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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.
Warfare Center Cyber Test Team Achieves Certification
By Story by Teri Carnicelli | 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...

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.
Warfare Center’s Success with Reenlistments Earns Recognition for Second Consecutive Year
By Teri Carnicelli | 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...

From left: Jose Medina Medina, computer engineer, Ramon Flores, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) coordinator, and Robert Casas, computer engineer, represent Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) during a career fair at Santa Paula High School in California on March 20, 2025. Medina and Casas participated in STEM activities as classmates at the school, and now they both work in naval fires installation at NSWC PHD. (Photo provided by Jose Medina Medina)
Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet’s Firepower
By Thomas McMahon | June 2, 2026
Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves.As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina...

Steve Bates (right), vice president of Advanced Technology International’s (ATI) sea, air and space division, delivers a presentation to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) leadership Feb. 18 in California. Using an Other Transaction Authority agreement, the command established ATI as the consortium manager of NSWC PHD’s Maritime Advanced Technology Accelerator Consortium (MATAC). MATAC helps NSWC PHD expedite the prototype acquisition process. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)
Command’s First Other Transaction Agreement Will Shorten Acquisition Prototype Process
By Brian Varela | June 2, 2026
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California has begun working with a South Carolina-based nonprofit organization to expedite the creation of new technology by seeking prototypes from...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) looms over the edge of the Pacific Ocean onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California. The Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy, known as ODIN, which will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White/Released)
Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
By Thomas McMahon | May 18, 2026
Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy...

Eric Csorba, a Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister and launcher support equipment engineering technician at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California, holds a prototype tool that he designed in his home shop, seen here Dec. 14. The tool aims to help Navy sailors maintain MK 41 VLS latch rods, which secure the hatches that cover the launcher’s missile cells. (Photo provided by Eric Csorba)
Warfare Center Develops New Tool to Help Sailors Keep Vertical Launching System Latch Rods Moving
By Thomas McMahon | May 15, 2026
Launcher support personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California have developed and tested a new tool to aid Navy sailors in maintaining MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cell...
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