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NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Navy Laboratory Centers Coordinating Group
May 10, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - The Naval Laboratory Centers Coordinating Group (NLCCG) gathers outside of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) headquarters as several members hold a poster depicting the Naval Research and Development Establishment commands and organizations.
CDSA At Center of Modeling and Simulation in Hampton Roads
May 3, 2017
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 26, 2017) – Marty Vozzo, Integrated Training Systems Department Head at Combat Direction Systems Activity, speaks at the ModSim World 2017 Conference in Virginia Beach. Vozzo was part of the senior leader in Modeling and Simulation discussion.
CDSA Dam Neck Hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 2, 2017
Lynn Woods and Wendy Auerbach from the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater are joined by Mary Powell of Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck, at CDSA’s Holocaust Commemoration on Apr. 24, 2017. The presentation focused on Holocaust survivor Hanns Loewenbach, who settled in Hampton Roads, Va.
USNA Midshipmen and ATRC Student-Sailors Tour NSWC Dahlgren
April 27, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. (April 14, 2017) - U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen peer down the barrel of the electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Navy scientists and engineers briefed the Midshipmen on electromagnetic launchers, hypervelocity projectiles, and directed energy weapons, in addition to the command's capabilities in complex warfare systems development and integration to incorporate electric weapons technology into existing and future fighting forces and platforms.
Navy Scientists Use World War II Era Test Tunnel to Develop High Energy Laser Weapons for Fleet
April 21, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientists Chris Von Hohenleiten and Emily Martin prepare for a laser lethality test by ensuring the optics are aligned correctly. The laser experts aligned the optics in the Navy's Laser Lethality and Development Laboratory which features an above-ground tunnel used for evaluating high energy laser weapon systems. The tunnel - crucial to gun range operations during World War II - was recently transformed into a vital new capability for testing laser technologies, NSWCDD officials announced April 21.
NSWCDD Engineer Wins NAVSEA Women Moving Forward Award
April 10, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy engineer Karen Wingeart is the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Women Moving Forward Award winner. NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore announced Wingeart as the award winner in an April 2, 2017 communiqué to NAVSEA employees based at Navy warfare centers and shipyards across the country. The Women Moving Forward award recognizes the contributions of individuals who promote equal opportunity in the workforce and continually make significant positive impacts to the command's mission and readiness. As a government civilian, Wingeart serves as a systems engineer and technical program lead for Cooperative Engagement Capability integration on Ship Self Defense System platforms and DDG-1000. She recently retired after a 20-year career on the Navy’s military side – 11 years on active duty and nine years in the reserves – as a surface warfare officer and a meteorology and oceanography officer.
Navy and Marine Corps Showcase 3D Printing Innovations and Impact at Pentagon Expo
March 22, 2017
Dr. John Fiore (left), Technical Director for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, listens as Harry Whittaker (right), the team lead for NSWC Carderock Division's Sailor Performance Support Technology, and Kevin Lin, a member of Carderock's Disruptive Technology Lab, demonstrate prototypes created for the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) Test Article of the Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator (OMTD) during the 3D Print-a-Thon, an event hosted by the Navy at the Pentagon on March 15, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)
Navy Scientist Wins Award for War Gaming Simulation Innovation, Available to DoD
March 9, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - Dr. Mary Ann Cummings won the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command Scientist of the Year Award for a modeling and simulation innovation called Orchestrated Simulation through Modeling (OSM). "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)
U.S. Navy Engineer Wins ‘STEM Oscar’ at 2017 BEYA Award Gala
February 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (Feb. 11, 2017) - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Commander Rear Adm. Tom Druggan presents the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Community Service Award to Dwayne Nelson, NSWC Dahlgren Division engineer, at the 31st annual BEYA gala. "This award has inspired and challenged me to contribute more towards empowering our youth and others to serve our community while encouraging interest in highly-rewarding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields," said Nelson. "Giving back and empowering people to reach their full potential is vital to stimulating enthusiasm about STEM. Every step, no matter how large or small, helps strengthen the arduous efforts in sustaining monumental, long-term, positive change within our communities." (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
Japanese Military and Ministry of Defense Delegation Visits Dahlgren
February 8, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - Military and civilian leaders from Japan's Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Ministry of Defense are pictured in front of the U.S. Navy's electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher after observing a live railgun demonstration, Feb. 7. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers briefed the delegation on electromagnetic launchers and hypervelocity projectiles at the command's railgun facility. Subsequently, the 19 JSDF officers and Ministry of Defense officials visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems and AEGIS Training and Readiness Center to learn more about AEGIS training and observe the Baseline 9 lab, collocated with NSWCDD at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The military officers represented the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as well as the Japanese Army and Air Force. JMSDF is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It also participates in UN-led peacekeeping operations and maritime interdiction operations. The Center for Strategic and International Studies - who sponsored and coordinated the visit - is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decision-makers chart a course toward a better world.