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NSWC PCD engineer selected to NAVSEA Journey Level Leader Program
November 15, 2021 — Kevin Townsend, SEAL Delivery Vehicle production engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), was recently selected to participate in Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Journey Level Leadership Program (JLL).The JLL program provides individuals with unique opportunities to develop various leadership skills and... MORE

Kevin Townsend, SEAL Delivery Vehicle production engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), was recently selected to participate in Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Journey Level Leadership Program (JLL).

NSWC PCD hosts 2021 Industry Day
November 15, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) held its annual Industry Day themed “Enabling Agility in a Changing Environment” Nov. 3.Industry Day provides NSWC PCD an opportunity to collaborate with industry partners in order to better respond to NSWC PCD’s procurement opportunities.Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD commanding officer,... MORE

NSWCDD Range Crew Cleans Up Colonial Beach-Based Range Station
November 15, 2021 — Colonial Beach and other coastal towns and cities across the United States are used to dealing with flooding. Recently, a coastal surge brought high, turbulent waters to the Westmoreland County community.“There was a strong northeast wind that combined with the regular tide cycles, creating a perfect storm of tidal surge,” said Colonial Beach Mayor... MORE

IMAGE: A member of the Potomac River Test Range (PRTR) maintenance crew stacks rouge planks onto a trailer during clean up around a Colonial Beach-based range station belonging to the PRTR. The planks were blown off and carried away during a windy tidal surge that occurred recently.

Navy contracts with five companies to compete for future possible shipyard modernization projects in Hawaii and Washington
November 15, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to five companies to facilitate the award of future task orders for potential military construction projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) in Hawaii and Puget Sound Naval... MORE

NSWCDD Hosts Collaborative, Virtual Veterans Day Event
November 12, 2021 — The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Armistice Day. The ending of World War I. Now known as Veterans Day, the day honors military veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen “Casey” Plew participated in a virtual collaborative ceremony... MORE

IMAGE: Army 1st Lt. Andrew Katz, commander of the guard, Tomb of the Unknown, explains the origins of the tomb to a virtual audience at a Veterans Day event. The event covered the historical significance of Veterans Day and included the origins of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Honoring All Who Served: NSWC Philadelphia Celebrates Veterans Day with Observance Ceremony
November 11, 2021 — Members of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) community joined Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon and the Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG) in honoring all the men and women who have served our Nation during a hybrid Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 9, 2021.VERG sponsor Gary Saladino kicked off the ceremony by... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Receive 2021 PEO IWS Awards
November 9, 2021 — Four individuals and two teams from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) received Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards for their accomplishments in the last two quarters of the fiscal year. The third quarter awardees were formally congratulated during a presentation Oct. 21 while the... MORE

NSWC Crane engineer receives international award for research in cutting of a rare, superior metal
November 9, 2021 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) mechanical engineer (ME) received an international award for analyzing the cutting of tantalum, a rare metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. Dr. Jason Davis, an ME at NSWC Crane, led the U.S.-Japanese research team from the Center for Materials Processing and Tribology at Purdue... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Simplified Acquisition Procedures Division Leads and Trains Despite Resource Constraints
November 8, 2021 — From the COVID-19 pandemic to teleworking, nearly everyone has faced new obstacles over the past 18 months. But the show must go on. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Division personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) faced many challenges head-on during fiscal 2021 and SAP Division Head Angela Bowling led the... MORE

IMAGE: Angela Bowling, the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) division head, led the charge during fiscal 2021 to train and mentor nine interns. The interns were part of the Naval Acquisition Development Program and the SAP team managed the task while teleworking and learning new systems.

NSWCDD Engineers Adapt Commercially Available Equipment to Test and Evaluate Weapon Systems
November 5, 2021 — How do you simulate challenging, stormy seas when testing a new weapon system? Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers found an effective solution in a less-than-obvious piece of technology – a motion base designed for flight simulators and theme park rides. “The idea is to try to simulate these low-frequency,... MORE

IMAGE: Commercial motion base typically used for flight simulators and theme park rides. Engineers at NSWCDD adapted the base to simulate ship movement environments for use in testing durability and function of weapons capabilities.

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