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NSWC Indian Head Division Supports National Robot Rodeo to Advance EOD
August 31, 2026 — As a longtime event supporter and stakeholder, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) played a key role in the 2026 National Robot Rodeo (NRR) held in Oriskany, New York, August 17-21. The event challenged dozens of participants over 10 teams from military, public safety and international explosive ordnance...

From Innovation Challenge to internship: NSWC Dahlgren Division inspires high school student’s mechatronics journey
August 14, 2026 — When Joseph Shanklin’s team won second place in the 2024 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division High School Innovation Challenge, he knew he wanted to study mechatronics. As a sophomore at Westmoreland High School at the time, the Innovation Challenge was the turning point for him.“It was my first year, so I was introduced to Python. I had...

NSWCDD team gives back to alma mater through project
August 14, 2026 — Grey English, a mechanical engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), cares about his alma mater – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).He is among 180 VCU alumni at NSWCDD, according to Brooke Bowler, the division’s recruiting lead. VCU ranks fourth highest among college graduates at the division behind Virginia Tech...

PHNSY & IMF, HCC partner to showcase shipyard careers at Submarine Museum
August 12, 2026 — It was a hot, bustling day at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum at Pearl Harbor. A recent ribbon-cutting for a new exhibit highlighted Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's more than 100-year history of submarine contributions. This provided the perfect backdrop for Honolulu Community College’s summer Career and Technical Education (CTE) program to cap off its season with a shipyard-sponsored mini-trades fair...

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard wraps up dry dock phase of North Carolina Maintenance
August 12, 2026 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), Aug. 12, 2026, clearing a critical benchmark in the undersea asset’s scheduled lifecycle maintenance period...

NSWC Indian Head Division Makes History with First-Ever Re-grained Mk 70 Solid Rocket Motor Static Firing
August 10, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) conducted the first-ever static firing of a fully loaded, re-grained Mk 70 solid rocket motor (SRM) at the command’s manufacturing facilities in Indian Head, Maryland, August 5. The demonstration is a major milestone in boosting NSWC IHD’s production capacity for large SRMs and addressing...

Small Relieves Downey as Commander Naval Sea Systems Command
August 6, 2026 — Vice Adm. James P. Downey was relieved of his dual-hatted role as Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) by Rear Adm. Pete Small and as Portfolio Acquisition Executive Industrial Operations (PAE IO) by Rear Adm. Todd Weeks during a joint change of office and command ceremony on the Washington Navy Yard, Aug. 6. Admiral James W. Kilby served...

NSWC IHD holds Inaugural Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Blitz
July 30, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) hosted its first joint EOD Technology Blitz, an operational scenario-focused vendor demonstration, at Fort A.P. Hill’s EOD Advanced Learning Center (ALC), July 16-21. Established from collaborative discussions between the joint...

NSWC IHD Hosts Change of Command Ceremony; Capt. Paul Mahoney Takes Command
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USS Illinois successfully undocks at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
July 7, 2026 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), June 24, 2026, completing an important milestone in the submarine’s scheduled lifecycle maintenance period...

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