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Carderock Team Applies Expertise to USS DEFIANT Model
Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Fabrication and Technical Support Division pose with a scale model of the proposed future battleship USS Defiant (BBG 1) in the Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Branch model shop in West Bethesda, Maryland. The team applied years of technical model fabrication expertise developed through Navy research and testing programs to produce and refine the model under an accelerated schedule. Pictured from left are Josh Crum, branch head, Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Branch; Jeremy Salmon, shop lead; Alexis Colon, technician; Adam Smith, technician; and Paul Young, division head, Fabrication and Technical Support Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Corum Beyers)
June 24, 2026 - BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is applying decades of technical fabrication expertise to refine a scale model of the proposed future battleship USS Defiant (BBG 1).  The model, which debuted...
Matt Huffman, Expeditionary Power and Energy Team Lead
Team lead for the Expeditionary and Developmental Power and Energy Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Matt Huffman.
June 22, 2026 - WEST BETHESDA, Md – Family influence and hands-on hobbies shaped Matt Huffman’s early interest in engineering, eventually steering him toward mechanical engineering. Today, Huffman serves as a team lead for the Expeditionary...
Warfare Center Cyber Test Team Achieves Certification
From left: Marcus Cervantes, computer engineer; Anette Vladescu, cybersecurity engineer; Ian Wilson, computer scientist; Steven Coleman, cybersecurity penetration test team lead; and Alex Hinds, computer engineer, were part of a team from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division that traveled to the U.S. Navy’s Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island, Virginia, in September, and while there passed Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)’s cybersecurity skills assessment to become the first warfare center on the West Coast to be certified as a NAVSEA cybersecurity penetration test team.
June 17, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) last year became the first warfare center on the West Coast to be certified as a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) cybersecurity penetration test team, thanks in...
NAVSEA Recognizes Excellence
WASHINGTON, DC (June 11, 2026) - Vice Admiral Jim Downey, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Ms. Leslie Joseph, Deputy Commander, Total Force and Corporate Operations, hosted the NAVSEA Excellence Awards in the auditorium. The 2025 NAVSEA Excellence in Acquisition Award is presented to Mr. Michael J. Campbell (center). Mr. Campbell played a pivotal role in shaping acquisition strategy for programs like BBG(X) and FF(X), Mr. Campbell distilled complex data into clear operational impacts. His strategic insight empowered senior navy leaders to make critical, cost-effective decisions that will forge a more resilient and capable fleet for generations to come. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)
June 17, 2026 - NAVSEA Honors Excellence and Innovation at Annual Awards Ceremony WASHINGTON – The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recognized its top individual and team performers during the 2025 NAVSEA Excellence awards ceremony. The...
Warfare Center’s Success with Reenlistments Earns Recognition for Second Consecutive Year
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Department Officer Cmdr. Timothy Beach (left) administers the Oath of Enlistment to Chief Fire Controlman Tyler Packer as Packer reenlists in the U.S. Navy on Sept. 4, 2025. Packer’s reenlistment in fiscal 2025 helped earn the command its second consecutive Retention Excellence Award.
June 16, 2026 - The yellow pennant with a blue anchor symbol flying below the American flag on the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) campus might be small, but it’s significance for the command is mighty.The...
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