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NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Receive Honors in Retirement
June 30, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) honored two of its retired employees in June: former Chief of Staff Darrin Krivitsky and Corporate Operations Department Head Dottie Tackett. Krivitsky was recognized with the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, June 21, and Tackett with the DON Civilian... MORE

NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson presents the command’s former Chief of Staff Darrin Kravitsky the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award, June 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

Collaboration leads to CVN rudder bore repair savings
June 30, 2022 — A team of innovation-minded professionals from Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138, Weld Engineers & Non-Destructive Test Examiners, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, developed a new process for aircraft carrier rudder bore repair that cut the overall repair time by more than half.According to Travis Yanda, Shafting &... MORE

AJ Banks, left, machinist mechanic, and Kyle Farrell, machinist helper, Shop 31, Machinists, Electroplaters & Toolmakers, use a boring bar to taper the port rudder from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) May 13, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Philadelphia Team Member Receives 2022 Hilleman Award
June 30, 2022 — David Fayocavitz of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, received the 2022 Hilleman Award during MegaRust 2022, the American Society of Naval Engineers’ annual corrosion conference, in San Diego, Calif., on June 3, 2022.This prestigous “Hall of Fame” award was named to honor Don Hilleman, the founder of MegaRust, for his many... MORE

David Fayocavitz of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, received the 2022 Hilleman Award during MegaRust 2022, the American Society of Naval Engineers’ annual corrosion conference, in San Diego, Calif., on June 3, 2022. (U.S. Navy Photo / Screenshot by Gary Ell, Released)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Senior Systems Engineer Recognized for Multi-Warfare Center Team Work
June 28, 2022 — Work and life – the two sides of the scale that every employee, boss, team leader and executive must grapple with daily. Sometimes, the “work” side of the scale increases, causing the “life” side to decrease, and vice versa. Ultimately, the two must work together to strike a balance in each individual’s respective 24-hour days.For Naval Surface... MORE

IMAGE: Bruce Leaman, senior systems engineer for the High Energy Lasers Counter-Air Program at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, received the Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award for his work with the Corrosion Failure Investigation Team.

NSS-SY Spotlight: IT Pillar
June 27, 2022 — Whether on the deck plates or in an office building, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard Information Technology Pillar touches all members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workforce. Key focus areas include network and computer upgrades, improving Maritime Systems Environment performance, realigning... MORE

Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen, deputy commander for Cyber Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) receives a briefing on the latest technology innovations May 19, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Announces Second-Quarter 2022 PEO IWS Awards
June 24, 2022 — The Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards recognized 25 individuals from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) working on three separate teams for their exemplary accomplishments during the second quarter of... MORE

Three NSWC Crane employees recognized with DON Civilian Service Achievement Medals
June 24, 2022 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees were recognized with Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Achievement Medals (CSAM), which is the fifth highest award a Navy civilian can receive.Michael Konerman, a technical warrant holder (TWH) at NSWC Crane, received the award for his essential contributions in... MORE

Trident Refit Facility Bangor Conducts Change of Command
June 24, 2022 — SILVERDALE, Wash. – Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) conducted a change of command at its headquarters June 23. Capt. Bob Figgs was relieved by Capt. Mike Eberlein as commanding officer of the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine repair and modernization command.Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander of Submarine Group 9 and Task Group 114.3,... MORE

SILVERDALE, Wash. (June 23, 2022) – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Submarine Group 9, right, presents a Legion of Merit certificate to U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Figgs, departing commanding officer of Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), during a change of command ceremony at TRFB. TRFB supports the nation’s strategic deterrence mission by repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing Pacific Fleet strategic ballistic missile submarines during refits. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Christoph/Released)

Megaproject Partners Test New Application for Lidar Models in Battle Damage Assessment
June 23, 2022 — Between a recent static detonation and an upcoming test evolution, a decommissioned frigate is taking hits to help the Navy test a new use for lidar scanning and 3D ship models—assessing battle damage.The static detonation training event in late March, in which an explosive charge was placed aboard the ship for the purpose of damaging it, and the... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division and JPRIMES Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test Team Wins Award
June 23, 2022 — The Air Force Materiel Command’s Joint Preflight Integration Munitions Environmental Simulator and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test team received the 2021 Q3 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Legacy Air Dominance External Team of the Quarter Award for their outstanding performance, dedication... MORE

IMAGE: The Air Force Materiel Command’s Joint Preflight Integration Munitions Environmental Simulator and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test team received the 2021 Q3 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Legacy Air Dominance External Team of the Quarter Award for completing a series of free flight electromagnetic vulnerability tests on a missile during the summer of 2021.

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