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NUWC Keyport identified as engineering agent for unmanned undersea vehicles
August 4, 2021 — In June, Naval Undersea Warfare Division Keyport was selected as the In-Service Engineering Agent, or ISEA, for the Orca class Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, Large Displacement UUV and Razorback dry deck shelter launch and recovery UUV.Formally assigned through an Engineering Agent Responsibility Document, or EARD, Keyport is assigned as the primary... MORE

Carderock's Dr. Stephen O' Regan Receives Cross of Merit Medal
July 27, 2021 — Dr. Stephen O’Regan, engineer, Lake Pend Oreille Test and Engineering Branch, received the Cross of Merit medal on June 30 from the Czech Republic Minister of Defence, Lubomir Metnar, during an Armed Forces Day ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic.O’Regan, who has been a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employee for more than 18... MORE

Czech Republic Minister of Defence, Lubomir Metna, greeting Dr. Stephen D. O’Regan.

Portable Vacuum Blast Boosts Productivity for USMC and Carderock
July 20, 2021 — The Marine Corps Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program operates Corrosion Repair Facilities (CRFs) throughout the world in locations such as Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Kinser, Okinawa; and Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. In the performance of its mission and in an effort to mitigate the damaging effects of... MORE

Corrosion Service Team member Alberto Ramirez using the portable vacuum blast system.

vISR 16 Concludes; Award Winners Announced
July 8, 2021 — June 25, 2021, marked the conclusion of the first-ever virtual International Submarine Race (vISR) hosted by the Foundation for Underwater Research (FURE) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The event, which welcomed 12 teams from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, presented students with several human-powered... MORE

NASA Astronaut Sends Message to ISR Contestants
June 23, 2021 — Houston, do you copy?Megan McArthur, a former International Submarine Race (ISR) contestant and now NASA Astronaut, delivered an inspiring message to this year’s virtual ISR 16 contestants from the International Space Station. Although ISR competitions are usually held in-person and hosted biennially at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock... MORE

Astronaut Megan McArthur gives a pep talk in a video from the International Space Station to students participating in the 16th International Submarine Races in June 2021.

Carderock Assists in Drafting Guidelines on Second-Generation Intact Stability
June 17, 2021 — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published the first of a set of two documents on the topic of second-generation intact stability criteria. Published on Dec. 10, 2020, the first document covers the interim guidelines that introduces new regulations for trial use – specifically five ship failure modes – while the second document,... MORE

The USS Lake Champlain seen in heavy seas off Cape Horn.

Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Program (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems
June 3, 2021 — On the heels of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) East that took place in 2019 comes the Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Program (RAPx) of Unmanned Systems.Leading the RAPx is Rodney “Rod” Peterson, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division’s lead RAPx organizer, who helped lead the ANTX East 2019 and was Carderock’s... MORE

The Applied Research Lab/Penn State Large Training Vehicle (LTV) 38.

NSWC Carderock promotes Navy STEM in the Maryland Engineering Challenges
May 19, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) supported this year’s Maryland Engineering Challenges (MEC) competition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on April 24. The MEC mission, according to the event’s website, is to introduce students in grades 1 to 12 to the role of engineers in today’s society and connect what students learn... MORE

Michael Grube (left), with his little brother, holds the winning cargo ship.

Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge (MATB) Hosts Virtual Industry Day
May 13, 2021 — The Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge (MATB) hosted a virtual industry day on May 6.The MATB is a partnership between Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division Norfolk Detachment, NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Hampton Roads Detachment and Commander, Second Fleet (C2F). Each of these... MORE

STEM After School provides students chance to fly with help from NSWC Carderock
May 13, 2021 — What. A. Year. More than 14 months ago, news about the COVID-19 outbreak forced Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to close their doors and switch to virtual learning. The transition has been hard on many, but most of all on the students.As if keeping students’ attention wasn’t already hard enough, the virtual learning platform adopted by... MORE

Earle B. Wood Middle School technology teacher John Lee and his daughter prepare to fly a rubber-powered, free-flight airplane at Davis Airfield in Laytonsville, Md., on April 25, 2021.

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