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NUWC Division Newport employees support FIRST Robotics Competition at University of Rhode Island
April 1, 2025 — Team 78 AIR STRIKE, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and mentored by its scientists and engineers, reached the final round of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) New England regional event held March 13-15 at the University of Rhode Island (URI)... MORE

Stephen O’Grady selected as NUWC Division Newport’s deputy technical director
March 14, 2025 — With over three decades of experience in the undersea warfare domain, Stephen O’Grady, of East Providence, Rhode Island, has been selected as the next deputy technical director for technical excellence at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport... MORE

NUWC Division Newport will co-host New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Navy Day on March 22
March 3, 2025 — The 2025 edition of Navy Day at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, hosted in conjunction with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, will be held March 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the museum located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m... MORE

1924 time capsule captures Navy presence in Newport a century ago
February 14, 2025 — By 1924, the Naval Torpedo Station on Goat Island in Rhode Island, a predecessor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport established in 1869, employed just over 1,000 civilians for the research, development and production of torpedoes for the U.S. Navy fleet... MORE

NSWC Panama City adds new facility to impact fleet subsea and seabed, mine warfare missions
February 12, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) continued its commitment to warfighter solutions with the addition of its new Acoustic Test Facility and Instrumentation building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Feb. 5. This 1,400 square foot facility will provide instrumentation, data acquisition, and electronics staging areas, supporting the NSWC PCD Acoustic Test & Calibration Pier Service Cost Center. It will enable the Navy lab’s team to develop and test advanced sensors, systems, payloads, and platforms for subsea and seabed warfare and mine warfare mission areas... MORE

The official party ceremonially open the new Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Acoustic Test Facility and Instrumentation Building onboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Feb. 5. (from left) Amanda Davis, NSWC PCD (acting) Accounting Division head, Dr. Peter Adair, NSWC PCD technical director, Dr. Joseph Lopes, NSWC PCD Subsea and Seabed Warfare and Maritime Operations Department deputy, Capt. Paul Stence Jr., NSWC PCD commanding officer, Cmdr. Michael Mosi, NSA PC commanding officer, and Dr. Jermaine Kennedy, NSWC PCD Littorals and Undersea Surveillance Division head. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NUWC Division Newport volunteers encourage interest in STEM at school science fairs
February 6, 2025 — Before becoming deputy head of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare (USW) Combat Systems Department, Dr. Erin Gauch was a member of a high school robotics team that was mentored by Division Newport engineers. Those interactions had a profound impact and set the stage for her career at the warfare center... MORE

NUWC Division Newport’s AUTEC, US government donate $50,000 in school supplies to Andros Island
February 4, 2025 — As part of its commitment to supporting the local community, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) recently partnered with other U.S. government entities to donate more than $50,000 worth of supplies to schools on Andros Island, Bahamas... MORE

The NSWC PCD mission continues from Capt. David Back to Capt. Paul Stence
February 3, 2025 — Capt. Paul Stence Jr., relived Capt. David Back as Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., Jan. 31. Rear Adm. Todd Evans, commander, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare, served as the event’s presiding officer and guest speaker. NSWC PCD, which was established in 1945, consists of more than 1,600 civilians, 1,000 contractors, and 40 military personnel, with an overall business base of $619 million in economic impact. NSWC PCD leads the Navy’s full spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support of offensive and defensive systems in the littorals... MORE

Capt. Paul Stence Jr. salutes during the playing of the national anthem during his change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., Jan. 31. He will serve as NSWC PCD’s 34th commanding officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NUWC Division Newport appoints new activity chief information officer
January 23, 2025 — When he first enrolled at Rhode Island College, Josh Hammond had visions of becoming a math teacher and took accounting courses, but a summertime job at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport between his junior and senior years set him on a different career path — one in information technology (IT).In January, Hammond, a resident... MORE

NUWC Division Newport biologist presents the science behind marine mammal collisions at Australian conference
January 15, 2025 — A marine mammal biologist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport traveled to Perth, Australia, in November to present the findings of a research project at the world’s largest marine mammal conference... MORE

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