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Capt. Ashley Wright Relieves Capt. Joseph Darcy as NSWC Philadelphia Commanding Officer
May 19, 2026 — Capt. Ashley S. Wright relieved Capt. Joseph Darcy as Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia...

Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
May 18, 2026 — Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed...

Warfare Center Develops New Tool to Help Sailors Keep Vertical Launching System Latch Rods Moving
May 15, 2026 — Launcher support personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in...

Figueroa-Valentin’s Natural Curiosity, Math Skills Led to Engineering Career
May 15, 2026 — Her natural curiosity and a mother who encouraged her to pursue a science, technology, engineering...

NUWC Division Newport will host in-person hiring event on May 30
May 12, 2026 — Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport will hold an in-person recruiting event on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be held inside the gymnasium of Building 80 located at 80 Fleet Access Road, outside of NUWC’s main gate...

NSWC Crane Sailor brings Fleet to the lab to elevate electromagnetic warfare capabilities
May 11, 2026 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Sailor and Avionics Technician has spent...

NSWCPD Welcomes Nearly 500 Participants for Take Our Children to Work Day
May 8, 2026 — For one morning, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) test sites, labs,...

USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet Early After Successful Maintenance
May 8, 2026 — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) rejoined the Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule...

Young Minds at Work – Carderock Hosts 15th Annual Carderock Math Contest
May 8, 2026 — From the Navy’s innovation and ship design powerhouse to home to middle school students ready to put...

The Rigger's Crucible: How Hands-On Training Builds a Professional
May 7, 2026 — Amidst a maze of piping, cables, and tight submarine passageways, an electric motor suspended inches from the deck makes its way towards its new location. A team of skilled shipyard workers executes a seamless dance of communication and physics to move the heavy motor through a tight scuttle. Swinging the motor between two chain-falls, the way Tarzan moves through the jungle canopy, each line takes the load in turn, every move purposeful, each person in sync as the load shifts between chains. These men and women are known as riggers, and they are the experts at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility when something needs to be moved safely and efficiently, no matter the size. ...