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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... MORE

Capt. Mark Vandroff relieves Capt. Rich Blank as the commanding officer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division during the change of command ceremony in West Bethesda, Md., Sept. 8, 2016. From left: Lt. Christilene Whalen, command chaplain, Naval Support Activity Bethesda; Vandroff; Blank; Rear Adm. Tom Druggan, commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Blank; and Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, chief engineer and deputy commander for Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

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... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 7, 2016) - Capt. Brian Durant and Amit Kapoor sign an exclusive license agreement authorizing First Line Technology LLC to manufacture Navy patented lifesaving decontamination technology for warfighters and first responders. The 'Dahlgren Decon' decontamination solution - developed to defend U.S. troops against chemical, biological, and radiological agents - is protected under several patents by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Durant, NSWCDD commanding officer, and Kapoor, First Line Technology president, emphasized the importance of the technology transfer that will equip first responders across the nation with technology to defend the public from hazardous threats. "This is the home run of technology transfer and doesn't happen without a lot of contributors," said Chris Hodge, NSWCDD scientist and Dahlgren Decon inventor, standing. Hodge and his team worked for more than a decade to develop and test this revolutionary response to chemical and biological warfare agents.

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... MORE

Runners race through obstacles during the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Mayport Mud Run 2016. The event is an annual fitness challenge hosted by MWR for service members and their families to promote health and well-being.

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... MORE

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... MORE

Kane Ivory, an electrical engineer from Melbourne, Australia, adds thermal couplers and a heating cartridge to a lithium ion cell to run a thermal abuse test on the cell in West Bethesda, Md., Aug. 29, 2016. Ivory is temporarily assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division under the Department of Defense's Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

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... MORE

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... MORE

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (August 29, 2016) The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) is underway for three days for initial builder's sea trials. John Finn is the 63rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the first of the Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA restart ships.

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... MORE

PHILIPPINE SEA - The Nimitz-class Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Navy personnel evaluated virtual and hardware representations of the Stennis strike group's gun weapon systems, combat systems, and unmanned vehicles integrated with surface and air assets at the 2016 USS Dahlgren demonstration, Aug. 30. The test - made possible by a cybernetic laboratory called USS Dahlgren - proved engagement coordination across the battlegroup and live fire destruction of multiple targets from two combatants utilizing two different gun based systems. "This has been five to six years in the making and couldn't come at a better time as we see real-world events such as the recent small boat incursions in the Middle East, highlighting the need for the Fleet," said Capt. Brian Durant, NSWCDD commanding officer.

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... MORE

Vice Admiral Thomas Moore, Commander, NAVSEA provides a brief welcome and introduction at the start of the Small Business Industry Day in the Humphreys Auditorium, Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters.

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... MORE

USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) arrival at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Aug. 25

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