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NSWC Panama City leader opens doors to a new chapter in life
May 4, 2022
Robert Walker, deputy technical director for technical excellence at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), is beginning to write the next chapter of his life. After 35 years of devoted service to the federal government, he is saying farewell to friends and team at NSWC PCD.
NSWC PCD engineer receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for excellence
April 14, 2022
(left) Capt. David Back, Naval Surface Warfare Center commanding officer and (right) Dr. Peter Adair, NSWC PCD technical director present Stephen (Rusty) Weathers, NSWC PCD Airborne Mine Neutralization System lead systems engineer with the Department of the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award on March 28. As a result of Weathers' system-of-system approach, the program realized a $66M cost avoidance due to his analysis and bringing forth his recommendation to change the maintenance philosophy of the Launch and Handling System from a required 5-year overhaul to a performance based overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Anthony Powers)
NSWC Panama City Division hosts NAVSEA commander
April 13, 2022
(left) Dr. Peter Adair, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division technical director, and (right) Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD commanding officer welcome Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Vice Adm. Bill Galinis during his visit, March 30. Galinis experienced Panama City’s reputation as the home of military diving through presentations of diving systems NSWC PCD develops and supports for Naval Special Warfare, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Specialized Research Diving Detachment, Special Operations Command, and Navy Diving. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
NSWC Panama City Division celebrates 2021 Annual Awards excellence
April 7, 2022
These Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Annual Awards trophies would be handed to award recipients at a ceremony held at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC), March 25. This year, 74 nominations for teams and individuals across 15 award categories were received to celebrate the accomplishments of 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
Navy Ship to Shore Connector delivers CH-46 for Air Force training
March 23, 2022
Skip Whitmore, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Landing Craft Air Cushion 100 Class Test & Evaluation Task Lead, marshals LCAC 103 vehicle while it transports a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto shore south of Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24. Program Manager, Ships (PMS) 317 Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft and NSWC PCD LCAC In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) civilian operators played a vital role in this delivery. Flight crew members who supported this effort were Mitch Martin, C1P/C2P, Mark Williams, C1P/C2P, Jason Wilson, Flight Engineer (UI), Dave Minchew, Deck Engineer, James Forrister, Deck Engineer, Keenan Cowart, Deck Engineer (UI), and Jeff Reece, Deck Engineer (UI). (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
NSWC Panama City engineer receives Navy medal for excellence, mission impact
March 22, 2022
(left) Dr. Keith Aliberti, SSTM, NWSC PCD X Department head presents Lisa Arrieta NWSC PCD Acoustic Test Facility manager/Service Cost Center lead with a Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation medal on February 23. Since 2009, her efforts have been significant in obtaining $74M Capital Improvement Projects and Military Construction funding dollars for NSWC PCD projects which will ultimately help to provide solutions to the warfighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
NSWC PCD ushers in latest IT capability innovation
March 21, 2022
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's Mission: To conduct research, development, test and evaluation, in-service support of mine warfare systems, mines, naval special warfare systems, diving and life support systems, amphibious/expeditionary maneuver warfare systems, other missions that occur primarily in coastal (littoral) regions and to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center. Vision: Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.
NSWC PCD, HII reach R&D agreement through unmanned threat detection and intervention system
March 18, 2022
Threat Tracker is an autonomous threat detection system developed by a small team of engineers and scientists within Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s Coastal and Maritime Security branch. Threat Tracker is an autonomous, multi-platform threat detection system that uses radar and sensor technologies coupled with video analytics and machine learning algorithms to detect, track and classify potential threats. This system will be integrated with HII’s advanced unmanned surface vehicle to provide a fully autonomous USV escort capable of detecting and stopping a wide variety of threats. (U.S. Navy graphic)
Tide Riser innovation propels NAVSEA mission priorities
March 4, 2022
(left to right) Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Hydrospace Laboratory Manager Dr. Christopher Musto, Hydrospace Laboratory Mechanical Engineer Jake Moody V, and Additive Manufacturing Lab (AML) Head Chuck Self stand with the various prototypes of their innovation called the Laptop Lifter (aka the Tide Riser) on Feb. 9. NSWC PCD's Codes E15 Hydrospace Laboratory and E42 Additive Manufacturing Lab (AML) collaborated to produce this solution to help improve ventilation to the division's new computers to keep them from overheating due to prolonged use. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeremy Roman)
NSWC Panama City Information Technology team excels in technology refresh
March 3, 2022
The Information Management and Customer Support Branch (Code 1042) from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is a 46-person team that resiliently provides full-range information technology (IT) support. This team demonstrated flexibility, teamwork, and proficiency as they collaborated to complete the monumental task of providing a technology refresh to more than 2,300 seats and were recognized during a presentation receiving a corporate operations business excellence service star award and a special challenge coin on February 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green) Awardees: Code 1042 - Greg Brakey, Denise Lassiter, Heather Deich, Shelby Lium, Philippe Whitted, Marcus Maddison, Steven A. Hunt, Jeremy Coleman, John Lurry Code 104 - Anthony Johnson, Jordan Moody; CLIN 54 - Steven Elliott, Justin Horn Facilities (102) - Chris Owens