treats blackwater and graywater to be ready for discharge from a ship on May 10, 2017, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. Riggs is part of the Environmental Engineering, Science, and Technology Branch’s Non-oily Wastewater Team that is working on testing vendor’s treatment system.

Carderock Engineers Lead Environmental Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation

By Edvin Hernandez, Stephan Verosto, Rachel Jacobs, Sang Lee, William Hertel and James Mann | July 29, 2020

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is home to many unique facilities, but few are like the environmental laboratories managed by the Environmental Engineering, Science and Technology Branch (Code 633). Between...

Craig Madden of the Acoustics Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.

Carderock Claims Two Top Scientists and Engineers and one Team 2020 Dr. Etter Awards

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | July 23, 2020

A pair of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division have been named in the 2020 class of Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for Achievement winners. In addition, several Carderock...

Sue Rossi, Carderock’s Human Resource Division.

Carderock’s Sue Rossi Wins Philip Heiler Award

By Todd A. Hurley, NSWCCD Public Affairs | July 22, 2020

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s own awards program manager won an award herself. Sue Rossi, from Carderock’s Human Resource Division, received the 2020 Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence...

Capt. Cedric McNeal, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, and Technical Director Larry Tarasek sign an Education Partnership Agreement from their office in West Bethesda, Md., with the University of the District of Columbia during a virtual ceremony on July 6, 2020.

Carderock Signs Education Partnership Agreement with UDC

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | July 14, 2020

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) signed a five-year Education Partnership Agreement on July 6 in West Bethesda, Maryland.The agreement, which Commanding...

Composite Team Leader Dr. Maureen Foley.

Carderock Materials Engineer is Avid STEM Proponent

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | July 13, 2020

One of Composite Team Lead Dr. Maureen Foley’s (Code 6102) proudest accomplishments is transitioning her first design to the fleet, something that doesn’t happen to every engineer.As a child, Foley was raised in Duxbury,...

A Sailor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division holds the Legion of Merit Award that Capt. Michael Richman (center), chief of staff for Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers, presented to Capt. Cedric McNeal for his successful time as commanding officer of Carderock Division. McNeal was relieved by Capt. Todd Hutchison in a ceremony in West Bethesda, Md., on July 10, 2020.

Carderock Division Changes Command

By Kelley Sterling, NSWCCD Public Affairs | July 10, 2020

Capt. Todd E. Hutchison relieved Capt. Cedric J. McNeal as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in a ceremony July 10, 2020, in West Bethesda, Maryland.McNeal, who was the 38th...

Site of the Carr Inlet Acoustic Range (CIAR) operations in May 1969.

Inside the History of Detachment Puget Sound

By Edvin Hernandez, NSWCCD public affairs | July 8, 2020

Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has several detachments scattered across the United States, all of which specialize in key areas that support the warfighter.Carderock’s Detachment Puget Sound in...

Zach Heinkel (left), a composites materials engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, receives manufacturing process feedback on June 10, 2020, from Anna Bernal, an engineer in Carderock’s Non-Metallic Research and Engineering Branch, about the door opener that allows less personal contact with door handles.

Carderock Team Uses Talents to Manufacture COVID-Fighting Tools

By Todd Hurley, NSWCCD Public Affairs | July 8, 2020

The Materials and Manufacturing Technology Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division has been instrumental in supporting local COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, from hand sanitizer production to...

Jay Ong, a chemical engineer in the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, mixes the ingredients for hand sanitizer in the lab in June 2020.

Carderock Scientists Tackle Hand Sanitizer Shortage

By Benjamin McKnight III, NSWCCD Public Affairs | June 24, 2020

One of the earliest words of guidance to come from the entities such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was how important it is for people to...