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NSWC IHEODTD, Union Sign Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement
September 12, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ It’s been more than 20 years since the last collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), local 1923. On September 12, both union and command representatives... MORE

Personnel from NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division and the American Federation of Government Employees, local 1923 display the signed collective bargaining agreement, September 12, at the command’s Velocity Lab. Pictured left to right: Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft; Technical Director Ashley Johnson; Director of Human Resources Bill Shea; AFGE, local 1923 Vice-President Donnie Bicknell; and AFGE, local 1923 Chief Steward Ronald Cleven. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)

USS Louisiana docks in preparation for availability
September 12, 2019 — Settling into its temporary home for the next two and a half years, USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) docked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in preparation for an extended maintenance availability Sept. 11.The availability, an Engineered Refueling Overhaul, will see the project team focus on refueling, preserving and... MORE

Tugs guide the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) to its berth at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor after the completion of a patrol in 2012.

NSWCDD M&S Community of Interest Hosts VV&A Seminar
September 10, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. - Dr. James Elele – a leading expert in the field of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) – is flanked by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers Bonita Davia and Sam Koski at a two-day seminar sponsored by the NSWCDD Modeling and Simulation Community of Interest. Elele briefed about 115... MORE

IMAGE: KING GEORGE, Va. (Aug. 20, 2019) - Dr. James Elele – a leading expert in the field of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) – is flanked by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers Bonita Davia and Sam Koski at a two-day seminar sponsored by the NSWCDD Modeling and Simulation Community of Interest. Elele briefed about 115 scientists and engineers attending the VV&A seminar from NSWCDD, NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity, NSWC Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Marine Corps Systems Command, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. The course brought together a huge diversity of modeling and simulation disciplines to collaborate and learn approaches to verification, validation, and accreditation.

Navy volunteers collect relief supplies for Bahamas
September 10, 2019 — After Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) rallied together to collect supplies to aid in relief efforts by those affected by the Category 5 hurricane.Eric Pierce, Human Systems Integration lead at NSWC PCD, said he started this effort when he could not find another... MORE

After Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) rallied together to collect supplies to aid in relief efforts by those affected by the Category 5 hurricane.

NSWC Crane selected to host Midwest Tech Bridge to enhance collaboration and agility
September 10, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has been selected to host the Midwest Tech Bridge to improve collaboration and agility throughout the Department of the Navy (DoN). James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, announced five Tech Bridges launching across the country... MORE

Navy marine mammals shelter in Panama City during Hurricane Dorian
September 9, 2019 — Almost two dozen Navy marine mammals stationed in Kings Bay, Ga. moved out of Hurricane Dorian’s path and sought shelter at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) this past week. The group of specially trained bottlenose dolphins and sea lions support the Department of the Navy’s Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic... MORE

Navy trainers reinforce positive behavior with bottlenose dolphins during a recent visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division.

Initiative aims to remove barriers to shipyard efficiency, on-time delivery
September 9, 2019 — A six-week pilot program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will help the command streamline its processes, improve internal coordination and eliminate barriers between mechanics and their work. Known as the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards, the initiative pairs a consulting firm with PSNS & IMF and Norfolk Naval... MORE

US Navy Releases RFP for Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Conceptual Designs
September 6, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals to industry for the award of multiple conceptual designs of the Navy’s first block of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV), Sept. 5. These prototype design contracts will integrate common Government Furnished Equipment warfare systems with commercially derived platforms in order to mature... MORE

Hembree-Bey Relieves Braunbeck as Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona
September 6, 2019 — In a traditional Navy change of command ceremony September 6, Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey assumed command of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, from Capt. Richard A. Braunbeck III.Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the NAVSEA Warfare Centers and the ceremony’s presiding officer, presented Braunbeck with the Legion of Merit award for... MORE

Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey reliieved Capt. Richard A. Braunbeck III as the commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division in a change of command ceremony, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Commander, NAVSEA Warfare Centers, presided over the ceremony.

Shipyard finishes maintenance on USS Connecticut
September 6, 2019 — Returning another strategic asset to service with the fleet, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed its work on USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Sept. 5.Connecticut had moved out of the shipyard’s Dry Dock 4 on Aug. 10 to put the finishing touches on its five-and-a-half-month period of maintenance and modernization,... MORE

USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 Aug. 10.

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