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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.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Honors Scientist for Research on ‘Peculiar’ Quantum Mechanical Energy
November 30, 2016
DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy scientists Dr. Dan Parks, left, and Dr. Jeffrey Solka are pictured with a poster explaining weak energy thermodynamics that Parks presented at a November 2016 poster session featuring Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) In-house Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) projects. Solka, the NSWCDD ILIR and Independent Applied Research Program Director, presented Parks with the command’s ILIR Excellence Award for his research over the course of ten years on weak energy and its properties at the event. Potential military applications of weak energy includes new energetics and explosives as well as significant impact to high performance engines and the storage of power for warfighters deployed to dangerous and remote regions.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Welcomes Capt. Weekes, Says Goodbye to Capt. Durant
November 22, 2016
Capt. Godfrey Weekes, left, incoming commanding officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), greets Rear Adm. Tom Druggan, right, commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), and Capt. Brian Durant, center, outgoing commanding officer of NSWCDD, during a change of command ceremony Nov. 18 at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren.
South Korean Minister of National Defense Tours Directed Energy Facilities at U.S. Navy Base
November 8, 2016
Republic of Korea (ROK) Brig. Gen. Park Cheol-kyun, deputy director general of the ROK Ministry of National Defense International Policy Bureau, holds an electromagnetic railgun projectile in front of the electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). ROK Minister of National Defense Han Min-Koo – who led the ROK delegation to see new and emerging technologies developed at NSWCDD – is pictured to the right of Park. NSWCDD engineers briefed the South Korean delegation 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. Pictured front row, left to right, is Tom Boucher, Office of Naval Research Railgun Program manager; Moon Sanggyun, ROK Ministry of National Defense spokesperson; Park; Han; ROK Major Gen. Shin Kyungsoo, defense attaché to the United States; Rear Adm. Chung Anho, chief director for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate; Chris Johnstone, principal director for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Army Col. John Lee, defense attaché to the Republic of Korea. Pictured back row, left to right, is Chester Petry, NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun lead systems engineer; Scott Kelley, deputy program manager for the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office; Capt. Brian Durant, NSWCDD commanding officer; Jed Ryan, NSWCDD International Partnering Office lead; Ken Wallace, NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun systems engineer; Frank Dixon, NSWCDD Directed Energy and Pulsed Power Division head; and Jorge Hernandez, NSWCDD lead for the Ground Based Air Defense Directed Energy Project.
Women of Color Magazine Honors Navy Engineer with Esteemed Award
October 28, 2016
DETROIT, Mich. – Navy engineer Tiffany Owens, left, receives the Women of Color Magazine’s 2016 Community Service Award at the magazine’s annual awards gala held at the Detroit Marriott in the Renaissance Center, Oct. 15. Owens was honored for inspiring and mentoring students throughout Virginia in a myriad of science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. “In serving our country as a systems safety engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Tiffany Owens has also gone above and beyond in service to her community,” said Karen Davis, Naval Sea Systems Command Executive Director for Surface Warfare, told the audience before presenting the award to Owens.
Virginia Education Leaders Meet with Navy STEM Planners
October 19, 2016
A recent meeting at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus brought together Virginia educators and administrators with Navy scientists and engineers to discuss how to best implement the STEM resources that the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) offers. Shown here, Eric Rhodes, the director of the office of science and health education at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), Joseph Fordham from NSWCDD public affairs, and NAVSEA STEM Technical Advisor Bob Stiegler discuss ways to facilitate STEM support throughout the state.
Navy Awardees Inspire Audience with Astute Advice at 2016 Academic Recognition Ceremony
October 19, 2016
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees honored at the command's 2016 academic awards ceremony are pictured after the event where they were commended for successfully taking on the challenges of balancing work and family responsibilities with academics to obtain certifications or degrees. In addition to core engineering disciplines – mechanical, electrical and systems engineering – this year's graduates earned degrees in areas such as aerospace engineering, cybersecurity, national security and strategic studies, contract management, operations research, applied physics, and biochemistry.