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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)

DDG 51 Flight III Progressing on Schedule
November 20, 2020 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy recently achieved several important milestones for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Flight III upgrade, representing significant progress toward delivering critical Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability to the fleet.The DDG 51 Flight III upgrade is centered on the AMDR/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense... MORE

Expect Better Traffic on Return to Dahlgren
November 19, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. - In the age of the COVID-19 pandemic things have changed. Many facets of daily life were bent in an attempt to stem the spread of infection. Masks are worn, people are more attentive to hand hygiene, and most individuals shy away from large gatherings. The institution of widespread teleworking made this possible, and to well received... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s work on critical repairs ensures USS John Paul Jones meets tasking
November 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s (PHNSY & IMF) Fleet Maintenance Repair (FMR) team provided outstanding support on USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) emergent repairs while the ship remained in a pre-deployment COVID-19 sequestration state. The leadership and urgency from the... MORE

Guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aja Bleu Jackson)

Warfare Center Partners with Students from Local Universities on Navy-Funded Capstone Projects
November 17, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) is leveraging its local college and university partnerships to solve materials issues and develop new industrial targets for range testing.Armen Kvryan, PHD's lead materials engineer, is working with the University of California, Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) Mechanical Engineering Department... MORE

Rusting of metal parts due to the ocean environment is a reoccurring problem aboard Navy ships. Armen Kvryan, lead materials engineer for PHD, is partnering with local university students to build a device to better test materials for rust.

Carderock’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team Earns Navy Excellence Award
November 17, 2020 — The 2020 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards ceremony was held virtually on Nov. 5, 2020, with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team accepting the Field Acquisition Activity Award.The Columbia-class submarine is the newest class of nuclear submarine and is being designed to replace... MORE

An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RD&A) Visits Units in Pacific Northwest
November 17, 2020 — Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development, and Acquisition James F. Geurts visited Commander, Submarine Group 9 and other strategic-deterrent support units in the Pacific Northwest, Nov. 17.Geurts’ visit comes two weeks after the office of ASN (RD&A) awarded a $9.47 billion contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat to officially... MORE

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development, and Acquisition James F. Geurts tours a submarine trainer at Trident Training Facility Bangor, Nov. 17. As the authority for all Navy acquisition functions, programs and weapons systems, Geurts visited strategic-deterrent units in the Pacific Northwest to see current operations, training and maintenance facilities fist-hand, and to discuss ongoing preparations and planning for the new Columbia class of ballistic-missile submarines.

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Completes On-Time Delivery of USS Anchorage
November 16, 2020 — SAN DIEGO - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully delivered USS Anchorage (LPD 23) from her availability on-time Oct. 16.“SWRMC worked with BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair to find cost-effective and innovative solutions during the availability to support on-time delivery of the ship,” said Capt. David Hart, commanding... MORE

Nineteen SERMC Sailors Earn Navy Enlisted Classifications
November 13, 2020 — MAYPORT, FL (NNS) – Nineteen Sailors from the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) were honored during an All Hands call Oct. 22 for attaining a Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) certification. Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) director, Surface Ship... MORE

Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (left) presents a Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) Certificate to EM2 Marcus J. Dexter at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC).

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