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NSWC Crane employee inspired through mentorship to pursue a STEM career
January 9, 2019 — Nicholas Schuetz, a Branch Manager at NSWC Crane, started working at Crane when he was in high school. He was unfamiliar with what it was like working at Crane, but sought someone to job shadow on base to apply for a high school internship. During the internship, he was uncertain about his future career path. His Crane sponsor, who became his mentor, noticed his skillset in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects... MORE

Nicholas Schuetz, a Branch Manager at NSWC Crane, started working at Crane when he was in high school. He was unfamiliar with what it was like working at Crane, but sought someone to job shadow on base to apply for a high school internship. During the internship, he was uncertain about his future career path. His Crane sponsor, who became his mentor, noticed his skillset in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects.

The Right Resources at the Right Time: MARMC Engineering Service Desk
January 4, 2019 — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Engineering Department is rounding out 2018 with a renewed emphasis on their integration into the maintenance availability teams. For years now, MARMC’s Project Support Engineers (PSE) have served as technical subject matter experts (SME) for ships going through Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) avails. As their presence grows on the avail teams, the concept of the Engineering Service Desk (ESD) has begun to take shape... MORE

MARMC Engineering Service Desk Flow Chart

MARMC Rigging/Weight Testing Shop:
January 4, 2019 — As the oldest rating in the U.S. Navy, Boatswain’s Mate (BM) carries a long and storied tradition. This tradition, steeped in a legacy of often overlooked yet critically vital taskings, often carries the weight of the U.S. Navy. For the Boatswain’s Mates at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), the arts of rigging and weight testing are two of the unsung taskings that continue to ensure ships are mission-ready. For BM1 (SW) Drew Miller, accomplishing MARMC’s mission of preparing vessels for the fleet goes hand-in-hand with qualifying Sailors in the NAMTS Rigging/Weight Testing Job Qualification Requirement (JQR) while keeping the traditions of the BM rating alive... MORE

PHNSY/IMF remembers a hero of Dec. 7th 1941
December 21, 2018 — PHNSY & IMF Electrician Supervisor Dale Hoxie was honored with the 2018 George S.B. Walters Service Award by the Honolulu Council of the Navy League of the United States at the organization’s annual Sea Service Awards luncheon on Nov. 15, 2018... MORE

Lewis Walters (right), son of George S.B. Walters, congratulates Dale Hoxie, an electrician supervisor of PHNSY/IMF.

Navy Performs Government Acceptance Test of Towed Mine Hunting Sonar
December 21, 2018 — Brett Thach, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) AN/AQS-24 Project Engineer, and his team, recently worked in concert with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) to successfully complete government acceptance testing for the AN/AQS-24C Mine Detecting Set... MORE

Members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Squadron 15 position the AN/AQS-24C Mine Detecting Set to ready it for loading aboard the MH-53E Sea Dragon MCM helicopter for at-sea testing in the Gulf Test Range June 3, 2018. U.S. Navy photo by Ron Newsome.

NSWC PCD Employee Selected for STEM Hero Award
December 21, 2018 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Electrical Engineer Jose E. Fernandez has been selected by Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) to receive a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Hero Award... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Electrical Engineer, Jose E. Fernandez, shakes hands with Dr. Kerry Commander, Science and Technology Department Head at NSWC PCD. Mr. Fernandez has been selected by Great Minds in STEM™ (GMiS) for a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Hero Award.

Navy Team Drive Supplies Back to School
December 21, 2018 — Employees of Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Test and Evaluation Prototype Fabrication Division recently collaborated to collect and provide backpacks and school supplies for children in need within Bay District Schools... MORE

PANAMA CITY, Florida - Members of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Test and Evaluation Prototype Fabrication Division share the assortment of school supplies to be donated. The group worked within their division to collectively provide supplies to children in need. Pictured from left to right: Nicole Waters, Dr. Ben Schlorholtz, and Paula Oliver. U.S. Navy photo by Susan H. Lawson

Future USS Paul Ignatius Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
December 21, 2018 — Pascagoula, Miss. – The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) successfully completed acceptance trials on Dec. 20, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Pascagoula shipyard after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Employee Awarded Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal
December 17, 2018 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the U.S. Navy Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service to the Deputy Chief of Contracting Ruth Adams at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, at a presentation held on base today. ... MORE

NSWC Crane leader trains service dogs for blind clients across the country
December 17, 2018 — CRANE, Ind. – If you step inside Jeff Schafer’s office, you’ll see an assortment of things you might expect, like a coffee mug and a computer. You may not have anticipated, or even noticed, a service dog-in-training to be lying patiently by Schafer’s feet... MORE

If you step inside Jeff Schafer’s office, you’ll see an assortment of things you might expect, like a coffee mug and a computer. You may not have anticipated, or even noticed, a service dog-in-training to be lying patiently by Schafer’s feet.

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