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NSWC Carderock Division wins at this year’s Federal Laboratory Consortium Regional Awards
December 15, 2015
Future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) Launched
December 14, 2015
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The future USS RALPH JOHNSON (DDG 114) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard Dec. 12. The ship, a Flight IIA destroyer, will be equipped with Aegis Baseline 9 which incorporates Integrated Air and Missile Defense and enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities. DDG 51 class ships are integral players in global maritime security, engaging in air, undersea, surface, strike and ballistic missile defense. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Navy Civilian Engineer Named FEYA Award Agency Winner for Delivering Warfare Capabilities to the Fleet
December 10, 2015
Official U.S. Navy file photo of the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) transiting the Arabian Gulf. Ponce is equipped with the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), a technology demonstrator built by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). LaWS can be directed onto targets from the radar track obtained from an MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System or other targeting sources. NSWCDD engineer Alan Tolley - the chief engineer of all surface Navy radars, including radars used by LaWS aboard the Ponce - was selected as a National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) 2015 Federal Engineer of the Year Award (FEYA) Agency winner, NSWCDD announced Dec. 10. Tolley was commended for his key role in delivering vital warfare capabilities to the Fleet. The FEYA is selected by a panel of judges established by National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) professional engineers in government who consider engineering achievements, education, continuing education, professional/technical society activities, NSPE membership, awards and honors, and civic and humanitarian activities.
NSWCDD Mentored Students Fire 1st Electromagnetic Railgun shot at Virginia Tech
December 9, 2015
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Students assemble components of Virginia Tech's electromagnetic railgun pulse forming network at the university's Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) railgun experts have been advising Virginia Tech students and professors since 2011. "The experience the student gains at Virginia Tech working on relevant railgun work is directly applicable to the skill sets we need to transition this technology into a reality for the Navy," said Chris Reichart, NSWCDD Pulsed Power Branch head.
NSWC Crane Recognizes 74th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2015
151207-N-QI541-018 - Sailors raise morning colors while Crane employees honor the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Hull Turnover Marks Ship to Shore Connector Milestone
December 3, 2015
USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) Completes Acceptance Trials
November 24, 2015
Future USS Omaha (LCS 12) Launches
November 20, 2015
NAVSEA recognized for top support to small business
November 20, 2015
Navy Leaders’ Shift Perceptions and Assist Fellow Disabled Personnel to Successful Careers
November 20, 2015
Alligator 2014. Miller spoke at the National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance held at Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck, Va., Oct. 28, 2015. The EOD Chief received the Purple Heart Medal and a Bronze Star Medal with Valor after he was severely injured by a land mine in Afghanistan. He received rehabilitation treatment at Bethesda Walter Reed Medical Center where he persevered and was able to walk again in 31 days, returning to work within three months. He fought to remain on active duty status and is preparing for another deployment.