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Marie Bussiere selected as NUWC Division Newport’s technical director
November 1, 2023 — Marie Bussiere, digital transformation executive for Deputy Assistant, Secretary of the Navy Research, Development Test and Engineering (DASN RDT&E), has been selected as the next technical director of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport. She will officially begin in this capacity in January 2024... MORE

NUWC Division, Keyport honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month with presentation, Q&A event
November 1, 2023 — In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport held a presentation and Q&A session, Oct. 24, onboard Naval Base Kitsap-Keyport—as well as virtually via Microsoft Teams—focused on the importance of using inclusive language in relation to disabilities.“Our words have tremendous power,... MORE

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport Quality Assurance Specialist Bill Longworth addresses the topic of service animal etiquette during the command’s 2023 National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance, Oct. 24.

New mechanical engineering pathway benefits shipyards on Oʻahu, Guam
November 1, 2023 — Several University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa mechanical engineering students who are originally from Guam are thriving in a new collaborative program that will set them on a career pathway in the shipyard industry in Hawaiʻi and Guam... MORE

Professor Marvin Young meeting with University of Guam engineering students.

More than 300 job offers extended during two-day shipyard hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center
October 31, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held a two-day hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton Oct. 20- 21. Approximately 1,300 job seekers came through the doors, resulting in 331 on-the-spot job offers during the event.The focus of this event was to hire more skilled trade positions for the... MORE

Joe Fenske, division head, Code 135, Non-Destructive Testing Division, talks with job seekers Oct. 20, 23, during the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Hiring Fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington. The goal for this hiring event was to find more skilled trade employees for the command's production shops. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSWC Crane physicist continues to serve through his work as an Individuals with Disabilities Special Emphasis Program Lead
October 31, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee Mark Wilburn works as a physicist within the Strategic Missions mission area. Wilburn is also the Individuals with Disabilities Special Emphasis Program Lead. The program opens up opportunities for men and women with disabilities to find employment within Federal Service, to advance... MORE

JABS program personnel complete final test milestone, leave 21-year MCM program lasting impact
October 30, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Centers Panama City (NSWC PCD), NSWC Indian Head Division, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and support contractors from Innovative Professional Solutions, Inc., leave a lasting legacy on the mine countermeasure field by spearheading a 21-year littoral assault breaching mission program that provides information and support to increase lethality and precision objectives within that battlespace to the fleet... MORE

The Joint Direct Attack Munition Assault Breaching System (JABS) Test and Evaluation Team is made up of personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, NSWC Indian Head, Innovative Professional Solutions, Inc., support contractors and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. NSWC PCD also developed and fielded JABS mission planning software for MEDAL and MINEnet Tactical and developed tactics and doctrine for employing the system. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWC Crane brings technical expertise to follow-on joint warfighting experimentation event for rapid modernization
October 30, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) provided technical expertise in a follow-on, joint warfighting experimentation event for rapid modernization in October. The two-week event, Technology Readiness Experimentation 2023 (T-REX 23-2), took place at Muscatatuck Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana. Led by the Office of the... MORE

NSWC PCD chief engineer shines as STAR Award recipient
October 30, 2023 — Ivan Pereira, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division chief engineer (CHENG), was selected as a Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Award recipient for 2023. The STAR Award honors outstanding professionals, students and organizations for their dedication, commitment and selfless efforts to advance Hispanics in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. As this Navy Lab’s CHENG, Pereira is responsible for ensuring that technical rigor is practiced throughout the organization... MORE

Ivan Pereira, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division chief engineer, was selected as a Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Award recipient for 2023. The STAR Award honors outstanding professionals, students and organizations for their dedication, commitment and selfless efforts to advance Hispanics in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

Second Cadre of Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate from Nuclear Power School while First Enlisted Sailors Enter
October 30, 2023 — A further three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School (NPS), Oct. 27, marking continued progress in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs).This second cohort of RAN Officers started NPS in April 2023, and followed the RAN personnel to graduate in July. NPS is... MORE

Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), Oct. 27, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventio

U.S. Navy Divers Complete Wreck Removal Operation in Micronesia During Pacific Partnership 2024
October 30, 2023 — Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8, U.S. 7th Fleet's deployed salvage force, with assistance from the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV), completed the removal and disposal of a cargo vessel in Weno Harbor, Chuuk as part of Pacific Partnership 2024 Oct. 30th 2023... MORE