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NSWC Philadelphia Division Recognizes Employees during Quarterly Awards Ceremony
March 2, 2022 — The Naval Surface Warfare, Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted a hybrid quarterly awards ceremony Feb 17, 2022 to acknowledge and honor eligible employees for their federal career milestones, as well as those who received letters of appreciation for achievements in support of the fleet.The ceremony also recognized recent graduates of the... MORE

UK Royal Navy Delegates Visit NSWCDD
March 2, 2022 — United Kingdom Royal Navy Rear Adm. James Parkin, CBE, Director Develop Royal Navy, and other members of his staff visited Naval Surface Warfare Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) March 1.Parkin was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire during the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2020.Joining Parkin during his visit were Royal Navy Cmdr... MORE

IMAGE: United Kingdom Royal Navy Rear Adm. James Parkin, CBE, Director Develop Royal Navy meets with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen “Casey” Plew and NSWCDD Technical Director Dale Sisson, SES, during a visit, March 1.

Meet the New Deputy Chief of the Contracting Office at NSWC Dahlgren Division
March 2, 2022 — Leadership has added a new face in the contracting department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Michael Brian Donaldson assumed the role of deputy chief of the contracting office (DCCO) in December, with management responsibility for a team of more than 110 contracting specialists, contracting officers, cost analysts,... MORE

IMAGE: Michael Brian Donaldson serves as deputy chief of the contracting office at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

PNS Delivers Santa Fe Back to the Fleet
March 1, 2022 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard successfully delivered USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) back to the fleet February 25 following an extensive two-year availability.Santa Fe and her crew of 16 officers and 127 enlisted personnel arrived at the shipyard on Aug. 15, 2019. Project Superintendent Gabe Griego, along with the project team and Ship’s Force, collaborated to... MORE

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes inaugural Planned Incremental Availability, prepares for workups and first deployment
March 1, 2022 — NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this week, marking the successful conclusion of its inaugural Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).The milestone follows six months of modernization and maintenance work at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News,... MORE

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departs Newport News Shipyard after completing the industrial portion of a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), Feb. 25, 2022.

Future USS Oregon delivered to U.S. Navy
February 28, 2022 — GROTON, Conn. – The Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon (SSN 793), delivered to the U.S. Navy on Feb. 26. PCU Oregon is the twentieth Virginia Class submarine that are co-produced at General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) through a long-standing teaming... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Integration Lead Pushes to Achieve Childhood Dream
February 28, 2022 — As a child, what were your goals? Did you dream of flying to the moon, or landing in the spotlight? For Ibrahima Diallo, he always wanted to work with technology.“Growing up, I had ambitious goals and I knew I would achieve them through a good education,” said Diallo, the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS Fires) Integration Lead at Naval Surface... MORE

IMAGE: Ibrahima Diallo is an electromagnetic spectrum integration lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
February 28, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) February 27 to discuss the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) with shipyard and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Pacific leadership.SIOP will... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (February 27, 2022)- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro looks at the proposed Dry Dock 5 site at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program will support future Virginia-class submarine maintenance and optimize work across the shipyard. Secretary Del Toro is in Hawaii to meet with families and senior officials and to see first-hand the progress that has been made in restoring and protecting the island’s safe drinking water. (U.S. Navy photo by Dave Amodo/Released)

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Employees Promote Apprentice Program at Waipahu High School
February 25, 2022 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) employees spoke with students from Waipahu High School about the PHNSY & IMF Apprentice Program, Feb. 25, 2022. The event was part of the high school’s job fair in which students from the Design and Technology Academy met with various organizations to learn about... MORE

The event was part of the school’s job fair in which students from the Design and Technology Academy met with various organizations to learn about different employment programs. The PHNSY & IMF Apprentice Program is a successful partnership between the shipyard, the U.S. Department of Labor, and Honolulu Community College. Graduating apprentices earn a tuition-paid Associate in Applied Science degree, and a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor.

NSWCDD Employee Receives Navy’s Third Highest Civilian Award
February 23, 2022 — “Mike! Quit playing!” In a panic, those were the words yelled by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Stuart Lunsford, a systems safety technician in the Readiness and Training Systems Department, as his friend and colleague experienced a heart attack.It was March 26, 2021, while Lunsford and his friend were discussing their... MORE

IMAGE: Systems Safety Technician Stuart Lunsford of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Readiness and Training Systems Department, will receive the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his lifesaving efforts in March 2021.

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