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Carderock Division Changes Command
September 9, 2016 — Capt. Mark R. Vandroff relieved Capt. Richard Blank as the commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Maritime Technology Information Center in West Bethesda, Maryland.Blank, who was the 36th commanding officer at Carderock, said he will miss the people of Carderock the most and thanked as...

U.S. Navy Transfers New Decontamination Technology to Small Business for Distribution to Warfighters and First Responders
September 9, 2016 — DAHLGREN, Va. - The U.S. Navy signed an exclusive license agreement with a Virginia-based small business Sept. 7 to permit the manufacture of a lifesaving decontamination technology for warfighters and first responders nationwide. The 'Dahlgren Decon' decontamination solution - developed to defend warfighters against chemical, biological, and...

Team SERMC Dominates Mud Run
September 8, 2016 — Mayport’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) hosted their second annual “Mayport Mud Run” August 20th as part of their monthly “Fun Run” series. More than 600 service members and families participated, and Team SERMC dominated them all...

Engineer is Ultimate Frisbee Professional
September 7, 2016 — For Bradley Scott, Ultimate Frisbee has been more than just a sport; it has been a way of life. "I always knew I would play Frisbee," said Scott, an engineer in the Propulsor Manufacturing Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland. "I didn't know where it would lead me." "My earliest memory as a kid was...

Australian Engineer Works Alongside Americans in Advanced Power and Energy
September 7, 2016 — When the chance came to work and study abroad with the engineers and scientists at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in West Bethesda, Maryland, Kane Ivory did not hesitate to say yes."I had been thinking about this for several years and had applied once before, but this is when the opportunity opened up," Ivory said. "And when an...

Visiting Faculty Provide Research Capabilities at Carderock
September 6, 2016 — Visiting professors at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) in West Bethesda, Maryland, wrapped up their summer tours and headed back to their universities in August. Carderock Division's Director of Research Dr. Jack Price said these tours not only give professors an opportunity to provide their expertise and knowledge to...

John Finn Successfully Completes Alpha Trials
September 2, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) successfully completed initial builder's sea trials on Aug. 30 following three days at sea...

Virtual Strike Group Verifies New U.S. Navy Combat Capability in Complex Test
September 2, 2016 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The Navy evaluated a strike group’s gun weapon systems, combat systems, and unmanned vehicles’ interoperability with surface and air assets while firing on targets at the 2016 USS Dahlgren demonstration, Aug. 30.It was the first time an entire Navy strike group was brought together in a land-based environment spanning the entire...

Small businesses’ agility, ingenuity, innovation impact Navy in big way
September 1, 2016 — Speakers, panelists, exhibitors and guests attended NAVSEA’s second Small Business Industry Day, Aug. 18, at the Washington Navy Yard...

USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) Arrives at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for Planned Incremental Availability
September 1, 2016 — USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Aug. 25 for its 10-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), which will officially begin Sept. 27.“Because Truman’s last availability at NNSY was condensed, significant maintenance was deferred, making this a large and complex availability,” said Deputy Project Superintendent...

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