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PSNS & IMF Innovation Lab designs, builds prototype LED disinfecting devices to combat COVID-19
November 25, 2020 — A team of innovators from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility designed and built two handheld ultraviolet-C LED disinfecting prototype devices that are currently being tested to determine how effective they are at killing COVID-19 on surfaces.According to Branden Doyle, the nuclear innovation program manager with Code... MORE

Branden Doyle, Code 2301 nuclear innovation program manager, sanitizes a crescent wrench Nov. 13, 2020 using a UVC-LED Handheld Sanitizer designed by employees in the PSNS Innovation Lab in Building 435 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

Marine Corps Veteran Speaks at NSWCDD Observance – Advises Fellow Veterans to Rebrand for Successful Careers
November 25, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – From debutante to leatherneck – Duanna ‘Kimberly’ Tanner, once the sole minority student in her class at Stuart, a refined all-girls school, embraced a new life as a hard-charging Marine whose many career moves fit one word – “unexpected.”“My mother gave me the best advice before I left for boot camp,” said Tanner who regaled her... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Duanna ‘Kimberly’ Tanner – keynote speaker at the 2020 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division virtual Veterans Day Observance – encouraged veterans, government employees and contractors tuning in via Teams to rebrand themselves while transitioning throughout their careers. “We’re entitled to modify our personal branding to support the current environment that we live in,” said Tanner, a Marine Corps veteran and Marine Corps Systems Command project manager, at the Nov. 12 event. "We can figure out who we’re going to be and assimilate as much as necessary without compromising who we are.” (Photo courtesy of Duanna ‘Kimberly’ Tanner/Released)

Southwest Regional Maint. Center Chief Petty Officers Bring Thanksgiving to Sailors, Families
November 25, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Chief Petty Officers’ Association (CPOA) members delivered Thanksgiving meals to Sailors and their families on Nov. 20.“The effort of our CPOA to ensure our SWRMC Sailors and their families are taken care of during this Thanksgiving season exemplifies the values of the SWRMC Team,” said... MORE

Recent Tests Advance Drone Use for Laser Target Firing
November 24, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) researchers recently took an idea to use drones to test and evaluate ships’ new laser weapons a step further by successfully launching and landing one from a moving ship.From a few miles off the Port Hueneme coast, NSWC PHD Research and Technology Applications Manager Alan Jaeger and... MORE

Alan Jaeger, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Office Of Technology (00T) research and technology manager, and Ian Wilson, 00T’s cybersecurity researcher, test out the capabilities of a quadcopter drone at the stern of a ship on Friday, Sept. 18.

NSWCDD Hosts New 2020 Virtual CFC Halloween Event
November 24, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – During the 2020 Halloween season, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) created a new fun virtual event to bring awareness to the program. This unique idea encouraged others to be creative while raising money for charity.This year, the CFC hosted a virtual costume contest. “We needed a way to get people involved virtually. One way was... MORE

Rear Adm. Nguyen honored by Oklahoma State University
November 24, 2020 — Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen, NAVSEA Deputy Commander for Cyber Engineering and Digital Transformation (SEA 03), will be inducted into the Oklahoma State University (OSU) College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Hall of Fame and will be awarded the Melvin R. Lohmann Medal, OSU’s highest honor, the university announced Nov. 23.The Melvin R... MORE

Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen, NAVSEA Deputy Commander for Cyber Engineering and Digital Transformation (SEA 03)

Corona Navy Innovation Contributes to Successful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Intercept Test
November 24, 2020 — As USS John Finn (DDG 113) launched the SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test near Hawaii Nov. 16, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division engineers worked quietly behind the scenes.Finn, an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System-equipped destroyer, successfully intercepted and destroyed an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target... MORE

SWRMC Dive Team Completes Underwater Maintenance with USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
November 24, 2020 — Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) divers conducted a historic diving operation on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in early September, successfully executing the first ever intermediate waterborne bearing replacement.Months after returning from deployment, the shafts responsible for propelling the Roosevelt were identified as needing... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month with NAVSEA Warfare Centers
November 23, 2020 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., observed the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and telework mandates in place, the ceremony was livestreamed on Microsoft Teams.The event was hosted by Christina Suggs, Special... MORE

IMAGE: WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Jet Griffin (left) provides ASL interpretation as Christina Suggs (not pictured) asks questions from the Fusion forum and Microsoft Teams chat for Tony Madalena (right).

CNO Visits Navy Sailors, Civilians at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren
November 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited Sailors and civilians during a day-trip to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia, Nov. 17.During the visit, CNO received briefs on a variety programs like High Energy Lasers, Solid Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) and Layered Laser Defense (LLD), and the Optical... MORE

(Nov. 17, 2020) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday receives a brief on directed energy at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, Virginia, Nov. 17. CNO traveled to Dahlgren to visit Sailors and civilians and receive briefs on a variety of programs like High Energy Lasers, Solid Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) and Layered Laser Defense (LLD). (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Rachel Maul/Released)

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