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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.

MK 160 Gun Control Laboratory performs a control inspection

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD), electronics engineer in the MK 160 Gun Control Laboratory, performs a control inspection on a training system before a course starts. NSWC PHD is a center of excellence for engineering, testing, training and evaluation for new US Navy capabilities.

USS Dewey (DDG 105)

USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrives at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division for ship assessments, additional maintenance, and underway replenishment training, Feb. 27. (U.S. Navy photo by Brittany Arias/Released)

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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment headquarters sits at the foot of the Organ Mountains at White Sand Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The roots of the “Desert Navy,” as the sign calls it, reach back to when the Navy stood up a presence at White Sands in 1946, shortly after the Army established the range. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

Part 3 of 3: In Land of Enchantment, White Sands Team Boosts Local Ties to Keep Missiles, Rockets Flying

By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 26, 2023

Third in a three-part seriesWhite Sands Detachment’s roots run deep in southern New Mexico, but the detachment has begun planting seeds in the surrounding communities to keep its fleet support mission thriving in the high...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s White Sands Detachment Site Director Abie Parra (left) leads the NSWC PHD executive steering group on a tour of a facility that houses a launch rail (above center) at White Sands Missile Range on May 24. Before launching a sounding rocket, the whole building rolls away on tracks. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

Part 2 of 3: White Sands Team Taps Rocket Expertise to Build Ballistic Targets, Hypersonic Test Beds

By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 25, 2023

Second in a three-part seriesWhen White Sands personnel fire sounding rockets high above the desert, they are propelling scientific research in space while also supporting the Navy fleet at sea.The Naval Surface Warfare...

White Sands Detachment personnel and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division leaders gather outside of the detachment’s headquarters at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on May 24. The White Sands team specializes in testing naval weapons and launching rockets for scientific research. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

Part 1 of 3: White Sands Detachment Broadens Reach to Keep Pace with Navy’s Weapons Testing Needs

By Thomas McMahon | Sept. 24, 2023

First in a three-part seriesThe White Sands Detachment of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) is branching out — far beyond the desert of New Mexico.From linking up with ranges in other states for...

From left: U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen Josh Doughty, Gus Reed and Riley Haugen gather with Greg DeVogel, chief technology officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), at Fathomwerx Lab at the Port of Hueneme in California in June. DeVogel guided the midshipmen in a robotics-related engineering design project during their internship with NSWC PHD. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Naval Academy Midshipmen Connect to Engineering Community in Warfare Center Internship

By Thomas McMahon, | Aug. 30, 2023

Three midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy recently took a deep dive into the world of engineering duty officers (EDOs) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD).As they prepare to chart their...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Commanding Officer Capt. Tony Holmes (center) and educational leaders from Ventura County in front of the command’s Surface Warfare Engineering Facility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Dana Rene White/Released)

Educators Tour Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Facilities to Assess How They Can Help Prepare Students for Careers

By Patrick Maio, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | March 17, 2023

Senior-level educators from Ventura County recently toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) facilities as part of a broad initiative to possibly match curriculum taught at local schools with...

Denzel Bridges (U.S. Navy Photo Provided by Denzel Bridges/Released)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Denzel Bridges Named Black Engineer of the Year

By Pat Maio, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | March 3, 2023

Denzel Bridges, a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) combat systems reliability engineer, won a Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) as a Modern-Day Technology Leader for his leadership and...

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