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Two NUWC Division Newport employees receive DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award
March 7, 2024 — Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees recently earned the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest honorary civilian award bestowed by the U.S. Navy. John “Jack” W. Hughes, command diving officer in the Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department, and Michael Gozzo, a submarine communications engineer in the Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department, received their awards from Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings during a ceremony held on Feb. 7... MORE

Longtime Shop 11/17 manager named 2023 Worker/Driver of the Year
March 7, 2024 — Sam Pruiett, operation manager, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheet Metal, began driving a Worker/Driver bus for Kitsap Transit in 1994 to help get his fellow employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility to work safely.In his 30 years behind the wheel, Pruiett estimates that he has driven more than 160,000 miles... MORE

Sam Pruiett, operations manager, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheetmetal, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, was named 2023 Kitsap Transit Worker/Driver of the Year. (Kitsap Transit photo)

How to build and maintain a healthy, long-term social life
March 7, 2024 — Social health can be described as the ability to interact and form meaningful relationships with others while positively nurturing those bonds. It also includes balancing the unique needs of each individual relationship.Having a supportive social network allows one to develop assertive skills and become personally comfortable in social settings... MORE

ALRE team works at historic pace to finish work on 3 Nimitz catapults
March 6, 2024 — The Aircraft Launch and Recovery Team at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is performing three catapult alignments on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in a historically short period of time.According to Chris Krueger, topside assistant project superintendent, Code 368, Carrier Program Office, the ALRE team is taking on an ambitious... MORE

Aircraft Launch and Recovery team members from Shop 38, Marine Machinist, work to align catapult #4 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Jan. 7, 2024, during a six-month planned incremental availability for the aircraft carrier at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSWC PCD hosts inaugural Gulf Coast NavalX Tech Bridge PRIZE Challenge
March 5, 2024 — A recent, first-time challenge to support U.S. Navy needs through partnership, creativity and innovation was hosted by the NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD)... MORE

Members from the NSWC PCD and NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Sediment Sampling Challenge development team during a regional Navy partner collaboration workshop, Dec. 13, 2023. (back row from left) Bobbie Thompson Naval Oceanographic Office, Dr. Richard Crout, Naval Research Laboratory, Jesse Walton, NSWC PCD Ranges and Facilities Branch head, Andrew Harrington, NSWC PCD Test & Evaluation & Prototype Fabrication Division (Code E42), Dr. Todd Holland, NSWC PCD Senior Scientific technical manager, Dr. Joseph Calantoni, SES, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command technical director. (front row from left) Holly Gardner, NSWC PCD Strategic Engagement director, Andrea Perles, SL, NSWC PCD Mine Warfare director, and Mackenzie Blair, NSWC PCD Code E42. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

TRFB Sailor prepares to become an Army aviator
March 5, 2024 — With both parents being U.S. Navy veterans, the Navy ethos have always been a part of Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Nicholas Goldschmidt’s life. Accustomed to the frequent relocations inherent in military life, he learned early on to embrace change, connect with new faces, and thrive in different environments. The influence of his parents’ naval careers led him on a similar path shortly after graduating from high school... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rick Dean, assigned to U.S. Army Aviation Battalion–Japan, is sprayed with water after Dean's final flight at Camp Zama's Kastner Airfield in Japan, Dec. 1, 2023. Dean served 26 years in the Army, much of them as a helicopter pilot. (Photo Credit: Esther Dacanay, U.S. Army Japan Public Affairs)

NUWC Division Newport hosts discussion on collaboration opportunities
March 4, 2024 — Bill Zappone, a member of the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, believes that many scientists and engineers at the warfare center aren’t aware of the myriad opportunities available to them through collaborations with outside organizations... MORE

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Kingsville (LCS 36)
March 1, 2024 — MOBILE, Ala. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, March 1. Kingsville is the 18th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) constructed, and is the first ship ever named after Kingsville, Texas.The LCS class comprises fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface... MORE

The USS Kingsville’s (LCS 36) drive systems are tested prior to underway demonstrations for Acceptance Trials at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, January 31

NSWC Crane employee believes that learning from experiences creates opportunities for growth
March 1, 2024 — Julinda Adams, a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee, continues the family legacy through decades-long career on base.Adams started her career at NSWC Crane in 1989, working in the Supply Department. Over the years, she has worked in a variety of other departments throughout command. In 2015, she began her career in... MORE

HRMC Completes Wayne E. Meyer Maintenance Ahead of Schedule
March 1, 2024 — Members of the Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) completed a scheduled maintenance availability for Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) eight days ahead of schedule last month, allowing the ship to return to service early... MORE

USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) is moored at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

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