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NAVSEA Warfare Centers unite for today’s Navy, tomorrow’s Navy, and the Navy after next
March 1, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center leadership from around the country assembled on the Emerald Coast to continue their mission to serve as the Navy’s principal research, development, test and evaluation assessment activity for surface/undersea systems and subsystems, Feb. 22 - 23.The 10 Division – One Team Enterprise uses these opportunities... MORE

(right) Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center commander, stands with NAVSEA commanding officers, technical directors and warfare centers headquarters staff leadership from around the country during the NAVSEA Warfare Centers Leadership Team meeting in Panama City, Fla., Feb. 22 - 23. Front row (from left): Larry Tarasek, Jeff Koe, Capt. Mike Aiena, Michael Slater, Capt. Brandon Larson, Andrea Perles, Ana Gulian, Ron Vien, Dale Sisson, Brad Jordan, Dr. Peter Adair, Dr. Angie Lewis, Rear Adm. Byrne, Second row (from left): Nigel Thijs, Capt. Tony Holmes, Andy Buckon, Capt. A.P. Breksa, Gene Hackney, Dianne Costlow, Commander Christina Carino, Capt. Richard Ardolino, Capt. Duncan McKay, Dr. David Sanders, Capt. Dana Simon, Jon Legge, Beth Warner, Capt. Chad Hennings, Adam Nave, Capt. Sylvester Brown, Capt. Eric Correll, Third row (from left): Capt. David Back, Capt. Phillip Mlynarski, Capt. Todd Hutchison, Dr. Vic Ricci, Capt. Gordon Hunt, David Grande, Ken Dotson, Capt. Damian Clem, Ashley Johnson, and Mark Oesterreich.

Navy-Industry Event Highlights Digital Tools for Frigate Bridge Design
March 1, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – Constellation class frigate (FFG) principals from across the surface Navy force, Naval Sea Systems Command engineering directorate and program offices, and industry gathered at the Mariner Skills Training Center Pacific in San Diego, California, in February to demonstrate the value of digital tools for providing real-time design... MORE

U.S. Navy rendering of the starboard side of the Primary Bridge Console on the FFG 62 model.

NSWC IHD and USNA Conduct “Train the Trainer” Class for Local STEM Teachers
March 1, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), supported by the Energetics Technology Center, Inc., partnered with the United States Naval Academy to conduct a “Train the Trainer” class for local teachers in the Charles County area at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, Feb. 21.The event aimed... MORE

The Department of Defense 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Dr. Nicole Yemothy (left) and 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow for the National Science Foundation, working in the National Science Board Office, Vida Treviño (center), explain how to build a kite STEM kit to local area teachers Tonya Smith (left center), Piccowaxen Middle School; Maria Kayes (right center), Piccowaxen Middle School; and Britney Plunkett (right), Dr. James Craik Elementary School. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, supported by the Energetics Technology Center, Inc., partnered with the United States Naval Academy to conduct a “Train the Trainer” class for teachers in the Charles County, Maryland area. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

Exchanging the Heat: 31D Builds Heat Exchanger
February 28, 2023 — There are many components that go into a submarine’s proper functionality. One very important component, is a part called a heat exchanger, which is made of a metal shell and tubes that work by transferring heat from one place to another.Recently, a heat exchanger on one of the submarines located on the Delta Pier was deemed “beyond repair”. The... MORE

Carderock Inventors Patent New Modeling Software
February 27, 2023 — A team of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently patented a new software modeling capability that digitally replicates the physics of underwater vehicles and towed bodies and tracks the movements of the tow cable when bodies attach or detach.The patent, U.S. Patent 11,554,838 B1, titled “Maneuvering and Control... MORE

Mechanical engineers Jeeven Hugh (left), Roger Kleinmann (center) and team lead Alexander Tsarev (right), all with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch (Code 881), pose in front of Carriage 2 at the east end of the David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Md., on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo provided by Roger Kleinmann, Alexander Tsarev and Jeeven Hugh)

Network of Nerds: How the Navy Influenced the Design and Recovery of NASA’s Orion Space Capsule
February 27, 2023 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees made up the panel of “Network of Nerds: How the Navy Influenced the Design and Recovery of NASA’s Orion Space Capsule,” at Montgomery College’s IgnITe Hub program on Feb. 6 in Montgomery County, Maryland. The program is designed to give students and the community insights and access... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees (from left): Mechanical engineer Mark Melendez, Capital Tech Bridge Director Lauren Hanyok and science and technology photographer Ryan Hanyok give insights into what it took to build and test NASA's Orion Capsule model during Montgomery College's IgnITe Hub program event in Montgomery County, Md., on Feb. 6 (U.S. Navy photo by Aaron Thomas)

New additive manufacturing printer enables Sailors to ’think outside the box’
February 24, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) received complimentary reviews of a recently installed additive manufacturing (AM) 3D printer on the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778). The printer, a Markforged X7 field edition, is a polymer-based additive manufacturing system capable of printing high-durability carbon fiber reinforced... MORE

SWRMC Engineer Selected for Top Federal Award
February 24, 2023 — CDR Ashley Wright with Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) was selected among top government agency candidates to receive the 2023 Federal Engineer of the Year Award presented by the National Society of Professional Engineers.The award recognizes exceptional technical excellence, publications, leadership and community service. Winners are... MORE

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Commanding Officer Capt. John Bauer (left) congratulates Cmdr. Ashley Wright Jan. 6 on his announcement on selection to receive the 2023 Federal Engineer of the Year Award

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
February 23, 2023 — Rear Adm. Jeffrey J. Kilian (left), the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific/Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, briefs Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment (ASD EI&E) and Paul D. Cramer, the principal deputy of ASD EI&E, during their visit to Pearl... MORE

Rear Adm. Jeffrey J. Kilian (left), the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific/Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, briefs Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment (ASD EI&E) and Paul D. Cramer, the principal deputy of ASD EI&E, during their visit to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Feb. 1, 2023.

During the visit, Owens and Cramer met with senior leadership from PHNSY & IMF to assess progress on the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program and tour the shipyard’s dry dock areas that will be modernized beginning in 2023. The first modernization action proposes to construct and operate a new graving dry dock and waterfront production facility to support current and future classes of the nation’s nuclear-powered submarines.

BZ to the USS John Finn Maintenance Team!
February 23, 2023 — BZ to our tireless crew that worked on USS John Finn (DDG 113). These guys are the best!... MORE

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