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NSWC Corona Addresses the Navy’s Need for Urgency
November 22, 2019 — Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, stressed the urgency of attacking the Navy’s issues – including the threat of adversaries – at his monthly town hall meeting with employees Nov. 20.“What is the great power competition? It’s analogous to the Cold War,” said Hembree-Bey. “We’re not going... MORE

Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona, addresses employees during his monthly town hall meeting.

Promising new tool protects Ships, Sailors
November 21, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is developing another way to protect naval assets and Sailors at the pointy end of the spear.Maritime Vessel Stopping Occlusion Technologies, or MVSOT, is a promising non-lethal tool for the warfighter to significantly slow or stop an on-coming target vessel. The MVSOT team specifically... MORE

The Maritime Vessel Stopping Occlusion Technologies, or MVSOT, team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division investigates natural hagfish slime as an inspiration for a non-lethal capability.

Naval Historians, Authors Highlight Battle of Midway Heroes at Dahlgren
November 21, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – It was a day Laura Orr did not expect in 2011 – a returned phone call from legendary Battle of Midway dive-bomber pilot Norman Jack “Dusty” Kleiss.Orr, special events coordinator at Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, Va., at the time, had called him with a speaking invitation. Although he accepted, he was unable to speak due to... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Nov. 15, 2019) - Timothy Orr, an associate professor of military history at Old Dominion University, and co-author of “Never Call Me A Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway,” stresses the importance of never forgetting the Battle of Midway warfighters. He shares their stories as a part of the Naval Heritage Command Lecture Series sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Integrated Combat Systems Department Nov. 15 at the base theater. “No matter what they did, whether they came back or died out on the ocean, were wounded, or blew up in their plane – all of that is a story worth telling,” he said. “It explains how the U.S. eventually triumphed over the empire of Japan in the Pacific War. It really shapes the world as we know it today.”

NSWC Divisions at Dahlgren and Carderock Collaborate to Build Small Business Relationships
November 21, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – What does building a body have in common with building small business relationships at the Navy Warfare Centers?According to Carlos Duran – the new deputy for small business at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division – bodybuilding and his current duty at Carderock have three things in common: determination, dedication and... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 29, 2019) - Carlos Duran, the new deputy for small business at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, meets with Kris Parker, the NSWC Dahlgren Division deputy for small business who filled in as the acting deputy for small business at NSWC Carderock for six months. “Collaboration and close communication are paramount to the success of any program and specifically in small business,” said Duran, a retired Marine who considers his experience and collaboration with Parker as “nothing but exceptional”. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

NSWC Corona’s Data Analytics Enables Navy to Dominate the Threat
November 21, 2019 — To fight the great power competition at sea and abroad, data analytics is what the Navy needs, and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona has it.That was the message imparted by Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey, commanding officer of NSWC Corona, to members of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) San Diego Chapter at... MORE

Capt. Hembree-Bey spoke at this afternoon's AFCEA San Diego Chapter luncheon

PSNS & IMF launches C.A.R.E. pledge campaign
November 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility launched a new employee-sponsored pledge campaign, C.A.R.E., during a lunchtime kickoff event Wednesday, Nov. 20.C.A.R.E, which stands for character, action, respect and engagement, involves employees voluntarily signing a pledge to respect all individuals and to take action if they see... MORE

Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, displays her C.A.R.E. hardhat sticker after signing the C.A.R.E. pledge Nov. 20.

NSWC Dahlgren’s OTA Opens the Door to New Business Opportunities
November 20, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Seeking to find faster routes to emergent, urgent, and innovative naval surface and maritime capabilities, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) recently established a new Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) allowing increased collaboration with a larger industry base generating faster, flexible, and more... MORE

Deployed Marines learn additive manufacturing from Carderock
November 20, 2019 — In 1986, Colorado-born inventor Chuck Hull received the first patent for a 3D printing technology. At the time, he told his wife that it would take roughly 30 years before the technology would be available for people to have at home.For a technological prediction, Hull was not too far off. Today, the 3D printer is not what a toaster or television... MORE

Jacob Aljundi (left) and Ryan Fisher, engineers in the Additive Manufacturing Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, stand in front of a 3D printer in Carderock’s Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education Lab on Nov. 15, 2019, in West Bethesda, Md. The two engineers travel to different parts of the world training deployed U.S. Marines how to use 3D printers and the associated software and technology. (U.S. Navy photo by Edvin Hernandez/Released)

NSWC Crane employees recognized for providing rapid response to medical emergency
November 19, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees were recognized for providing rapid emergency response support to a medical situation. The Code Blue Team was recently awarded the NSWC Safety Champion Award for their efforts and to responding to a fellow employee’s medical emergency. The team currently consists of... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees were recognized for providing rapid emergency response support to a medical situation. The Code Blue Team was recently awarded the NSWC Safety Champion Award for their efforts and to responding to a fellow employee’s medical emergency. The team currently consists of eighteen volunteers who train year-round to respond to these instances within their building at NSWC Crane.

From left to right: Stan Gerbig, Bruce Edwards, Brian Beeson, Cliff Carpenter, Pat Bruner, Tina Landon, Charles Colglazier, Jeff Bowden, Harrison Holmes, Alyssa Robertson, Brian Sabo, Angie Inman, Jeff Biggs, Aimee Craven.

Not pictured: Mike Norris, Andrew Howard, Greg May

Autonomous vehicles save time, money during dry-dock inspections
November 19, 2019 — Autonomous vehicles recently used for a collaborative competition are putting real world application to the test by leveraging machine learning to support Naval maintenance activities.During the 2019 Director’s Cup, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientists and engineers were challenged to create and field a fully... MORE

The Autonomous Dry Dock Survey Robot, or ADDS, provides the Navy with significant cost savings, while ensuring the ability to monitor safe environments within the nation’s shipyard facilities.

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