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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) 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.

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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From left: Jose Medina Medina, computer engineer, Ramon Flores, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) coordinator, and Robert Casas, computer engineer, represent Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) during a career fair at Santa Paula High School in California on March 20, 2025. Medina and Casas participated in STEM activities as classmates at the school, and now they both work in naval fires installation at NSWC PHD. (Photo provided by Jose Medina Medina)

Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet’s Firepower

By Thomas McMahon | June 2, 2026

Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves.As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina...

Steve Bates (right), vice president of Advanced Technology International’s (ATI) sea, air and space division, delivers a presentation to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) leadership Feb. 18 in California. Using an Other Transaction Authority agreement, the command established ATI as the consortium manager of NSWC PHD’s Maritime Advanced Technology Accelerator Consortium (MATAC). MATAC helps NSWC PHD expedite the prototype acquisition process. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

Command’s First Other Transaction Agreement Will Shorten Acquisition Prototype Process

By Brian Varela | June 2, 2026

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California has begun working with a South Carolina-based nonprofit organization to expedite the creation of new technology by seeking prototypes from...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) looms over the edge of the Pacific Ocean onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California. The Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy, known as ODIN, which will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White/Released)

Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons

By Thomas McMahon | May 18, 2026

Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy...

Eric Csorba, a Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister and launcher support equipment engineering technician at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California, holds a prototype tool that he designed in his home shop, seen here Dec. 14. The tool aims to help Navy sailors maintain MK 41 VLS latch rods, which secure the hatches that cover the launcher’s missile cells. (Photo provided by Eric Csorba)

Warfare Center Develops New Tool to Help Sailors Keep Vertical Launching System Latch Rods Moving

By Thomas McMahon | May 15, 2026

Launcher support personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California have developed and tested a new tool to aid Navy sailors in maintaining MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cell...

Maria Figueroa-Valentin, an environmental engineer with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment, makes sure the barrel of a handmade pneumatic hail launcher is level as she prepares for a “hail test” in June 2018 while working as an environmental engineer with the U.S. Army’s Test and Evaluation Command at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This particular endeavor was to test various materials that could be exposed to hail as big as 2 inches in diameter.

Figueroa-Valentin’s Natural Curiosity, Math Skills Led to Engineering Career

By Teri Carnicelli | May 15, 2026

Her natural curiosity and a mother who encouraged her to pursue a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related college degree led Puerto Rico native Maria Figueroa-Valentin to a successful career in...

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...

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