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NSWC IHD Hosts Annual Eastern National Robot Rodeo
August 16, 2021 — The locality around Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is known for quiet, meandering country lanes, roadside produce stands and lush woodland scenery. From Aug. 2-6 however, it became the epicenter for cutting-edge explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technology as the command and the town of Indian Head, Maryland, hosted... MORE

Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, operate a mini caliber robot through an abandoned building to try to locate and X-ray an improvised explosive device at the 2021 Eastern National Robot Rodeo held in Indian Head, Maryland, Aug. 2.

NSWCDD iLab Hosts Wargaming Hackathon with Summer Interns
August 13, 2021 — The task? Design a destroyer to escort a WWII-era Allied convoy to U.S. waters while avoiding Axis submarine attacks. The tasked? Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) summer interns.On July 27, NSWCDD interns representing every technical department across the warfare center engaged in a wargaming hackathon at NSWCDD’s Innovation... MORE

IMAGE: Ellianna Bailey, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Test Engineer and participant, observes wargaming challenges during the Wargaming Hackathon event at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, July 27. The bootcamp portion included tutorials on modeling and simulation concepts. The afternoon session included surface warfare scenarios followed by increasingly more difficult scenarios where participants used their acquired M&S skills to defeat the enemy. This event provided an overview of Naval capabilities across all departments.

$1.7-billion drydock project awarded to improve Portsmouth Naval Shipyard capacity
August 13, 2021 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $1.7-billion construction project Aug. 13. This effort will expand and reconfigure a dry dock complex at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, to increase the shipyard's capacity to maintain, modernize, and repair the Navy's attack submarines and return them to the fleet... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME: Jun 22, 2021: USS Virginia (SSN 774) successfully exits dry dock at the shipyard. Virginia is at the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period.

NUWC Division Keyport hosts sustainment and logistics based wargame development event
August 12, 2021 — NUWC Division Keyport hosted a walkthrough development event Aug. 9-10, for a new wargame concept.As part of the Wargaming Operational Logistics Forward in Peer Adversary Conflict, or WOLFPAC’s development, the event allowed personnel to refine its rules and capabilities.Distinct from other wargames that focus on practicing maneuvers or combat... MORE

NSWC Crane collaborates with Warfare Centers to bring high-energy laser project to the fleet
August 12, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) collaborated with NSWC Dahlgren, NSWC Port Hueneme, Integrated Warfare Systems 2.0, Directed Energy (IWS 2.0, DE), and Lockheed Martin to bring a high energy laser control system to the Navy fleet.The Navy is developing several ship-based weapons that could improve the Navy’s surface ships... MORE

NSWC Crane is a naval laboratory and a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) with mission areas in Expeditionary Warfare, Strategic Missions and Electronic Warfare. The warfare center is responsible for multi-domain, multi- spectral, full life cycle support of technologies and systems enhancing capability to today's Warfighter.

NSWC Crane computer scientist recognized as Employee of the Year by national publication
August 11, 2021 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) computer scientist was recognized as Employee of the Year by CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine for 2021. Award-winner Aimee Flynn has worked at NSWC Crane for a decade this fall.CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine was established in 1986, and as stated on their website, they are the nation’s... MORE

NSWCPD Employees Win Medals at 2021 Philadelphia FEB Excellence in Government Awards Virtual Ceremony
August 10, 2021 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) participated in the recent 2021 Philadelphia Federal Executive Boards (FEB) Excellence in Government Awards Ceremony, with numerous NSWCPD employees winning Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. The virtual awards ceremony held on May 20, 2021, reflects the work of many people from a number... MORE

Gerald R. Ford conducts final explosive event, completing Full Ship Shock Trials
August 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on 8 Aug., marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). Shock Trials validate a ship’s shock hardness and ability to sustain operations in a simulated combat environment using live ordnance. ... MORE

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completes the third and final scheduled explosive event for Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 8, 2021.

Most Tumultuous Year in Recent History Led Brandi Campbell to Her Most Rewarding Job
August 6, 2021 — Ask a group of software developers what piqued their interest in computer science and you will get an array of answers. Ask Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Scientist and software developer Brandi Campbell and she will give you a two-word answer: video games. “Some of the video games I played growing up allowed me to do some scripting to alter... MORE

IMAGE: Brandi Campbell, software developer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

NSWC Crane employee receives Civilian Service Commendation Medal for role during pandemic
August 5, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee Heather Baladi was recognized with the Department of the Navy (DoN) Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM) for her role as the COVID-19 Director. The CSCM is the fourth highest civilian award in the Navy.“I am very grateful for the opportunity I had to serve the organization as... MORE

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