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NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division, Local Distillery Partner in Production of Critical Hand Sanitizers
April 6, 2020 — Empty streets, shuttered storefronts and semi-isolation is the new norm for America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it isn’t business as usual for the country’s workforce, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) is helping one business give back to the emergency responders in... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD Contracts Immediate Next Generation Detection Systems to Send to the Fleet
March 26, 2020 — In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) employees processed multiple fund documents to award an additional $7 million onto an existing contract for procuring more COVID-19 and respiratory panels for the fleet’s Next Generation... MORE

Command Engineer Receives International Science and Technology Award
March 16, 2020 — Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. Michael D. Griffin presented Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) Systems Engineering Department Chief Engineer Frank Tse a Distinguished Service Award during the 2019 Science and Technology International Award Ceremony at... MORE

Frank Tse receives a Distinguished Service Award for his work with TTCP Weapons Technical Panel 4 from Dr. Michael Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering during the 2019 Science and Technology International Award Ceremony at the Pentagon, March 4. (U.S. Army photo by Darrell Hudson/RELEASED)

HITting It Out of the Park: NSWC IHEODTD Educates Students During Local STEM Event
March 11, 2020 — Nick Schombs, Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) Fleet Support Team (FST)/Mishap Investigation Support Team (MIST) lead, had just weathered a 15-minute grilling on the uses of technology from Mason Whetzel, 5, and Dylan Whetzel, 8, during the fifth annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo when he... MORE

Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) Fleet Support Team/Mishap Investigation Support Team lead Nick Schombs discusses CAD/PAD technology with Mason Whetzel, 5,(bottom left) and Dylan Whetzel, 8, during the annual HITS Expo at St. Charles High School, Saturday. (Photo by Matt Poynor)

NSWC IHEODTD's second wargame pilot spurs professional growth
February 5, 2020 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division’s (NSWC IHEODTD) Velocity Lab was abuzz with blown-up maps, an intense cross-fire of ideas, critical discussion about future warfighting needs, and ways energetics can improve naval capabilities during the command’s second wargame pilot, Jan. 22 and 23. The... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Personnel Unite with Law Enforcement for Blast Mitigation Patent
January 29, 2020 — During the inaugural 2016 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Campfire Event a patent was born. A group of Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) engineers and scientists met with bomb technicians from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; New York City... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Employees Recognized for with Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
December 18, 2019 — Four personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) were recognized with the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, December 16. The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is awarded to civilian employees in the Department of the Navy... MORE

Human Resources Director Bill Shea, Systems Engineering Department Head Mike Thornton and retired Mechanical Engineer Gregory Harris received Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awards from NSWC IHEODTD Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft and Technical Director Ashley Johnson. Not pictured: Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Division Principal Engineer Bruce Corso. (U.S. Navy photo by Matt Poynor)

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Employees Recognized for Exceptional Accomplishments
December 12, 2019 — Two Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) field service technicians and two other command teams were recognized recently at the fiscal year 2019 3rd and 4th Quarter Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Washington Navy... MORE

Members of the NSWC IHEODTD joint Mark 45 Team receive a PEO IWS Team Excellence Award for fiscal year 2019 3rd and 4th quarters. Pictured left to right: Rear Adm. Douglas W. Small, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems; NSWC IHEODTD employees David Culhane, Larry Dulin, Jesse Hitch, Drew Howells, Gregg LaFave, David Pipes, Gary Williams, Jared Wood, Lamar Anderson; and Jill Boward, Executive Director, Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems. Not pictured: Shane Hanna, Stephen Smith, John Parkes, Christopher Mahony and Zachery Rutledge. (U.S. Navy photo)

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division and Charles County Public Library Get Kids Energized at STEM Fest
October 29, 2019 — The doors to the Waldorf West Library opened at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, and streams of giddy children and their parents flooded into the library’s conference room that had been transformed into a hive of STEM activity. The Charles County Public Library (CCPL) hosted this inaugural STEM event, together with the Naval Surface Warfare Center... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD engineer John Kilikewich of the CAD/PAD Division looks on as students and parents watch Lego robots autonomously sumo wrestle at the STEM Fest event held at Waldorf West Public Library, Oct. 26 . (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Announces CITE Partnership Agreement with Grey Ops
October 3, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) officially announced the signing of a Title 10, United States Code, section 2474, Public-Private Partnership with Grey Ops, on Oct. 2.Under this five-year agreement, NSWC IHEODTD and Grey Ops will jointly manufacture an explosive desensitizing... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD signs public-private partnership with Grey Ops

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