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Students Jump “Robot First” at 2023 NSWCDD SeaPerch Regional Competition
March 23, 2023 — The temperature outside may have seemed frigid, but more than 100 students from 50 teams were jumping “robot first” into the pool at the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18.SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely... MORE

IMAGE: A student participates in the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Division SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18. SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely operated vehicle.

High School Students Gear Up for 2nd Annual Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
March 22, 2023 — The courses are ready and the stakes are high. The University of Mary Washington (UMW) Dahlgren Campus awaits 125 students who will compete for a prize purse of $7,500 at the 2nd annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.The challenge, hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), UMW, MITRE Corporation, the... MORE

IMAGE: Members of the King George High School robotics team eye the clock as their time runs out during the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The Foxes fielded three separate teams during the event that took place April 29-30 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus.

NSWC Crane manager leads team in battery testing capabilities for the Navy
March 22, 2023 — Cecilia Pierce was studying for her Master’s degree in Indianapolis, Indiana when she saw an advertisement for a contracting role in the newspaper. She was unfamiliar with the Navy lab in southern Indiana, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), but interviewed for environmentalist and chemist positions.Pierce took a role in an... MORE

Graphic for Women's History Month highlighting NSWC Crane employee Cecilia Pierce.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity employee is a teddy bear-hugging biker for a good cause
March 22, 2023 — Bikers and teddy bears aren’t normally associated together but for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) program director for shore-based training systems, they are the perfect match. Greg Corder volunteers as a supporter of the motorcycle club known as Bikers Against Child Abuse, or B.A.C.A., and has helped... MORE

IMAGE: Greg Corder, program director for shore-based training systems at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA), received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award during a ceremony on March 10 in Fredericksburg. Corder has donated countless hours volunteering through Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.).

Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to provide focused leadership, expertise in multi-billion-dollar recapitalization
March 21, 2023 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific commissioned its newest Echelon 4 command, Officer in Charge of Construction, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHSNY) March 17 to execute a multi-billion-dollar construction effort here as part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).Capt. Stephen Padhi became... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI (March 17, 2023) Capt. Stephen Padhi, commanding officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY), salutes NAVFAC Pacific Commander Rear Adm. Jeff Kilian as Padhi assumes command March 17, 2023. The OICC team of more than 140 people will provide on-site construction oversight, accountability, technical and contracting authority over a once-in-a-generation recapitalization of PHNSY, including the historic $2.8-billion replacement of Dry Dock 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Couch)

NSWCDD Manager Inspires Others to Maintain Work-Life Balance and to “Have it All”
March 21, 2023 — “Sometimes work wins, sometimes family wins, but things always seem to balance out,” says Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Strategic and Computing Systems Department Business Operations Manager Christa Whaling.Whaling, a Spotsylvania County native, began her career at NSWCDD in 1988 as a clerk typist. “My dad worked here as... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Strategic and Computing Systems Department Business Operations Manager Christa Whaling maintains a healthy work-life balance by granting those around her, as well as herself, grace.

Carderock Engineers File Patent for Lithium 6T Top Cap Invention
March 20, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers in the Expeditionary and Developmental Power and Energy Branch recently developed and filed a patent for their invention, a Lithium 6T (Li6T) Top Cap, which is a modular, field-reconfigurable direct current (DC) power distribution device that can be installed and mounted on top of a Li6T... MORE

Engineers in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Expeditionary and Development Power and Energy Branch from left: Matthew Huffman, technical area lead, Kevin Lin, electrical engineer and James Mulford, mechanical engineer, display their invention, the Lithium 6T Top Cap, in West Bethesda, Md., on March 8. The engineers are shown with three of their four prototypes, which is a modular, field-reconfigurable direct current power distribution device that can be installed and mounted on top of a Li6T battery. (U.S. Navy photo by Aaron Thomas)

Educators Tour Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Facilities to Assess How They Can Help Prepare Students for Careers
March 17, 2023 — Senior-level educators from Ventura County recently toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) facilities as part of a broad initiative to possibly match curriculum taught at local schools with career opportunities at the command.The educators — including principals, community college presidents, curriculum specialists... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Chief Technology Officer Gives Historical Lecture as Part of National Engineers Week
March 17, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Dr. Eugene “Michael” Golda gave a lecture about NSWCPD’s history as a part of National Engineers Week on Feb. 22, 2023.NSWCPD Chief Engineer Adam “Scott” Freedner helped kick off the lecture with his opening remarks.“The theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Creating... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Chief Technology Officer Dr. Eugene Golda gives a presentation on NSWCPD’s history during National Engineers Week on Feb. 22, 2023. National Engineers Week celebrates the positive contributions produced from a diverse group of engineers. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

Shipboard fire a constant threat: Bonhomme Richard tragedy an enduring lesson in fire prevention, response
March 16, 2023 — July 12, 2020 was a lazy Sunday morning at Naval Base San Diego. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), which had been commissioned only two years earlier, had recently made the base its new homeport and was docked as it underwent a maintenance availability.But, the silence of that morning was rocked by an explosion a few minutes before 9 a.m., changing... MORE

Infographic detailing shipboard fire safety principles, including: Prepare, Protect, Prevent and Respond. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)