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Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
August 11, 2023
Chariza “Chacha” Solis, a long-time NASSCO employee and the Start of Construction honoree for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata, initiated the first cut of steel that will be used to construct the vessel.
NSWC Dahlgren Division aerospace scientist named the Department of Defense High-Performance Computing Modernization Program 2022 Up and Coming Hero Award recipient
August 11, 2023
IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) aerospace scientist Andrew Sorensen received the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program’s (HPCMP) 2022 Up and Coming Hero Award for his contributions to the HPCMP community as well as increasing NSWCDD’s technical capabilities and developments in hypersonics munition programs.
DNA hosts “So you want to be a senior leader” flash mentoring event
August 10, 2023
IMAGE: (from left to right) Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity's (DNA) Integrated Training Systems Division Head Mary Kay Anderson, Director David Richardson, and Deputy Director Dennis Cochran, participate in a discussion panel during a mentorship event, Aug. 1. The flash mentoring event titled, "So you want to be a senior leader," provided employees the opportunity to learn and speak with senior-level staff about their experiences and insight that helped them rise to their career milestones.
Virginia Tech professor received “real world knowledge” at NSWC Dahlgren Division this summer
August 10, 2023
IMAGE: Dr. Justin Kauffman, a research assistant professor in the Intelligent Systems Division at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute, is one of 10 professors from eight different universities who spent 10 weeks at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren as part of the Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Program.
NSWCDD works to close modeling and simulation capability gaps
August 9, 2023
IMAGE: Corey Gates, a software developer, system engineer and project lead for the Modeling and Simulation Tools Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, constantly works to close modeling and simulation capability gaps.
Successful USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready
August 9, 2023
USS Normandy Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair Period in Rijeka, Croatia
From welder to problem solver: New Metal Trades Council president's welding career began with an interest in art as a high school student
August 9, 2023
Mark Leighton, president, Bremerton Metal Trades Council, began his career at PSNS & IMF as a welder in 1997. Leighton said he decided to try his hand at a leadership role within PSNS & IMF because "I kept finding myself answering more questions than I was asking." Leighton was elected president of the BMTC in January 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Changes Command
August 8, 2023
Capt. Nate Schneider, at right, presents the SUPSHIP Gulf Coast command pin to Capt. Randy Slaff, signifying the transfer of authority and responsibility for the command. Looking on is Rear Admiral Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer for Ships.
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
August 8, 2023
The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8. Program Executive Officer Ships, RADM Tom Anderson, ship sponsors, Alicia Aadensen and Debbie Simmons and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company artisans, Fausto Cruz and Jesus Quevado, who welded the sponsor initials into the keel plate, were part of the ceremony.
NSWC IHD NETAP Students Heat Things Up in Summer Robotics Competition
August 8, 2023
A student with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) prepares their underwater remotely operated vehicle for her group’s scenario at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, July 28. NETAP provides students an opportunity to engage in a hands-on internship allowing them to develop their engineering skills. Over the course of the program, students learned and improved upon their tooling, soldering and programming skills by building miniature unmanned underwater vehicles