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University of Memphis Tours Carderock’s Large Cavitation Channel
February 16, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosted members from the University of Memphis (UofM) for a meet-and-greet, command overview briefing with presentations and a tour of the William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at Carderock’s Memphis Detachment in Tennessee on Feb. 6. Also present were four congressional staff members from... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees, University of Memphis staff members and congressional staffers pose at the base of the Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at Carderock’s Memphis Detachment in Tennessee on Feb. 6, where they kicked off a partnership to develop an Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Environment Degradation Lab and do Cavitation Erosion Research. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Hurley)

Carderock’s 2022 LEAD Program Cultivates Future Leaders
December 20, 2022 — At Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, new leaders are cultivated by the Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) Program. Currently in its seventh iteration, the program is designed to provide high-performing mid-career engineers, scientists, business and financial professionals with strategies and tools to lead the next... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees (From left to right): Aidan Cowhig, Dr. Abel Vargas, Liana Sansom and Brian Noyes at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., at the conclusion of “Managing Yourself and Leading Others,” a professional development class, on Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo provided by Liana Sansom)

Carderock Supports Atlantic Thunder 2022
December 20, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers played a crucial role during Atlantic Thunder 2022 (AT22), a sinking exercise (SINKEX) conducted using the decommissioned ex-USS Boone (FFG 28), that took place in the North Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 7.The SINKEX was a collaborative event between United States and United Kingdom forces... MORE

Ex-USS Boone (FFG 28) is towed from Campbeltown, Scotland, on Sept. 7, 2022, leaving port one final time prior to the sinking exercise. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Michael Kipp)

Future Carderock Leaders Graduate from NAVSEA Leadership Development Continuum Programs
December 7, 2022 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) offers leadership development for all levels of career growth through the Leadership Development Continuum (LDC) Programs. Two of these programs, the Next Generation Leadership (NextGen) Program and Journey Level Leadership (JLL) Program, collectively provide leadership opportunities to NAVSEA employees.Seven... MORE

Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division graduate from Naval Sea System Command’s 2022 Leadership Development Continuum Program on Sept. 16, 2022, at the Washington Navy Yard. From left to right is Megan Lorey, Next Generation Leadership (NextGen); Kimberly Garvin, (NextGen); Kristi Lamone, Journey Level Leadership (JLL); Timothy Hildebrandt, (JLL), Dr. Nicholas Reynolds, (JLL); Meagan Parker, (JLL); and Maya Nath, (NextGen). (Photo provided by Dr. Nicholas Reynolds)

Carderock Team Receives DHS Under Secretary’s Award
November 29, 2022 — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) received the 2022 DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology (S&T) Collaboration Award. The award was given for their exceptional efforts in the planning and execution of the 47-foot Motor Life Boat... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees from the Test and Evaluation Engineering Resource Branch after receiving the 2022 Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary of (S&T) Collaboration Award for their efforts in the planning and execution of the 47-foot Motor Life Boat Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. From left: Alice Freese, John Huber, Maeanna Stover and Philip Pullen. The photo was taken in Little Creek, Va., on Sept. 22, 2022. The award ceremony was held on Nov. 17. (Photo provided by John Huber)

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Modeled and Tested at Carderock
November 16, 2022 — Artemis I, the planned, non-crewed Moon-orbiting mission and first spaceflight in NASA’s Artemis program, successfully launched on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. Included in the launch was the Orion spacecraft.Long-time Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees and NASA-lovers alike will remember... MORE

Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion recovery techniques at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 21, 2016. The recovery team is practicing underway recovery techniques using a test version of the Orion spacecraft that was built by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, are preparing the recovery team, hardware and operations to support EM-1 recovery. (NASA photo by James Blair)

NIWC PAC and Carderock Engineers Collaborate on Drone Tether Management System
November 10, 2022 — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific (PAC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers conducted tests of a drone tether management system at Carderock’s 8 feet by 10 feet Subsonic Wind Tunnel from Sept. 6-9, 2022.Dr. Jared Soltis, aerospace engineer with the Sea-Based Aviation and Aeromechanics Branch, led the... MORE

From left: Aerospace Engineer Dr. Jared Soltis, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific employees Fred Birchmore and Dr. Kurt Talke, and Aerospace Engineer Eric Silberg conduct drone tests in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Wind Tunnel during a test week, Sept. 6-9, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Jared Soltis)

Doug Noll Receives NDIA Bronze Medal for Career Achievement in Undersea Warfare
November 9, 2022 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Doug Noll, an engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Propulsor Acoustics Branch, and 38-year Carderock employee, received the 2022 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Bronze Medal Award for Career Achievement in Undersea Warfare. Noll was recognized during the 2022 Undersea Warfare Fall... MORE

Carderock’s Curator Shop Builds Model of USS District of Columbia
November 2, 2022 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – A ship model of USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826), built by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division’s Curator of Navy Ship Models, was sent to the Secretary of the Navy’s office at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., in August 2022.This journey from idea to reality is a model story of inter-command... MORE

A USS District of Columbia model sits inside its glass casing at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.

Acoustic Research Detachment: Carderock’s Hidden Gem for Acoustic Signatures Testing
September 13, 2022 — Home to the world’s largest unmanned submarine, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD) in Bayview, Idaho, is the Navy’s hidden gem for acoustic signatures testing. The detachment, which occupies 25 acres next to Farragut State Park and sits on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille, evaluates the acoustic... MORE

The Columbia-class submarine model Pike is tugged through the waters of Lake Pend Oreille.

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