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Beneath the surface: How Panama City keeps military divers on the cutting edge
May 29, 2025 — For the military diver, the unforgiving depths can be a perilous arena. Since August 1, 1882, U.S. Navy sailors have executed essential underwater operations around the globe, from special operations and reconnaissance to ship repair and force protection. Yet these military divers are also at the forefront of subsea and seabed warfare, wielding... 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.

NUWC Division Newport commander advises SeaPort Council representatives that warfare center is ‘open for business’
May 28, 2025 — Despite rapid and dramatic changes within the federal government under the current administration, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport remains “open for business.” That was the message delivered by Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings at a well-attended SeaPort Next Generation (NxG) and Contracts Council meeting held May 14 at Division Newport... MORE

NUWC Division Newport’s 70th anniversary of explosion demonstrates the importance of honoring Memorial Day
May 23, 2025 — On the morning of April 26, 1955, five civilian workers at the Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, a precursor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, were killed in an explosion during a test event. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that incident and the deaths... MORE

Program enables collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, provides source for specialized NSWC Panama City Division talent
May 23, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is collaborating with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) on a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) project, led by professor Dr. Manhar Dhanak, to develop “an integrated sensor system for concurrent measurement of electrical and magnetic fields in the water column.”The current... MORE

Garrett Flitton, (now) NSWC PCD engineer, tests an attitude sensing system he developed for a tow-fish based sensor package as a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) program student at Florida Atlantic University, March 5, 2024. He is one of several FAU students who were hired at NSWC Panama City Division through the NEEC program. (courtesy photo)

MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce
May 22, 2025 — Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, delivered a briefing titled “MIT’s Approach to Innovation” to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce on May 7, as part of a monthlong focus on innovation.NUWC Division Newport and MIT have a relationship... MORE

NUWC Division Newport hosts the commander of Submarine Group 7 for tours, briefings on May 2
May 20, 2025 — The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck, Commander of Submarine Group 7 (CSG7) and Task Forces 54 and 74 based in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 2... MORE

NUWC Division Newport-sponsored robotics team finishes among top alliances at world competition
May 19, 2025 — Team 78 AIR STRIKE, a Rhode Island-based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) high school robotics team, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, concluded its 2025 competition season with distinction, reaching the playoffs and finishing among the top 16 alliances in the world in the Daly Division at the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship held in Houston, Texas, April 16-19... MORE

From hurricane recovery to complex acquisitions: NSWC PCD contract specialist excels, earns recognition
May 12, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is committed to serving the nation, the warfighter and the mission, but that’s nearly impossible without the infrastructure to achieve success.Matthew Hammond, NSWC PCD contracting officer, has been with this Navy lab over five years and has helped the command by navigating through... MORE

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.

Two NUWC Division Newport employees win 2024 American Society of Naval Engineers awards
May 9, 2025 — Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineers have won American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) awards for 2024. Michael Connelly, technical project manager for the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, is the winner of the Frank C. Jones Award, and Dr. Thomas Ramotowski, a senior chemist for the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, is the winner of the Solberg Award... MORE

NSWC Panama City contracting officer streamlines acquisition to enhance readiness
May 6, 2025 — Dr. Luis R. Gely, supervisory contracting officer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), received the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal for exceptional contributions to the command's Contracting Department (Code 02), March 14.He was recognized for his dedicated effort that provided improved... MORE

(right) NSWC PCD Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Stence, Jr., awards Dr. Luis Gely, NSWC PCD supervisory contracting officer, the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal, Mar.14. His dedicated effort was recognized for providing acquisition professionals with improved resources and processes directly supports the warfighter's littoral dominance from seabed to space. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

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