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CDSA Dam Neck Engineer Honored with Black Engineer of the Year Award
February 25, 2016
Ernest Yelder, Cybersecurity Technical Lead at Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck accepts his 2016 Black Engineer of the Year Award during the 30th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) in Philadelphia February 20. Yelder is only one of three Navy engineers honored this year and the only one from Hampton Roads.
NSWC Dahlgren Awardees Honored at Management Forum
February 17, 2016
Dam Neck Engineer Awarded Cybersecurity Honor
January 19, 2016
Robert Turner, Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck (CDSA) engineer, was selected as the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Civilian Cybersecurity Professional of the Month, Hampton Roads Chapter. Turner received this honor during the chapter's monthly meeting Jan. 12 after being nominated by his customer, Joint Staff J7 Cyberspace Environment Division. Turner led a team that developed and implemented a computer network defense program to enhance security and mitigate risks on three networks of the Joint Information Operations Range distributed cyber training environment.
NSWCDD on the ‘ground floor’ of 3D Printing
January 14, 2016
Jason Phillips (right), an NSWCDD engineer, demonstrates the Rapid Prototype HexaPod Robot for NSWCDD Technical Director Dennis McLaughlin. It was showcased at the December Print-A-Thon.
NSWC Dahlgren Division and NSWC Sailor of the Year Selections Announced
December 17, 2015
Fire Controlman 1st Class Lloyd Bartlett is pictured in an official military photo taken Nov. 5 for his Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Sailor of the Year (SOY) nomination package.
Navy Civilian Technologists Show U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen the Future is Now
December 16, 2015
U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen and their electrical engineering professor are pictured at the end of their Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) tour Dec. 4.
Navy Civilian Engineer Named FEYA Award Agency Winner for Delivering Warfare Capabilities to the Fleet
December 10, 2015
Official U.S. Navy file photo of the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) transiting the Arabian Gulf. Ponce is equipped with the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), a technology demonstrator built by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). LaWS can be directed onto targets from the radar track obtained from an MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System or other targeting sources. NSWCDD engineer Alan Tolley - the chief engineer of all surface Navy radars, including radars used by LaWS aboard the Ponce - was selected as a National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) 2015 Federal Engineer of the Year Award (FEYA) Agency winner, NSWCDD announced Dec. 10. Tolley was commended for his key role in delivering vital warfare capabilities to the Fleet. The FEYA is selected by a panel of judges established by National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) professional engineers in government who consider engineering achievements, education, continuing education, professional/technical society activities, NSPE membership, awards and honors, and civic and humanitarian activities.
NSWCDD Mentored Students Fire 1st Electromagnetic Railgun shot at Virginia Tech
December 9, 2015
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Students assemble components of Virginia Tech's electromagnetic railgun pulse forming network at the university's Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) railgun experts have been advising Virginia Tech students and professors since 2011. "The experience the student gains at Virginia Tech working on relevant railgun work is directly applicable to the skill sets we need to transition this technology into a reality for the Navy," said Chris Reichart, NSWCDD Pulsed Power Branch head.
Navy Leaders’ Shift Perceptions and Assist Fellow Disabled Personnel to Successful Careers
November 20, 2015
Alligator 2014. Miller spoke at the National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance held at Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck, Va., Oct. 28, 2015. The EOD Chief received the Purple Heart Medal and a Bronze Star Medal with Valor after he was severely injured by a land mine in Afghanistan. He received rehabilitation treatment at Bethesda Walter Reed Medical Center where he persevered and was able to walk again in 31 days, returning to work within three months. He fought to remain on active duty status and is preparing for another deployment.
Cross Paths With the Lightning Pack: Your march will never be the same!
November 17, 2015