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CDSA Commanding Officer, Sailors and Civilians Visit Navy Boot Camp, Spend Time with Recruits
September 18, 2017
IMAGE: 170907-N-TS560-110 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 8, 2017) - Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck Commanding Officer Cmdr. Andrew J. Hoffman (left) presents his command coin to Seaman Recruit Kurtis Bacha of Ringgold, Ga., after presenting one to Seaman Recruit Jessica Barrera of Riverside, Calif. Hoffman was among five CDSA personnel who traveled to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes after sponsoring Division 287 during their initial Navy training.
DoD, Industry and University UxS Experts Convene at Navy Technical Exchange
September 1, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Aug. 23, 2017) - Charles Dischinger, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) discipline deputy for human factors, left, discusses different approaches to unmanned systems integration with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division engineers Giancarlo Mafiol, middle, and Louis Lee at the fourth annual NSWC Dahlgren Division Unmanned Systems Integration Workshop and Technical Exchange Meeting. Lee presented a brief at the event entitled, "National Unmanned Systems Shared Resource Center Lessons Learned from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Sensor Integration". NSWC Panama City's efforts in unmanned and autonomous systems support submarine and submersible hydro-acoustic and propulsor research, torpedo defense, mine countermeasures, amphibious warfare, and special operations surveillance and reconnaissance.
NSWC Dahlgren Division "Future Combat Systems" Leader Honored with Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal
August 15, 2017
IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director John Fiore presents the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal certificate to David Richardson, NSWCDD future combat systems engineer, at a ceremony held at the command's leadership forum. Richardson was honored for his, "numerous contributions to Navy programs and products through his remarkable management abilities, innovative thinking, and outstanding leadership."
NSWC Dahlgren Employees Honored with NAVSEA Awards for Excellence
August 4, 2017
Image: WASHINGTON (July 19, 2017) - Dr. Mary Ann Cummings is flanked by Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, NAVSEA commander, and Jim Smerchansky, NAVSEA executive director at the NAVSEA Excellence Awards and Commander's Awards for Innovation ceremony. She is pictured after receiving the NAVSEA Scientist of the Year Award for a modeling and simulation innovation called Orchestrated Simulation through Modeling (OSM) at the NAVSEA Excellence Awards and Commander's Awards for Innovation ceremony. "We can create simulations that show what could happen and take data from an exercise to show how that exercise might play out as a real event," said Cummings. OSM is now available to the Department of Defense for its programs and exercises. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Division Getting Ready to Make Offers to Science and Engineer Job Candidates
August 3, 2017
Employees of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) pose for a photo before the start of a job fair held at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, July 18. The command's Human Resources Division announced Aug. 2 that it plans to make about 100 tentative job offers to candidates who attended the event. Approximately 325 candidates with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics spoke with senior Navy scientists, engineers, and managers about positions available for entry-level and experienced scientists and engineers.
NSWC Dahlgren Winners of Warfare Centers’ Awards Announced
August 2, 2017
CDSA Dam Neck Awards High Velocity Learning Successes
August 1, 2017
CDSA Dam Neck Commanding Officer Cmdr. Andrew J. Hoffman presents a $50 on-the-spot award to Mr. Roger Messer of CDSA’s Information Management branch for his contributions to High Velocity Learning at the command.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Profile: Kurt Mikoleit, Technical Warrant Holder for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects and Spectrum Supportability – Ships and Submarines (SEA 05W), NSWC Dahlgren
July 26, 2017
Kurt Mikoleit stands in front of an F-18 that is used as a ground plane for testing and evaluating the hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance at NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Electromagnetic Environmental Effects test site.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Wins Award for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Contracts
July 7, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. (July 7, 2017) – Kris Parker, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) deputy for small business, is inspired by a quote – written on his whiteboard in the background – spoken by Sir Michael Gambon in Matthew Vaughn's Layer Cake: "The art of good business is being a good middleman". Parker is holding the Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Program Award for NSWCDD’s first-time achievement of a statutory small business goal – three percent of total contracted dollars to service disabled veteran owned small businesses. DON Office of Small Business Programs, small business, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, NSWCDD, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Contracts, Disabled Veterans, Veteran Owned Small Business, Statutory Goal Achievement Award, Statutory Goal
Navy Mentors Get Middle School Students Excited about STEM and Internship Programs
July 6, 2017
KING GEORGE. Va. (June 28, 2017) - Middle school students use remote-controlled models to solve simulated naval robotic missions at the 2017 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division sponsored STEM Summer Academy, held June 26-30. Camp activities included ten robotic challenges; building a water rocket and determining the optimal fuel loading to maximize height; exploring epidemiology; building and destructively testing a tower from balsa wood with the goal of maximizing the strength to weight ratio; predicting the number of each color of M&Ms in a large bag after compiling statistics on numbers in smaller bags; and building a boat out of foil and straws with the aim of maximizing its cargo carrying capacity.