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NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology signs Educational Partnership Agreement with Charles County Public Schools
September 16, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Representatives from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) during a ceremony at the Charles County Fair, Sept. 13. The agreement is the product of years of partnership... MORE

Front, left to right: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Technical Director (IHEODTD) Ashley Johnson; Charles County Public School Superintendent Dr. Kim Hill; and NSWC IHEODTD Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft sign an Educational Partnership Agreement between the two organizations during a ceremony at the Charles County Fair, Sept. 13.

Also pictured: Charles County Board of Education Chairman Virginia McGraw and board member Michael Lukas.

NSWC IHEODTD, Union Sign Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement
September 12, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ It’s been more than 20 years since the last collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODTD) and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), local 1923. On September 12, both union and command representatives... MORE

Personnel from NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division and the American Federation of Government Employees, local 1923 display the signed collective bargaining agreement, September 12, at the command’s Velocity Lab. Pictured left to right: Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft; Technical Director Ashley Johnson; Director of Human Resources Bill Shea; AFGE, local 1923 Vice-President Donnie Bicknell; and AFGE, local 1923 Chief Steward Ronald Cleven. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)

NSWC IHEODTD Nitration Facility Receives Digital Upgrade
August 28, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division’s Moser Facility recently received a facelift, bringing it from the analog age to the digital. The nitration facility, constructed in the 1970s, is the Navy’s sole source supplier for Otto Fuel II: a monopropellant used to power torpedo systems. Moser was designed... MORE

Photo of the NSWC IHEODTD’s new digital programmable logic controller (PLC) installed at the command’s Moser Nitration Facility.

CAD/PAD Joint Program Office Hosts International Logistics Meeting
June 13, 2019 — The Cartridge Actuated Device / Propellant-Actuated Device Joint Program Office hosted its 2019 International Logistics Meeting at the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata campus, June 11-12, to discuss new initiatives and emerging requirements in the field... MORE

Warfare Centers’ individuals and teams recognized at PEO IWS Awards ceremony
May 21, 2019 — Six of the ten Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Center Divisions, including individuals and teams, from across the nation were recognized at the FY19 1st and 2nd Quarter Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard, May 9. The PEO IWS... MORE

NSWC IHEODTD Employee Spotlight - Dasha Fletcher
April 9, 2019 — For Dasha Fletcher, diversity is not just a concept – it is a way of life. Born to Czech-German parents and immigrating to the United States as a child, she has made a point to not only highlight others’ differences, but also celebrate, nurture and, in some cases, help to resolve them. “My passion is people,” Fletcher said. “I have always been... MORE

Greatest HITS: NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Engages, Enthralls Students During Local STEM Event
March 21, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ Tristan Bundy, 9, warily eyed the hulking explosive ordnance disposal robot slowly lurching toward him. When the robot raised the metal arm it uses for grabbing improvised explosive devices, it was easily twice his height. Bundy had seen things like this before in video games, he said, and the outcome for the folks who had run-ins with them weren’t good. But when he was told these robots developed by engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division were used to remotely detonate or recover IEDs, keeping our warfighters safe in the process, his hardened frown softened into a smile. ... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Scientist Receives Prestigious Navy Medal
March 14, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ The Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award was presented to Dr. Richard Lee, a recently retired scientist, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division during an award presentation held on base Wednesday... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Technical Director Ashley Johnson and Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Kraft award Dr. Richard Lee, a recently retired scientist in the command's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Department, the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Wednesday.

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division scientist receives international award
March 6, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Chief Technology Officer Dr. Kerry Clark, as part of the Weapon Systems Group’s Energetic Materials and Propulsion Technologies Technical Panel, was awarded the Technical Cooperation Program Team Award during a recent ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Clark received the award along with her professional colleagues from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom for their role in creating data on environmental safety, occupational hazards and the toxicity of dinitroanisole and DNAN-based explosives. ... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Employee Awarded Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal
December 17, 2018 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the U.S. Navy Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service to the Deputy Chief of Contracting Ruth Adams at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, at a presentation held on base today. ... MORE

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