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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.
Navy Engineers Update Admirals - CNO, CNR, Surface Warfare - on Top Technological Programs
January 26, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - Rear Admiral David Hahn, chief of naval research, and Capt. Godfrey "Gus" Weekes, NSWCDD commanding officer, hold an electromagnetic railgun projectile during Hahn's visit to NSWCDD, Jan. 12. The admiral led his Office of Naval Research (ONR) delegation to see new and emerging ONR sponsored technologies developed at NSWCDD, including directed energy and the electromagnetic railgun. They also watched engineers fire a hypervelocity projectile from a 5-inch, 62-caliber open mount gun at the Potomac River Test Range. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan DeShazo/Released)
Navy Civilian Recognized for Human Resources Impact on Four NAVSEA Commands
January 26, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 17, 2017)— Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Operations Department Head Mike Purello presents the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Janet Day at a ceremony held at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. “I always learned from the organizations I support,” said Day, who was honored for her exemplary support to four Naval Sea Systems Command field activities. “These organizations and the incredibly talented, hard-working and professional military, civilians, and contractors who perform their mission on a day-to-day basis were a pleasure to work with, and for, and I thank them for the opportunity."
CNO Hosts All Hands Call - Tours Navy Electric Weapon and Cyber Warfare Engineering Facilities
January 19, 2017
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visits Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). During his visit, CNO held an all-hands call and toured various labs and workspaces including electromagnetic launchers, hypervelocity projectiles, and directed energy weapons. NSWCDD provides research, development, test and evaluation, analysis, systems engineering, integration and certification of complex naval warfare systems. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Laird (Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Division Human Resources Specialist Wins Annual NAVSEA Warfare Center Award
December 15, 2016
Ally Regan was honored with the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center Human Resources Division Award – known as the "The Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence". The award citation recognized Regan, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Staffing and Classification Branch Head, for outstanding recruitment and staffing leadership. She was also recognized for significant contributions to the NAVSEA Warfare Center human resources community as the lead for the staffing community of practice.