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Navy research vessel assists in recovering distressed mariners
August 11, 2019 — The Sea Fighter (FSF-1) team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, rescued three individuals after their vessel began taking on water 10 miles west of Clearwater Pass July 10.The Sea Fighter team, consisting of all hands on watch plus boat crew and launch team, recovered the boaters from the water and transferred them to the Coast... MORE

The Sea Fighter (FSF-1) team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, rescued three individuals after their vessel began taking on water July 10.

High school students prepare for future careers through Navy internships
July 28, 2019 — Six high school students completed their summer internships through the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) July 26 after spending eight weeks at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD).SEAP provides an opportunity for high school students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory... MORE

Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program interns pose for a photo presentations to mark the completion of their eight-week summer internship program at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division July 26.

Panama City scientist awarded for professional achievement
July 21, 2019 — Nicole McWilliams Granville, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientist, was recently selected to receive the National Women of Color Technology Award in the Professional Achievement category.“I was very humbled that I was considered for such an award,” said Granville. “I credit any success I’ve had in my career to a... MORE

Nicole Granville, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division scientist, was recently selected to receive the National Women of Color Technology Award in the Professional Achievement category.

Panama City logistician selected for NAVSEA leadership program
July 17, 2019 — Heidi Pemberton, logistics management specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), was recently selected to participate in Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) upcoming cadre of Commander’s Executive Fellows Program (CEFP).CEFP is a full-time program in which participants leave their current job and are dedicated to... MORE

Heidi Pemberton, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, was recently selected for a Naval Sea Systems Command leadership program.

Navy diving equipment tested by astronauts for space exploration missions
July 16, 2019 — Scientists, engineers and key partners of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are collaborating by taking an NSWC PCD technology, originally designed for diving, from seabed to space.The Diver Augmented Vision Device (DAVD) team from NSWC PCD and partners recently joined forces with the National Aeronautics and Space... MORE

David Coan, extra vehicular activity lead for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center dives at the Aquarius Reef Base underwater habitat.donning a Kirby Morgan-37 helmet equipped with the Divers Augmented Vision Device Generation 1.0 heads-up display during the 23rd NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations in June 2019.

Panama City personnel selected to receive Warfare Center awards
July 11, 2019 — Rear Adm. Eric H. Ver Hage, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers and Donald McCormack, executive director, NAVSEA Warfare Centers recently announced the recipients of the 2019 Warfare Center Awards. Of the 592 members of the Warfare Center team selected, 52 of those personnel are from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama... MORE

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Tempest, the fighting submarine
July 1, 2019 — Down by the South Coast of England, a group of students from the University of Southampton came together to create a human-powered submarine that fought its way to the 15th International Human-Powered Submarine Races (ISR) June 24-28. The Foundation of Underwater Research and Education (FURE) hosts the biennial event at Naval Surface Warfare... MORE

Submarine Races (ISR) in its 3,200-foot David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Md., June 24-28. The biennial science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) event provides an avenue for high school and college teams to tackle the difficult challenges of submarine design, construction and operation.

Polytechnique Montreal races in remembrance at 15th ISR
July 1, 2019 — While 1989 represents the beginning of the International Human-Powered Submarine Races for most of those involved, for Polytechnique Montreal Technological University, it is a reminder of a much more somber time.On Dec. 6 of that year, a gunman walked onto campus and killed 14 women in an attack that rocked the entire nation. In preparing for the... MORE

Local high school wins high category speed first time at ISR
July 1, 2019 — While the Foundation of Underwater Research and Education’s (FURE) International Human-Powered Submarine Races’ (ISR) participants tend to be college-heavy, three high school teams not only made the cut, but proved to be challenging competitors.The CTC Engineers team from the Frederick County Career and Technology Center (FCCTC) in Maryland... MORE

CTC Engineers divers from the Frederick County Career and Technology Center (FCCTC) in Maryland sit with their submarine, CLS Mako, as they await their final run in the David Taylor Model Basin at the 15th International Submarine Races on June 28 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) in West Bethesda, Md.

Sussex County returns to ISR with new UmptySquatch
July 1, 2019 — For Sailors, an umptysquatch is the equivalent to when civilians say “thing-a-ma-jig,” referring to an object that’s actual name cannot be remembered right away. For a New Jersey high school, it is the name of their human-powered submarine.The UmptySquatch comes from the Sussex County Technical School in Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey... MORE

Fifteenth International Submarine Races at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md, on June 24, 2019.

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