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NSWC IHD Employees Recognized with 2022 NAVSEA HR Community Awards
October 19, 2022 — Two employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Human Resources (HR) Division were recently recognized with 2022 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) HR Community Awards. NSWC IHD’s Workforce Development (WFD) Team Lead Christine Rose and staffing and Classification Specialist Jennifer Hughes were honored for their... MORE

EXU-1 Officer Receives Prestigious Leadership Award
October 11, 2022 — Lt. Patrick Gest, Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE (EXU-1), received the Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman Leadership Award in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Sept. 30. Kauffman organized the first U.S. Navy Demolition Team in 1943 and is widely regarded as one of the forefathers of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). The annual award is presented to an... MORE

Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo Jr. and Adm. Darly Caudle, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, present Lt. Patrick Gest (center) with the Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman Leadership Award, Sept. 30. DiGuardo also retired from the U.S. Navy following the event.

NSWC IHD CAD/PAD Employees Eliminate Risks to Military Aircraft Ejection Seats
August 22, 2022 — In April, an ejection seat manufacturer officially notified the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) Joint Program Office (JPO) and the F-35 JPO of a quality escape that would prevent a CAD installed on the F-35 ejection seat from functioning properly. The... MORE

A shipment of critical F/A-18 aircraft CAD/PAD bound for Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, is loaded onto a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12). After an ejection seat manufacturer revealed a quality escape, NSWC Indian Head Division personnel identified acceptable assets and dispatched the replacements needed to maintain worldwide naval aviation readiness. (U.S. Navy photo)

NSWC IHD’s New STEM Apprenticeship Program Makes a Splash
August 18, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) made a splash with its underwater robotics competition at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head’s Aquatics Center, recently. The competition was the culmination of the high school students’ three-week summer internship with... MORE

NSWC IHD recently held its first STEM underwater robot event. Local high school students selected across Charles County, Maryland, were given the opportunity to participate in a three-week Naval Energetics Technology Apprentice Program (NETAP) and work alongside NSWC IHD engineers and scientists in a hands-on environment. Students were divided into three teams where they worked together to design, program, build and test robots to compete in three underwater challenge courses. Here, NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll (center) asks NETAP students about their underwater robot.

Workforce Development Team Recognized with NAVSEA Excellence in Human Resources Award
July 27, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s Workforce Development (WFD) team was recognized with an Excellence in Human Resources Award during the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Excellence Awards ceremony, July 20. The WFD team was acknowledged for its diligence and perseverance in increasing training opportunities and addressing... MORE

NSWC IHD Employees Recognized with Warfare Centers Awards
July 25, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is pleased to honor seven employees recognized in multiple categories at the 2022 Warfare Centers Awards.This year’s 144 nominations represent the calendar year 2021 accomplishments of 1,094 members throughout the Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers enterprise. Established in 2005,... MORE

CAD/PAD Tech Exchange Workshop Brings Community Together to Advance Warfighter Readiness
July 21, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) hosted the 2022 CAD/PAD Technical Exchange Workshop (TEW) at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, July 12-14. The CAD/PAD TEW is a biennial event focusing on the science and technology initiatives that will enhance the ability to meet warfighter... MORE

Capt. Eric Correll standing in front of podium giving opening remarks

CBRD Employees Receive Army Civilian Service Awards, Credited With Saving Over 300 Lives
July 7, 2022 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense (CBRD) Division employees were recently honored with the Department of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal (CSCM). Joseph Novick, Kristi Lindberg and Richard “Chip” Warder were recognized for their exemplary performance and... MORE

NSWC IHD Holds NEST Collaboration Event
July 6, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), in conjunction with the National Armament Consortium (NAC), held a Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Collaboration Event at the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, June 28-29.NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson opened the... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Receive Honors in Retirement
June 30, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) honored two of its retired employees in June: former Chief of Staff Darrin Krivitsky and Corporate Operations Department Head Dottie Tackett. Krivitsky was recognized with the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, June 21, and Tackett with the DON Civilian... MORE

NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson presents the command’s former Chief of Staff Darrin Kravitsky the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award, June 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

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