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Navy and Marine Corps Showcase 3D Printing Innovations and Impact at Pentagon Expo
March 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Dr. Ben Gould and Senior Chief Machinery Repairman (SW/AW) Sean Boykin are revolutionizing the Fleet, naval research labs, and shipyards - with a little help from their friends and 3D Printing. They collaborated with additive manufacturing experts to improve warfighting capabilities and readiness throughout the 2017 Department of... MORE

Dr. John Fiore (left), Technical Director for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, listens as Harry Whittaker (right), the team lead for NSWC Carderock Division's Sailor Performance Support Technology, and Kevin Lin, a member of Carderock's Disruptive Technology Lab, demonstrate prototypes created for the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) Test Article of the Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator (OMTD) during the 3D Print-a-Thon, an event hosted by the Navy at the Pentagon on March 15, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) enters into CRADA with Old Dominion University
March 21, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. The goal of this CRADA is to assess security risks for Cyber Electronic Warfare (Cyber-EW) systems in Navy piers and ports... MORE

Ex-USS Independence departs Naval Base Kitsap
March 15, 2017 — BREMERTON, Wash. – The ex-USS Independence (CV-62), an aircraft carrier decommissioned Sept. 30, 1998, is planned to embark on its final journey March 10... MORE

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) at sea during the later 1980s or early 1990s.

NSWC IHEODTD Teams with Community on New Technology Transfer Office Space
March 10, 2017 — Moments after folding paper airplanes in the recesses of the Black Box Theatre in the Town of Indian Head, Md., a contingent from Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) took a short walk upstairs to officially open up the Energetics Technology Center’s (ETC’s) Technology Transfer, Training and TechFire™ (T4), March 1... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD Technical Director Ashley Johnson and Commanding Officer Scott Kraft participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Energetics Technology Center's (ETC's) new Technology Transfer, Training and TechFire (T4) space at the Town of Indian Head's Black Box Theatre, March 1. The ETC is a is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and the TechFire program is funded by the Charles County Economic Development Department and through contracts with the Army Research Lab and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

NSWC IHEODTD, College of Southern Maryland Sign 5-Year Education Partnership Agreement
March 10, 2017 — Representatives from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) Jan. 30. The five-year partnership will enable both CSM students and faculty to tap into the warfare center's expertise, unique facilities and equipment. Meanwhile, NSWC IHEODTD will benefit from CSM's training and educational resources. ... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft and College of Southern Maryland President Dr. Bradley Gottfried sign a five-year Education Partnerhship Agreement, here Jan. 30, as NSWC IHEODTD Technical Director Ashley Johnson (left) and CSM Director of Entrepreneur & Innovation Institute Thomas Luginbill (right) look on.

CRADA between Carderock, Oceana Energy Brings In-Stream Hydrokinetic Device to Marketplace
March 10, 2017 — The old adage that collaboration breeds innovation holds true time and time again at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.As leaders in innovation for the U.S. Navy, Carderock often brings together its workforce of scientists and engineers and partners with other government agencies, private companies and... MORE

This in-stream hydrokinetic device, developed by Oceana Energy, is designed to generate energy by leveraging natural water flow in a river. Oceana Energy tested the device in 2014 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Md. During the testing in the model basin, the device was able to generate up to 8.15 kilowatts of power. The device's rotational rate was calculated by placing a single black fin on the device that could be tracked while viewing video playback. (photo provided by Oceana Energy/Released)

NAVSEA Engineers Volunteer to Install Solar Panels for West African Community
March 10, 2017 — In the rural city of Mbour, Republic of Senegal in West Africa, more than 200 children go to school every day in a community with no electricity. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) engineers partnered with The Lamps, a nonprofit 501(c) organization, as part of their "Let There Be Light" campaign, which aims to bring electrical power to regions of... MORE

Dr. Peter Cho, an electrical engineer in the Marine and Aviation Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is preparing a solar panel to be installed on a building to bring light to a community in the rural city of Mbour in the Republic of Senegal in West Africa. (Photo provided by Dr. Peter Cho/Released)

Navy Scientist Wins Award for War Gaming Simulation Innovation, Available to DoD
March 9, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Dr. Mary Ann Cummings won the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Scientist of the Year Award for an innovation that prepares warfighters for the unexpected, the Navy announced March 8. The powerful and patented software – called Orchestrated Simulation through Modeling (OSM) – is now available for free to the Department of... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. - Dr. Mary Ann Cummings won the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command Scientist of the Year Award for a modeling and simulation innovation called Orchestrated Simulation through Modeling (OSM). "We can create simulations that show what could happen and take data from an exercise to show how that exercise might play out as a real event," said Cummings. OSM is now available to the Department of Defense for its programs and exercises. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

SERMC Launches High Velocity Learning Campaign
March 9, 2017 — One year ago the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson released his directive Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority which includes his desire to “achieve High Velocity Learning (HVL) at every level” within the Navy... MORE

Marcus Miree, a Management Analyst at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) discusses High Velocity Learning with SERMC Leadership. The training was designed for managers, whose understanding and support are vital in developing the high velocity capacity within SERMC.

SERMC Earns Golden Anchors Award
March 9, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Commander Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore recently recognized Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) as a winner of the Retention Excellence Award for fiscal year 2016... MORE

Capt. Dave Gombas, Commanding Officer (back row, center right); Capt. Gary Martin (back row, center left), Executive Officer and Bob Wright (back row, center left), Executive Director at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) are surrounded by Navy Counselor Chief Shanika Jones (4th from left) and a few of the SERMC Sailors who reenlisted during Fiscal Year 2016. SERMC was recognized for successful Sailor programs that form the foundation of a successful retention effort, earning the coveted “Golden Anchors” award.

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