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NSWC Crane engages with more than 150 businesses at Annual Buy Indiana Expo
May 4, 2023 — NSWC Crane held its Annual Buy Indiana Expo at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana on April 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce hosted more than 500 people and 150 businesses from 15 states. “For more than twenty years, Buy Indiana has been one of the best ways for businesses to engage with and learn more about NSWC Crane,” said Burkett. “It was great to see people come from all over and engage with NSWC Crane to support its mission. The relationships built and strengthened from Buy Indiana enhance the technological development necessary for today’s Navy. The engagement at this year’s Expo was great! Businesses are eager to learn more about Crane and how they can support the DOD. The interest in supporting Crane is unlike I’ve ever seen.” Learn more about the Buy Indiana Expo below!... MORE

NSWC Panama City Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Dominic Gabreleski
May 4, 2023 — Dominic Gabreleski is the head of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Maritime Mission Systems Division and he is responsible for its overall health and success.For the past 15 years, he has used his attention to detail and dynamic problem-solving ability to positively impact the Navy Lab’s ability to support the... MORE

Dominic Gabreleski is the head of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Maritime Mission Systems Division and he is responsible for the overall health and success of this division. He attended U.S. Navy Dive School, helped stand-up the Undersea Special Warfare Engineering Support Office in Hawaii and learned the importance of education and hard work from his Filipino upbringing. (courtesy photo)

Congratulations to our SWRMC Office of Counsel who recently received the Department of the Navy’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) Field Office Achievement Award!
May 4, 2023 — Congratulations to our SWRMC Office of Counsel who recently received the Department of the Navy’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) Field Office Achievement Award!... MORE

Growing up in war-torn Vietnam, leads NSWCDD chief engineer in lifelong pursuit of stability
May 3, 2023 — At the tender age of six, Kathleen “Katie” Young endured the instability of a country torn apart by civil war. Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese on April 30, 1975, ending the Vietnam War and forever changing the trajectory of her family’s life.Young’s family enjoyed an upper-class life, including a lovely house with a service staff. Her father... MORE

IMAGE: Kathleen “Katie” Young is a chief engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Strategic and Computing Systems Department. Young’s early life was thrown into chaos as her family suffered turmoil and sadness in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

Building an inclusive workplace: DEI&A program manager Lynn Grellner earns recognition for her superior contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity
May 3, 2023 — Lynn Grellner, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility program manager at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, is known around the command for her dedication to diversity in the workplace. Her impact on the visibility and success of PSNS & IMF’s Employee Resource Groups is especially well-known. Lynn was recognized on March 30, 2023, by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Recognition Program for her contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity at PSNS & IMF... MORE

Lynn Grellner, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility program manager, Code 1100D, Executive Support Staff, recently received recognition from the U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Program for her "superior contributions" to EEO at PSNS & IMF. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Crane electro-optic expert represents Navy and receives three-year international appointment
May 2, 2023 — CRANE, Ind. – A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has been appointed as the United States Navy Representative for the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Group Technical Panel 3 within The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP). Dr. Benjamin Conley’s TTCP appointment is a... MORE

A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has been appointed as the United States Navy Representative for the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Group Technical Panel 3 within The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP). Dr. Benjamin Conley’s TTCP appointment is a three-year role which began in February.

New Shop 11/17 sign a salute to history, legacy
May 2, 2023 — Building 857 has been Shop 11/17’s home for the past 50 years. Noticing the state of the former Shop 11/17 sign, Jeremy Stephens, superintendent for Shop 11/17, commissioned work on its replacement. With a building full of talented sheet metal workers, it wasn’t a tall order. However, he wanted to use the opportunity to help his workers develop an appreciation for the job they do daily and their shop’s legacy. ... MORE

Brett Burton, supervisor, Shop 17, Sheet Metal, and sheet metal mechanic Jazmyn Smith hold the shop's new sign that now hangs outside Building 857 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSWC Panama City Division showcases Waterside Symposium
May 2, 2023 — Members of the Joint Interoperability & Irregular Warfare Division from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) held a technical demonstration, April 5. The Waterside Symposium took place at NSWC PCD detachment, a Joint Expeditionary Command and Control test range, to showcase the new leading edge Navy Enterprise Tactical Command and Control design that the Navy Lab is developing. This will enable NSWC PCD to rapidly deliver this solution to the warfighter and ensure warfighting dominance... MORE

(left to right) Chief Warrant Officer Three Alison Czuhajewski, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, and Micah Gomez, Joint Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2), participate in The Waterside Symposium held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division detachment, a JEXC2 test range, April 5. The symposium aimed to showcase the new leading edge Navy Enterprise Tactical Command and Control design that the Navy Lab is developing. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)

Carderock’s Kevin Warwick Shares His Experience on Rotation at the Navy Yard
May 2, 2023 — Kevin Warwick, part of the Ship Acquisition Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, serves as the Action Manager for this new team. On rotation at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., since August 2021, he manages the adjudication and close out of all current and future NAVSEA actions resulting from fire investigations... MORE

Carderock's Dr. Mark Parsons Receives ASNE “Jimmie” Hamilton Award
May 2, 2023 — Dr. Mark Parsons, a naval architect and marine engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Future Ship and Submarine Design Software Branch, has received the 2022 American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) “Jimmie” Hamilton Award for his paper, “Refinement of a Mission, Power and Energy System (MPES) Architecture Flow Optimization (AFO) Method and Tool for Surface Ship Concept Design,” which was published in the Naval Engineers Journal (NEJ) in September 2022. The award was presented at the joint ASNE Flagship Section – SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers) Chesapeake Section meeting at the Maritime Plaza in Washington, D.C., on April 25... MORE