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Resume Workshop Helps TRFB Sailors Chart Next Career Steps
December 9, 2025 — Each year, more than 200,000 active-duty service members take off their uniforms and begin the journey of transitioning from military service to a civilian life. For many Sailors, that shift can be daunting, filled by uncertainty about employment opportunities, financial stability, and how to translate years of military experience into the civilian workforce...

Navy Chief Commissions as Officer, Urges Sailors to Explore Opportunities
December 9, 2025 — Chief Electronics Technician (Nuclear) Brett Wiggington commissioned as an officer recently, marking a significant milestone in his Navy career. Just months earlier, he was preparing to leave the naval service, unsure if staying in uniform was the right choice for him and his family...

Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Barb
December 9, 2025 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) for the keel authentication of the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Barb (SSN 804), Dec. 9.Keel laying authentication ceremonies signify a major construction milestone where the ship begins to transition from design to reality. The...

NSWCPD Engineer Completes NAVSEA NextGen
December 9, 2025 — Amanda DiAlessandro, a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) surface ships mechanical engineer assigned to the HM&E Networks team, recently completed the Fiscal Year 2025 NextGen Leadership Development Program as part of Cadre VIII—marking a pivotal accomplishment in her professional journey.DiAlessandro entered the program...

NSWC PCD accelerates Naval mine warfare capabilities with new Quickstrike Extended Range Program, working group
December 8, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division spearheaded an effort to help the U.S. Navy develop the Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER) Program to counter the threat of stealthy submarines deploying advanced mines in shallow waters, which could disrupt critical shipping lanes. The groundbreaking Underwater Mine Personnel Qualification Standard Working Group brought together a team of experts, including engineers, logisticians, and fleet personnel from NSWC PCD, the Mobile Mine Assembly Group (COMOMAG), the Navy's Strike Planning and Execution Program, the Boeing Company and other key stakeholders. They developed the platform’s advanced aerial mining capabilities such as training, deployment and process improvement and is centered around the MK 64 MOD 5 Underwater Mine and aims to ensure sailors are well-prepared to use and maintain the new system, enhancing the Navy's ability to protect vital sea lanes and maintain maritime superiority...

“We are they”: From Sailor to Dahlgren Division specialist, a mission of service that continues
December 8, 2025 — The Navy gave Rulx “Ro” Rosemond more than a job. It gave him a sense of urgency that never left, the kind that comes from staring at a glowing radar screen, deep at sea, knowing every blip represented lives depending on him.“If I didn’t fix it, it wasn’t going to get fixed,” he said. “If the system didn’t work, people could die.”That was the...

NUWC Division Newport’s AUTEC range performs first sensor accuracy test of a German ship for NATO FORACS
December 8, 2025 — In October, a German navy ship completed sensor accuracy testing at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) for the first time, marking a milestone for both Germany and NATO’s long-running Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) program...

USS Oklahoma Sailors and Marines Honored on 84th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2025 — As part of the annual commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service held a ceremony at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island Dec. 7, 2025, honoring the Sailors and Marines who were aboard USS Oklahoma (BB 37) on the “day that will live in infamy.”...

Engineering the Future – University of Hawai’i students find real-world experience at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
December 5, 2025 — Miyamoto and Rumbaoa are full-time engineering students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa enrolled in the Cooperative Education Program (co-op) with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The program allows students to participate in an elective that offers an early look at where their studies can lead...

Innovation and Collaboration Power ASNE 2025 Intelligent Ships Symposium
December 4, 2025 — Hosted by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) in Philadelphia from Aug. 26-28, 2025, the Intelligent Ships Symposium (ISS) featured significant involvement from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), leading in both scale and substantive contributions.NSWCPD demonstrated technical leadership and collaborative...

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