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NSWC IHD Explores Arctic Area of Operation at PACE Event
April 21, 2021 — Last fall, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) personnel got a glimpse of the Chief of Naval Operation’s Guidance for 2022 during a Product Accelerated Concept Engine (PACE) event held by the command’s Velocity Lab. That chilly October morning, attendees learned about the Great Power Competition (GPC) and the joint forces... MORE

NSWC Crane Division Manager Awarded Civilian Service Commendation Medal
April 20, 2021 — Clint Seyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) manager for the Expeditionary Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Division, was recently awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM) in recognition of significant contributions to the United States (U.S.) Navy. Seyer was recognized for... MORE

NSWCDD and West Virginia University Partner on ‘Damaged States’ Tool to Transform Surface Warfare
April 19, 2021 — When surface warfare officers fire a missile to intercept a threat while defending their warship, what happens when the threat missile sustains specific types of damage at a specified range?The Navy is collaborating with West Virginia University professors and students who are using a wind tunnel to help crack an aerodynamic code necessary to... MORE

IMAGE: A test model of a damaged missile with a missing wing and tail fin is pictured at West Virginia University’s wind tunnel. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) threat engineers are performing analysis to predict the aerodynamics of damaged states systems to produce prototype research methods and simulations. Research conducted by West Virginia University in collaboration with NSWCDD aerospace and threat engineers – especially its wind tunnel testing – is playing a significant role in evaluating the munition effectiveness of nonlethal engagement scenarios in support of the NSWCDD Damaged State Modeling of a Post Intercept Threat Program.

NSWC IHD's EOD Department Hosts EOD Threat Expo
April 19, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Department conducted its third annual EOD Threat Expo at the Stump Neck Annex, April 13-15. The threat expo is the second in a series of events supporting the Joint EOD (JEOD) program’s planning cycle. The first event was a threat assessment in... MORE

Air Force Detachment Officer in Charge Maj Patrick Kucera (right) and incoming relief Capt. Mark Elliott (center) discuss the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (JEOD) Threat Expo with Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) JEOD Programs Special Assistant Brett Reissener. NSWC IHD’s EOD Department hosted its third annual EOD Threat Expo at the Stump Neck Annex, April 13-15. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

SRF-JRMC awarded 10th Chief of Naval Operations Shore Safety Award
April 19, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) was recently awarded with the Chief of Naval Operations’ Shore Safety Award for fiscal year 2020, medium industrial category.The annual award recognizes shore-based Naval activities with demonstrably excellent safety records while sustaining mission readiness... MORE

Yuuki Toya, center, Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center’s (SRF-JRMC) fall protection subject matter expert discusses the fall protection requirements and issues working at the dry dock’s edge with Capt. Neil Sexton, right, SRF-JRMC commanding officer.

NSWCPD Contributes to New Hydrolance Solution
April 16, 2021 — The Warfare Centers of the Naval Sea Systems Command are part of the Navy team striving for on-time delivery of combat ready ships, submarines and systems. The team is implementing new solutions. Case in point: improving the safety and efficiency of condenser tube cleaning during the shipyard overhauls of submarines.On a submarine, after steam... MORE

Since 2015 NSWCPD has been working to update and automate the condenser cleaning process. The current method involves removing the head and manually injecting a cleaning lance into the tubesheet (tube ends). The new system aims to increase efficiency while removing shipyard workers from a potentially dangerous situation.

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Receives Critical Recertification in Life Raft Repair
April 15, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) Life Raft Repair Shop received recertification after successfully conducting a virtual audit, April 1.This critical recertification allows the Life Raft Shop to continue to support the needs of all U.S. Navy, Army, and Coast Guard commands on the West Coast. The shop also regularly... MORE

NSWC Panama City hones maritime cyber hacking during virtual HACKtheMACHINE
April 14, 2021 — To deliver more lethal, better-connected fleet capabilities, the U.S. Navy keeps cybersecurity at the forefront of defense.A team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) took part in the 2021 HACKtheMACHINE challenge March 23-26 to hone and sharpen their cyber skills to enable the Navy to defend the country against all... MORE

David Osafo, NSWC PCD engineer examines a virtual machine for possible vulnerabilities during the virtual 2021 HACKtheMACHINE challenge at Gulf Coast State College.

NSWC Crane STEM Program hosts Annual Team Crane Science Fair virtually
April 14, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) youth Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math (STEM) Program hosted the 37th Annual Team Crane Science Fair virtually for regional students. The Team Crane Science Fair took place during the week of April 5, 2021.Regional students, either as individuals or as part of teams, submitted more... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Selects Nine Contractors for Important Infrastructure Contracts
April 13, 2021 — At the beginning of February 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) entered into a substantial contract award with nine contractors. The nine contractors are part of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, designed to help support NSWCDD’s infrastructure. An example of supporting our infrastructure is the... MORE

IMAGE: This conference room in Building 1490 underwent a facelift in 2020. Under Section 233 of the Federal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017, Naval Resource and Development (R&D) activities like Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division are able to take care of some internal facility needs.

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