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Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet’s Firepower
June 2, 2026 — Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves.As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina installs software and troubleshoots technical issues for the MK 160 computer system that controls the 5-inch Gun Weapon System on... MORE

Command’s First Other Transaction Agreement Will Shorten Acquisition Prototype Process
June 2, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California has begun working with a South Carolina-based nonprofit organization to expedite the creation of new technology by seeking prototypes from industry.The agreement, the command’s first case using its new Other Transaction Authority (OTA), establishes Advanced Technology... MORE

Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
May 18, 2026 — Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL), with the first course completed in late March.The Navy recently designated DESIL as... MORE

Warfare Center Develops New Tool to Help Sailors Keep Vertical Launching System Latch Rods Moving
May 15, 2026 — Launcher support personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California have developed and tested a new tool to aid Navy sailors in maintaining MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cell hatches without damaging them in the process.Eric Csorba, a VLS canister and launcher support equipment engineering technician... MORE

Figueroa-Valentin’s Natural Curiosity, Math Skills Led to Engineering Career
May 15, 2026 — Her natural curiosity and a mother who encouraged her to pursue a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related college degree led Puerto Rico native Maria Figueroa-Valentin to a successful career in engineering, the last two-plus years of which have been at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands... MORE

Self Defense Test Ship Returns Home to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division After Refurbishing in San Diego
September 9, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) returned June 12 to its home at Naval Base Ventura County after a 14-month necessary Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) for maintenance, repairs and modernization.The SDTS arrived at Naval Base San Diego on April 2, 2024, to begin repairs for hull,... MORE

Electronics Technician David Alexander Receives Prestigious Fleet Engineering Award
August 21, 2025 — David Alexander, an electronics technician at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) known as a go-to problem solver for deployed ships with critical technical challenges, was selected for the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Claud A. Jones Award for Fleet Engineering.Alexander has performed a key role supporting... MORE

Ventura Defense Industry Forum Showcases Government Opportunities and Stresses Collaboration
June 3, 2025 — The Ventura Defense Industry Forum drew more than 600 attendees to foster engagement and collaboration between local industry and the Department of Defense (DOD) to help meet the growing, ever-changing needs of the fleet at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Ventura on April 15-16.The two-day event was hosted by the Ventura Defense... MORE

First Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems Operational on Five Ships
May 16, 2025 — Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the ship.Enter ARMS, short for the Augmented Reality Maintenance System. ARMS enables sailors and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Enters into Virtual Reality Educational Partnership with Glendale Community College
April 11, 2025 — Can fighting rust in virtual reality help the Navy fight rust in the real world?That is the hope behind an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) recently signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and Glendale Community College (GCC) to use virtual reality (VR) to teach students corrosion control and related... MORE

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