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NSWC Dahlgren Division Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month with NAVSEA Warfare Centers
November 23, 2020 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., observed the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and telework mandates in place, the ceremony was livestreamed on Microsoft Teams.The event was hosted by Christina Suggs, Special... MORE

IMAGE: WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Jet Griffin (left) provides ASL interpretation as Christina Suggs (not pictured) asks questions from the Fusion forum and Microsoft Teams chat for Tony Madalena (right).

Carderock’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team Earns Navy Excellence Award
November 17, 2020 — The 2020 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards ceremony was held virtually on Nov. 5, 2020, with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Columbia Propulsor Acquisition Team accepting the Field Acquisition Activity Award.The Columbia-class submarine is the newest class of nuclear submarine and is being designed to replace... MORE

An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

Carderock’s Ashlee Floyd Talks NavalX Rotation
November 3, 2020 — At first, the goal was simple; spend one year on rotation through NavalX at The Garden in Alexandria, Virginia, learn some new skills, and take them back to the Welding Processing and Nondestructive Evaluation Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.The way Ashlee Floyd saw it, working with NavalX was the chance of a lifetime... MORE

Ashlee Floyd from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division works on a SmartBoard to navigate NavalX’s online event calendar portal on Oct 13, 2020.

Goose Busters Represent Carderock in Technical Director’s Cup
October 27, 2020 — Since March, the United States has been combatting a modern pandemic that has forced major organizations, like Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, to alter their work habits. Although the global health crisis has canceled many events around the world, the Technical Director’s (TD) Cup proceeded in a new, virtual format.The TD... MORE

Engineers Stephanie Blease, Mei Ling McAfee and Isaac Downey stand with their Team Mentor Benjamin Gordon, Marine Corps Vulnerability and Protection Manager Rodney Peterson and Technical Director Larry Tarasek before competing in the TD Cup.

Albert Einstein Fellows Begin Work with Carderock
October 21, 2020 — Addressing the ever-changing landscape of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) arena is a task that requires dedicated efforts from its professionals.For the second consecutive year, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is partaking in the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program, a Department of... MORE

Members of this years’ Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program learn about SeaGlide on Sept. 25, 2020, in the David Taylor Model Basin at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md.

Carderock Members Receive Experience of a Lifetime
October 9, 2020 — Two Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees recently participated in the experience of a lifetime. Brian Mills, naval architect and test engineer, and Thomas Bruno, electrical engineer, both from Carderock’s Dynamic Measurements and Testing Branch of the Survivability and Weapons Effects Division, were Pacific Fleet (PACFLT)... MORE

USS Antietam (CG 54) and the USS Tippecanoe (AO 21) perform a replenishment at sea (RAS).

Warfare Centers Collaborate with Industry to Address Navy Ship Combat Systems Corrosion
September 16, 2020 — NSWC PHD Lead Materials Engineer Armen Kvryan and several allies are using a unique strategy to take on a long-time enemy of Navy ships—corrosion."Corrosion is a big issue for the Navy and combat systems because it's so aggressive in the marine environment,” Kvryan said. “With these assets, corrosion happens quicker than what we anticipate, and... MORE

Navy ships, similar to the one pictured may get some help with corrosion issues. NSWC PHD’s Lead Materials Engineer Armen Kvryan along with PHD’s Fathomwerx Lab, Matter Labs and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division are hosting a Rust-A-Thon competition to help find coatings that can mitigate and control corrosion on Navy ships.

Carderock Program Analyst Receives Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award
August 26, 2020 — The Excellence in Acquisition Support Award recognizes an individual who made significant contributions to the Maine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) mission accomplishment. This year, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Antonio Zambrano received the award for his leading role in supporting a successful transition of the Corrosion... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Antonio Zambrano earned the Marine Corps Excellence in Acquisition Support Award for his effort in transitioning the Corrosion Prevention and Control program.

Weapons, CCAT Look Ahead With Elevator Preservation
August 6, 2020 — NORFOLK, Va. – Many departments and teams aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) have assisted in the ship’s pre- Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) progress.The ship’s weapons department corrosion team and the Corrosion Control Assistance Team (CCAT) from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Corrosion and Coating... MORE

U.S. Sailors perform preservation on a lower stage weapons elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Norfolk, Virginia, May 11, 2020.

Carderock Engineers Lead Environmental Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation
July 29, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is home to many unique facilities, but few are like the environmental laboratories managed by the Environmental Engineering, Science and Technology Branch (Code 633). Between the Building 60 Solid Waste, Wastewater, Ballast and Analytical Laboratories, and the Building 63 Thermal Destruction... MORE

Sheila Riggs analyzes data from the Membrane Bio Reactor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md.

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