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Defeating customer service obstacles by using clear plastic barriers
May 5, 2020
Jared David (left), Tracy Atkins (center) and Harlen Caldwell (right) assemble clean barrier made from vinyl in the Moonshine Lab at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility May 4. This team is part of a cadre of innovators taking on the challenge of designing and building protective barriers for customer facing interactions within the shipyard.
Department of the Navy Honors NSWC Dahlgren Division Human Resources Specialist for Technical Excellence
May 5, 2020
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Bridget White, human resources specialist in the Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch of the Human Resources Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) garnered top honors in the Department of the Navy (DoN) Human Resources (HR) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Community Awards for Excellence in the Technical Excellence: Planning, Policy, Analysis and Program Management category. She was awarded for the technical rigor she applied to improving the NSWCDD External Awards Program. “She is truly representative of the professionalism and dedication required of the HR of today, and has the passion, forethought, and collaborative approach required of the HR support of the future,” said White’s supervisor and nominator, Audrey Lohr, Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch head; NSWCDD Corporate Operations Department. (U.S. Navy photo/Released).
Tomahawk Hardware Team Lauded for Design-to-Deployment Innovations
May 4, 2020
Members of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System hardware engineering group at NSWC PHD, circa 2018, including: Thomas Emmerich, Tomahawk product hardware lead (center in green jacket); and Mark Monaco, Tomahawk hardware design agent (left of Emmerich in light blue shirt).
Partnership overcomes facemask challenges for deaf and hard of hearing teammates
May 1, 2020
Facemasks, produced through efforts of the Sail Loft, Shop 64 and employees from the Home Team Mask project are distributed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility deaf and hard of hearing employees. The mask were made with a see-through panel allowing employees to see lips and facial expressions. Trying one on for the first time is Brandon Salley, an electrical worker with Shop 51, Electricians.
US Navy Awards Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Contract
April 30, 2020
An artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The U.S.Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate on April 30.
NSWC Crane, ONR offer cash prize for mitigating hazards of transporting lithium batteries in first-ever prize challenge
April 30, 2020
NSWC Crane student interns conduct unique payload applications research for autonomous unmanned sailboat drone
April 29, 2020
A team of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) student interns from Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) conducted research to enhance communications of autonomous unmanned sailboats during the 2019-2020 academic year. This research was part of their Capstone Senior Design Project.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NAVSEA continues fleet support mission despite COVID-19 restrictions
April 28, 2020
Dr. Andrew Schicho, NSWC PCD mechanical engineer, led one of the five teams by building a ventilator prototype in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Hack-a-Vent Innovation Challenge.
Carderock Engineer Assists with International Fight Against COVID-19
April 28, 2020
Miguel Angel Garcia (left), a Spanish Armada functionary; Milton Perez-Cruz (center), a mechanical engineer from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division; and David Sanchez, a Spanish Armada engineer, assemble face shields produced in their additive manufacturing lab at the Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center Detachment Rota, Spain, in April 2020 for use at local hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
No Break in Communication: NSWC PCD keeps Task Force New York connected
April 27, 2020
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) provided valuable communication equipment to Task Force New York (TFNY) while supporting operations in the fight against COVID-19 in the New York City area. The Expeditionary Carry-On Network (ExCON) kit provides Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)/Voice over Secure Internet Protocol (VoSIP) connectivity with Defense Information System Agency (DISA) or other tactical networks. It uses a commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) on the move antenna for use when mobile operations are necessary and has an agnostic transport capability, current in use by TFNY, that allows any commercial bandwidth of opportunity (LTE, Wifi, or hardline) to provide secure, high-speed voice, video and data, enabling reliable transmission of voice and data in a variety of situations.