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Carderock celebrates 100th anniversary of historical flight of founding father’s ‘flying boat’
May 6, 2019 — This week marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the first transatlantic flight by air. On May 8, 1919, three Navy-developed aircraft, or flying boats, took off from Rockaway Naval Air Station in New York en route to Plymouth, England... MORE

NC-4 on May 3, 1919 at Rockaway Beach, New York. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command-NH 112437)

Carderock engineers help students build STEM cargo ships
May 3, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Doug Griggs supported the Maryland Engineering Challenge—Cargo Ship Challenge event held annually at the Baltimore Museum of Industry... MORE

he Poolesville Night Owls round the first turn during the Maryland Cargo Ship Challenge, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) event held in the Baltimore Inner Harbor each year. Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division helped high-school students with the process of building a boat that could support 40 pounds of sugar while navigating different obstacles in the harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Doug Griggs/Released)

Shape, mission and power plant drives the creation of modern submarines
April 22, 2019 — The U.S. Navy submarine force is probably the most sophisticated technology of war in the world. How did it get there? In another historical presentation on April 15, his 12th at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in West Bethesda, Maryland, James Harrison delved into what he thinks is the era that molded the current submarine force... MORE

James Harrison, director of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Combatant Ships Division (05D2), speaks to employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in West Bethesda, Md., on April 15, 2019, about submarine origins in his presentation “Sink or Swim: The Decade that Forged the Modern U.S. Submarine.” (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

Carderock Math Contest: 10 Years of Growing the STEM Workforce
April 16, 2019 — The Carderock Math Contest celebrated its 10th anniversary this year on April 12 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland. Over 200 students from across 25 schools in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia came to compete for the trophy... MORE

2017 Miss USA and scientist K󠇯ára McCullough (right) demonstrates a fun math project during the Carderock Math Contest on April 12, 2019, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Nicholas Brezzell/Released)

Carderock paint researchers help extend life of U.S. Navy ships
April 9, 2019 — The Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division faces a challenge that has cost the U.S. Navy billions of dollars in research and repairs. Engineer Dr. Charles White and Chemist Dr. Kylee Fazende test and evaluate paint and coating products that aim to mitigate corrosion on Navy ships... MORE

Chemist Dr. Kylee Fazende (right) and Engineer Dr. Charles White hold test-ready paint panels in Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s accelerated exposure and weathering lab in West Bethesda, Md., on April 4, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Edvin Hernandez/Released)

Blast and ballistic improvement in helmets earn Carderock engineer another patent
March 21, 2019 — The United States Armed Forces have seen a great amount of advancement in the technology behind protective gear through the years. With each conflict, a newer challenge was presented for more sufficient equipment. Philip Dudt, an engineer in the Hull Response and Protection Branch of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, was recognized for his effort to the cause in 2018 when an invention he contributed to was awarded a patent... MORE

Carderock engineers, using NISE 219 funds, help discover what sank WWI cruiser USS San Diego
March 12, 2019 — The Navy announced its findings into what sank the World War I cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6) after a two-year study at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting on Dec. 11... MORE

Former COMNAVSEA Sullivan Packs House at Carderock for Lecture on Submarine Safety
March 11, 2019 — Every seat in the David Taylor room at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division was filled on Feb. 14 to hear retired Vice Adm. Paul Sullivan’s lecture on submarine safety. Having served as the 41st commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, Sullivan’s presence alone brought a wealth of experience for his audience to glean from... MORE

Retired Rear Adm. Paul Sullivan, the 41st commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks on the importance of the Navy's submarine safety program on Feb. 14 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Rear Adm. David Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Carderock Features Bridge Project Manager for Engineers’ Week
March 5, 2019 — Many residents of the Washington, D.C., metro area remember a time when the Woodrow Wilson Bridge had only three lanes crossing the Potomac River for each direction of traffic. Today the bridge is much bigger, with six lanes each way, coming from an inner and outer loop of the Capital Beltway to accommodate the immense amount of traffic flowing between Maryland and Virginia... MORE

Jim T. Ruddell speaks about his experience as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement project manager during Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s celebration of National Engineers’ Week on Feb. 27, 2019, in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Little Creek Taking Big Steps for Technical Excellence
February 28, 2019 — The engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Combatant Craft Division (CCD) in Little Creek, Virginia, are faced with a good problem to have: they are being asked to do more of the work they love... MORE

Navy boats are pier side at Combatant Craft Division™s (CCD) waterfront test and evaluation facility at Naval Station Norfolk on April 27, 2017. CCD is a detachment of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division and is located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling)

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