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Carderock employees honor fallen service members during Memorial Day ceremony
June 2, 2016 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – The employees of Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Carderock Division honored fallen American service members witha wreath-laying ceremony May 31.NSWCCD Commanding Officer Capt. Richard Blank began the eventby talking about Memorial Day’s origins as Decoration Day and how the holiday becamewhat it is today. He then introduced... MORE

From left: Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Fleet Master Chief (AW/SW) April D. Beldo, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD)Commanding Officer Capt. Rich Blank and NSWCCD Veterans Employee Resource Group Coordinator Kevin Mook place a wreath at the base of the flag pole during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony in West Bethesda, Md., May 31, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Devin Pisner/Released)

NAVSEA hosts Veteran and Wounded Warrior Summit in Tampa
June 2, 2016 — TAMPA, Fla. - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the Sixth Annual Navy Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Summit this week in Tampa, Florida, with government and private companies set to offer positions to job-seeking veterans and spouses.Since the first Navy-wide conference in 2009, NAVSEA's Veteran and Wounded Warrior office is... MORE

Wide Field of View Night Vision Goggles transition to the Fleet
June 2, 2016 — CRANE, Ind. - NAVSEA Expeditionary Missions Program Office (PMS 408), Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) program began to transition Wide Field of View (WFOV) night vision goggles (NVGs) to the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) warfighters in May.The WFOV NVG doubles the view field of traditional night vision goggles. The benefits are... MORE

Future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Keel Authenticated
June 1, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) was ceremoniously laid at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard June 1... MORE

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 1, 2016) - Mrs. Ima Black places her initials onto the keel plate of DDG 119 during the ceremony authenticating the keel of the future USS Delbert D. Black. The destroyer was named in honor of Black’s late husband Delbert Black, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class ship will serve as an integral player in global maritime security, engaging in air, undersea, surface, strike and ballistic missile defense.

Antonio Takes Helm of PEO Aircraft Carriers
June 1, 2016 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Brian Antonio relieved Vice Adm. (sel) Tom Moore as program executive officer for the Aircraft Carrier (CV) program during a change of office ceremony June 1 at the Washington Navy Yard... MORE

160601-N-EM953-065 (June 1, 2016) WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Brain Antonio assumed command of the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers in a ceremony today at the Washington Navy Yard.(U.S. Navy Photo by J. Raynel Koch/Released)

‘Dahlgren Engineer’ Returning as Senior Executive Commends Honor Awardees at NSWC Dahlgren Division Ceremony
May 31, 2016 — DAHLGREN,Va. – Eighty-two individuals and 19 teams were honored with 21 different Navyand Dahlgren Division awards as the Naval Surface Warfare Center DahlgrenDivision (NSWCDD) held its annual honor awards ceremony on May 18, 2016. “Congratulationsto all of our honorary award winners,” NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. BrianDurant told an audience... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Durant presents Dohn Burnett with the John Adolphus Dahlgren Award for his years of exceptional technical and organizational leadership of NSWCDD at the command's Annual Honor Awards ceremony on May 18, 2016. "Mr. Burnett achieved numerous technical milestones throughout his exemplary career, including the integration and installation of the Aegis Baseline 9 combat system, basis cyber capability integration, establishment of the Fast Frigate Program, and the foundation for integration of railgun and laser systems into surface combatants," according to the citation.

Navy SSDS and RAM Block 2: Closing the Fire Control Loop
May 26, 2016 — WASHINGTON - In an effort to strengthen naval power at and from the sea, Rear Adm. Jon Hill, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS), advocated the importance of systems engineering and "the power that comes from a full-on integration of those systems [through] cooperative engagement modes" during a panel discussion at the Navy League's Sea Air Space exhibition, May 17... MORE

Navy Team Wins NAVSEA Commanders Award for EPIC Engine Invented to Transform Amphibious Missions
May 25, 2016 — WASHINGTON – It was a day of epic proportions for theNavy civilian scientists and engineers who are developing a new “EPIC” enginetechnology.Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) leadership – NAVSEACommander Vice Adm. William Hilarides and NAVSEA Executive Director BillDeligne – believe in its potential to transform the Navy surface and underseavehicle... MORE

WASHINGTON -Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Philadelphia Division engineer Justin Halls - standing via live video in lower left screen - joins NSWC Dahlgren Division engineers Greg Buchanan and Vince Vendetti at a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) ceremony held in the Washington Navy Yard, April 26. NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. William Hilarides and NAVSEA Executive Director Bill Deligne honored the engineers with the 2016 NAVSEA Commander's Innovation Award for their work on a new innovation called the Extreme Power Internal Combustion (EPIC) engine. "Our team has the initiative, drive, creativity, ingenuity, and experience to bring this game-changing, mission transformational technology to reality," said Buchanan. "Combined with the rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, and innovation design capabilities of the collaborating warfare centers, we will bring this engine's decisive advantage to the warfighter." Standing left to right are Hilarides, Halls, Buchanan, Vendetti, and Deligne.

Navy Officials: 3D Printing To Impact Future Fleet with ‘On Demand’ Manufacturing Capability
May 23, 2016 — DAHLGREN,Va. – Is it possible to produce parts and equipment from scratch for Sailors –aboard ships and on demand? Canthe Navy rush deliver parts and high-tech gear such as customized unmanned systems,avionics components, and improvised explosive device detectors to itswarfighters? “Yeswe can,” say Navy officials and when Additive Manufacturing –... MORE

China Lake, Calif. - Dr. John Burrow gets behind the wheel of a driverless, Ford F-350 truck with software integrated by the Applied Manufacturing Technology Department at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake. The department helps modify the trucks to pull targets during weapons testing. "Additive manufacturing will fundamentally change how we think, how we do business, the cost variable, and how we make decisions," Burrow - Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - told 3D Printing exhibitors and visitors at the Navy Additive Manufacturing Showcase April 20, 2016. "I think you are about to see its operational and technical potential literally explode off the map."

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
May 20, 2016 — BATH, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, May 20... MORE

160421-N-YE579-005 (May 20, 2016) BATH, Maine - The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of DDG 1000, the future USS Zumwalt destroyer May 20. Following a crew certification period and October commissioning ceremony in Baltimore, Zumwalt will transit to her homeport in San Diego for a Post Delivery Availability and Mission Systems Activation. DDG 1000, pictured during acceptance trials in April, is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers; next-generation multi-mission surface combatants tailored for land attack and littoral dominance. (U.S. Navy Released)

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