Naval Sea Systems Command > Media

New NSWC Dahlgren Division Award Program Aims to Encourage Safety
June 29, 2021 — From the time you are a toddler crawling around on the living room floor to an adult starting a new job or starting a new year in the office, you are taught what is safe. For example, “stop, drop and roll” is the quintessential fire lesson taught early in life.At Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), safety lessons are emphasized... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity employees Tim Beatty, Kevin Berry, Thomas Crisafulli, Jim Engbert, Andy Knott and Michael Shea are recognized for their proactive approaches to maintaining a safe, healthy work environment. The six are the inaugural class of the Safety Sentinel of the Year Award Program, nominated by their supervisors to the Safety and Environmental Branch.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Provides Support in Creation of Innovative Software Ecosystem, The Forge
June 28, 2021 — The term “factory” brings to mind a physical place that produces and delivers desired products to the masses. In a similar way, a software factory develops and implements software products and processes across industry and government sectors, while establishing a common software ecosystem.Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Forge Engineering Manager Steve Murphy and Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Software Factory-Forge Chief Software Officer Douglas Radoye engage in conversation regarding the development capabilities for the PEO IWS Forge software factory at the Outpost in College Park, Maryland.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Supports Virtualized Testing Environment For AN/SPY-6 Radar
June 25, 2021 — Shipyard work is currently underway to equip the future USS Jack H. Lucas with an AN/SPY-6 radar system. The early integration testing of this advanced radar leveraged a series of successful test events conducted in 2020 within a virtualized environment provided by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) at approximately... MORE

$IMAGE: Commercial operator stations provide the ability to engage the system at a fraction of the cost of a tactical configuration.$

NSWC Dahlgren Division Executive Officer Receives C.J. Rorie Award During Retirement Ceremony
June 24, 2021 — Twenty-eight years ago, the world had not seen the turn of the 21st century – Whitney Houston reigned at the top of the Billboard 100s, “Jurassic Park” was the number one box office hit and fresh-out-of-high-school now-Lt. Cmdr. David ‘Dave’ Rackley took the oath to enlist with the U.S. Navy. Since 1993, Rackley has climbed the ranks, serving the... MORE

IMAGE: Executive Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Lt. Cmdr. David ‘Dave’ Rackley is presented a medal for Meritorious Service from NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen “Casey” Plew on June 18, 2021. (U.S. Navy/Released)

Recognition for Excellence: Two NSWCDD Employees and Team Honored for Technical Work and Execution
June 23, 2021 — Excellence is defined as the quality of being eminently good. During the second quarter of 2021, two scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and a team of NSWCDD and NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity (DNA) employees received acknowledgement for their outstanding work supporting the Dahlgren mission and the naval... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Science and Technology Lead for the Automated Celestial Navigation System is recognized as an individual awardee by the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems in the second quarter of 2021.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts Midshipmen from NSWC Indian Head for Tour
June 22, 2021 — On June 17, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted four Naval Academy midshipmen for a tour of the warfare center’s facilities and briefings on some of its most innovative initiatives.Briefings on Dahlgren’s work in hypersonics and its battle management system (BMS) program were led by department leadership while an overview... MORE

IMAGE: Midshipmen Aidan Leavy, Zach Shieh, Sydney Means and Lian Dunlevy pose for a group photo outside the Potomac River Test Range with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Scientific and Technical Intelligence Liaison Officer Kenneth Conley. The midshipmen visited NSWC Dahlgren on June 17 to tour facilities and hear briefs on hypersonics, the battle management system and Dahlgren’s role in supporting the warfighter.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity Engineers Collaborate to Save Time, Money on 3-D Printed Arming Unit
June 21, 2021 — When a legacy Command Control Group (CCG) console for the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) became obsolete last year, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Strategic and Computing Systems Division SSDS Hardware Design Team had to quickly shift gears to redesign a new CCG.SSDS uses CCG in all of its platforms, whether aircraft... MORE

IMAGE: Lauren Sencio, Ship Self Defense System Hardware Design Task Planning Lead, checks the fit of the front plate of a 3D-printed arming unit May 25, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The SSDS Hardware Design Team worked with DNA’s FIRE Lab to 3D print the arming unit—a component of the SSDS Command Control Group console—to speed up design validation for the prototype.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Hosts Congressional Staff
June 17, 2021 — Though it did not include the proverbial BOOM for which Dahlgren is so well known, the June 10 visit with congressional staffers demonstrated how the nearly 103-year-old command is on the forefront of future technology.Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted representatives from the offices of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, U.S. Rep... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Claude Berube, legislative director for U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria; Kristi Black and Mackenzie Heidelmark, district coordinators for U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger; Charlotte Hurd, military liaison for U.S. Sen. Mark Warner; Darren Barnes, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Deputy Technical Director; A.J. Gunther, staff member for U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman; Chris Jones, deputy district director for Wittman; Timothy Minor, legislative aide for Virginia Del. Margaret B. Ransone; and NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen “Casey” Plew are pictured outside of the command’s headquarters.

NSWCDD Business Professionals Complete Project Management Certificate Program at University of Mary Washington
June 16, 2021 — In December 2020, the first cohort of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) business management employees received their project management certificate from the University of Mary Washington (UMW). The second cohort is set to complete the program in July 2021.The certificate program is a result of a memorandum of understanding... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Senior Technical Lead Recognized for Role in AEGIS Project
June 15, 2021 — As you make daily decisions, you may not realize it but you are taking small steps in your life. Each step you take directly impacts your path – whether that be in life, work or relationships.Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Senior Technical Lead (STL) for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense legacy baselines Claiborne “Clay”... MORE

IMAGE: Claiborne “Clay” Doxey, senior technical lead for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense program at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, is recognized as a 2021 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year.

Headquarters

Media Queries