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Earth Day Spotlight: Carderock Engineer Advances Navy Environmental Efforts
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, celebrates Earth Day on April 22, 2026, by planting Maryland native white fringe trees outside of the Raye Montague Center courtyard in West Bethesda.
April 22, 2026 - BETHESDA, Md. – Earth Day efforts at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division highlight both environmental stewardship and the people behind it, including Environmental Branch Head Kristin Jordan. Jordan joined...
NAVSEA Announces 2025 Active and Reserve Sailors of the Year
WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2026) - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 2025 Sailor of the Year (SOY) ceremony was hosted by Vice Admiral Jim Downey, Commander, NAVSEA, and held in the auditorium at the Washington Navy Yard. ND1 Andrew Turner, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, was the active duty winner, and ET1 Carl Frost II, Surgemain Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Raleigh, was the reservist winner. Congratulations to all the finalists. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)
April 22, 2026 - WASHINGTON — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced the active and reserve 2025 Sailors of the Year during a ceremony held at its headquarters April 17.Navy Diver First Class Andrew D. Turner, representing the Naval...
Decades of Carderock Expertise Continue to Shape Orion Recovery
Engineer Lauren “Tink” Hanyok conducts final checks on the hatch mechanism of an Orion capsule test article at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s test pond March 25, 2009, prior to in-water testing. The evaluations helped ensure proper function during splashdown and recovery operations. (U.S. Navy photo)
April 22, 2026 - BETHESDA, Md. – The Orion capsule, carrying the crew of NASA’s Artemis II, returned to Earth on April 10, completing a mission that once again relied on complex recovery operations at sea – work supported by decades of...
Carderock Scientists Inspire Future Innovators at Calvert County MESA Day
Dr. Crystal M. Ricks, the Supervisor of Gifted, Advanced Learning, Articulation, STEM & MESA, and Robotics Competition, poses with a Boston Dynamics robot dog during the Calvert County Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Day at Huntingtown High School. (U.S. Navy photo by Aaron Thomas)
April 21, 2026 - HUNTINGTOWN, Md. (April 9, 2026) – To bridge the distance between a national naval research center and students in rural communities, representatives from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) engaged...
NSWC Crane Congratulates Winners of Hypersonic Horizons 2025, Fostering Future Innovators
Hypersonic Horizons 2025: The High Speed Video Challenge
April 20, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) proudly congratulates the 19 high school and undergraduate teams awarded a total of $44,000 in the third annual “Hypersonic Horizons 2025: The High Speed Video...
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Surface Ship Weapons System Development and Integration

NSWC Indian Head
Energetics and EOD Technologies

NUWC Keyport
Sustaining Undersea Warfare Systems and Vehicles

NUWC Newport
Undersea, Subsea, and Seabed Warfare Weapons Systems Development and Integration

NSWC Panama City
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NSWC Philadelphia
Surface and Undersea Machinery, Power, Controls, and Auxiliary Ship Systems

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