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NSWC IHD Anti-Terrorism Officer Awarded Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal
December 30, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) honored Master Sgt. Gregorio Vargas of the Air Force Reserve with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for revitalizing the command’s Anti-Terrorism (AT) program in less than one year and establishing it as a model for other organizations across the Naval Sea Systems Command... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Co-Hosts EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit
December 11, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) co-hosted the second annual EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Dec. 2-4. NSWC IHD co-hosted the event with the United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA), which... MORE

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NSWC Indian Head Division Security Personnel Earn High Honors
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NSWC Indian Head Division Influences Future EOD Technology at National Robot Rodeo
September 3, 2025 — As leaders in the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) participated in the 2025 National Robot Rodeo (NRR) event in Aurora, Colorado, August 11-15 and were among military, public safety, Department of Defense (DoD) and industry stakeholders showcasing technologies in real-world... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized at Command Honorary Awards Ceremony
August 12, 2025 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission during the annual Honorary Awards ceremony hosted at College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, August 6. “We have high performers all over this... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission at the annual Honorary Awards ceremony hosted at College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Md., Aug. 6.

NSWC Indian Head Division STEM Program Culminates in Summer Robotics Competition
July 31, 2025 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Sixteen high school students with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) braved the summer heat during the program’s underwater robotics competition at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head Aquatics Center, July 18. The competition was the... MORE

A student with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) maneuvers their underwater remotely operated vehicle for his group’s scenario, July 18 at Naval Support Facility Indian Head.

NSWC IHD Employees Win Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Award
June 26, 2025 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) scientists Dr. Zbigniew Dreger and Orlando Mulero-Flores were honored at the 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Awards virtual ceremony, June 25.“The remarkable efforts of these individuals highlight the groundbreaking advancements happening at NSWC... MORE

NSWC IHD scientist Dr. Zbigniew Dreger and engineer Orlando Mulero-Flores were honored during a virtual Navy-wide ceremony, June 25, for being named 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year. Pictured, left to right: NSWC IHD Commanding Officer CAPT Steve Duba, Dr. Dreger, Mulero-Flores and NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson.

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized with NAVSEA Excellence Awards
May 8, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees shone during the FY24 NAVSEA Excellence Awards, April 30 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. Nine command employees received awards, including six individuals from the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Acquisition Team and three from the Corporate Operations... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division HITS Charles County Public School’s STEM Event
March 26, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division employees took time from their weekend plans to join the ninth annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. In doing so, they highlighted the importance a STEM-focused career can have for students, while simultaneously showing exactly what goes on behind the gates at the command... MORE

Josh Phillips, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s public affairs officer, assists a student in securing a flight vest during the HITS Expo at Saint Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Staff Sgt. Arthur Jones/released)

Warfare Center Collaboration leads to the Navy’s First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System
December 13, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Systems Integration Department’s Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) Division employees recently assisted in the Navy’s first successful demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship, a critical step in the capability to... MORE

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