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USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) arrives at NSWC PHD on Feb. 23. DDG 110 visited Port Hueneme for a Combat Systems Assessment Team (CSAT) event to maintain her combat readiness.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Augmented Reality Project Lead Lt. Cmdr. Chris Leslie, left, and Alan Jaeger, NSWC PHD Office of Research and Technology Applications manager, demonstrate Fathomwerx Lab’s Mixed Reality Lab at the Port of Hueneme on Nov. 3, 2021. The Mixed Reality Lab showcases how sailors at sea can connect with subject matter experts ashore to tackle repair and maintenance issues using 3D modeling, virtual reality headsets, digital repair manuals and more. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

From left: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Information Technology Technician Adam Ramsey and Technical Support Computer Engineer Connie Tran work with USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Information Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Bailey to update software on the bridge of LCS 32 during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in California. LCS 32 was commissioned in April 2023 at Naval Base Ventura County as the Navy's 16th Independence-variant littoral combat ship. She is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

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.

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Self Defense Test Ship Returns Home to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division After Refurbishing in San Diego

By Patricia Rodriguez | Sept. 9, 2025

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) returned June 12 to its home at Naval Base Ventura County after a 14-month necessary Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) for...

Command Electronics Technician David Alexander gets ready to receive his Meritorious Civilian Service Award at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo courtesy of David Alexander)

Electronics Technician David Alexander Receives Prestigious Fleet Engineering Award

By Daniel Borunda | Aug. 21, 2025

David Alexander, an electronics technician at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) known as a go-to problem solver for deployed ships with critical technical challenges, was selected for the American...

From left: Rear Adm. Keith Hash, commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, and Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center’s Chief Technology Officer Cody Reese listen to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Office of Research and Technology Applications Manager Alan Jaeger respond to a question during a panel discussion at the Ventura Defense Industry Forum at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Ventura on April 15.

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Ventura Defense Industry Forum Showcases Government Opportunities and Stresses Collaboration

By John Parsons | June 3, 2025

The Ventura Defense Industry Forum drew more than 600 attendees to foster engagement and collaboration between local industry and the Department of Defense (DOD) to help meet the growing, ever-changing needs of the fleet at...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran demonstrates the Augmented Reality Maintenance System aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD. The technology could reduce the number of onboard technical assistance visits by connecting sailors and subject matter experts through augmented reality and audio.

First Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems Operational on Five Ships

By Brian Varela | May 16, 2025

Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the ship.Enter ARMS, short for...

A student uses a virtual reality headset at Glendale Community College's state-of-the-art Virtual Reality Center while a professor assists. The school and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement. (Photo provided by Glendale Community College)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Enters into Virtual Reality Educational Partnership with Glendale Community College

By Gail Davis | April 11, 2025

Can fighting rust in virtual reality help the Navy fight rust in the real world?That is the hope behind an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) recently signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division...

From left: Armen Kvryan, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s corrosion lead and Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) director, meets with Anand Gramopadhye, dean of Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, at the South Carolina school in November. The command selected Clemson for a NEEC project to develop virtual reality-based training on shipboard corrosion. (Photo provided by Armen Kvryan)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Taps Clemson University to Create Virtual Reality-Based Corrosion Training for Sailors

By Thomas McMahon | April 11, 2025

Training Sailors to tackle corrosion on Navy vessels is the goal of a new project that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) has launched with Clemson University.The Port Hueneme, California-based...

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