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NSWCPD Comptroller Summit Team Earns Department of the Navy Financial Management Award
June 25, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) was recently notified that its Comptroller Summit Team earned a Department of the Navy (DON) Financial Management Award for Calendar Year 2025.The Department of the Navy Financial Management Awards recognize individuals and teams whose work strengthens financial management, improves... MORE

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Comptroller Summit Team was recently selected for the Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) Department of Navy (DON) Financial Management Awards for team achievement in Enhancing Highly Skilled Engaged FM Workforce, Echelon III and below category. From left to right: Michael “Roy” Tweedy, Tyren J. Newberry, Kayla M. Hudak, Binh T. Nguyen, Kenneth Virtue, Jocelyn D. Hall. Not pictured: Samantha M. Bender (U.S. Navy photo by Cai Pyle, CTR)

NSWCPD Employees Earn Two 2025 Warfare Centers Awards
June 23, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees recently earned recognition in two categories of the 2025 Warfare Centers Awards, highlighting the command’s contributions to workforce development and warfighting readiness.Tina Moore won the Alan J. Dean Award for Talent Management, and NSWCPD’s Electronic Catapult Steam... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Cybersecure Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Control Systems and Networks Department Administrative Officer, Tina Moore won the 2025 Warfare Centers Alan J. Dean Award for Talent Management for her training, dedicated mentorship, and proactive problem-solving that supported the command’s mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Phil Scaringi, CTR)

NSWCPD Engineers Use Additive Manufacturing to Modernize Boiler Monitoring System
June 11, 2026 — Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) are utilizing additive manufacturing to redesign and produce an upgraded component for the Boiler Combustion Monitoring System (BCMS) used on Navy steam-powered ships, enhancing reliability for equipment that helps Sailors operate propulsion boilers safely.The component,... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Steam Systems In-Service Engineering Agent and Alteration Installation Team manager Ramazan Meta is helping lead a project to redesign an obsolete Boiler Combustion Monitoring System wallbox using additive manufacturing to improve reliability aboard Navy steam-powered ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

Capt. Ashley Wright Relieves Capt. Joseph Darcy as NSWC Philadelphia Commanding Officer
May 19, 2026 — Capt. Ashley S. Wright relieved Capt. Joseph Darcy as Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s Commanding Officer during NSWCPD’s Change of Command Ceremony in Philadelphia on May 15, 2026.The ceremony, held at NSWCPD, included honors, the national anthem, an invocation, the presentation of the Legion of Merit to Darcy, the reading of... MORE

NSWCPD welcomed Capt. Ashley S Wright (right), who relieved Capt. Joseph Darcy (left) as Commanding Officer during NSWCPD’s Change of Command Ceremony in Philadelphia on May 15, 2026. Commander, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers Rear Adm. Peter Small (center) served as the ceremony’s guest speaker and presided over the change of command. (U.S. Navy photo by Phil Scaringi, CTR)

NSWCPD Welcomes Nearly 500 Participants for Take Our Children to Work Day
May 8, 2026 — For one morning, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) test sites, labs, and workspaces buzzed with a different kind of energy. The command hosted its annual Take Our Children to Work Day on April 23, welcoming nearly 500 children for a day focused on family, mission, and discovery.There were questions. A lot of questions... MORE

Children operate ship control equipment during a test site tour at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) annual Take Our Children to Work Day on April 23, 2026. The hands-on demonstration introduced children to the types of control systems and shipboard technologies NSWCPD engineers use to support Navy readiness and Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

NSWCPD Applies AI and Machine Learning to Predictive Machinery Health
April 17, 2026 — In a soundproof chamber at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), a steel-gray air compressor hums as engineers test an experimental machine learning model designed to detect early signs of failure through vibration analysis. The effort, part of NSWCPD’s growing portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine... MORE

From left: Adam Wechsler, data scientist for the NSWCPD Machinery Research & Silencing Division; Nate Brown, mechanical research engineer at Luna Labs; and Colin Dingley, NSWCPD machine learning engineer, review vibration data. The team is testing an embedded Condition-Based Monitoring (eCBM) system designed to predict mechanical failures before they occur. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Najee Tate-Milton)

NSWCPD Names ETN1 Jamen Harter as 2025 Sailor of the Year
March 10, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has selected Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Jamen Harter as its 2025 Sailor of the Year, recognizing his outstanding leadership, technical excellence, and dedication to mission success.A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Harter joined the Navy in May 2017 and completed the... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has selected Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Jamen Harter as its 2025 Sailor of the Year, recognizing his outstanding leadership, technical excellence, and dedication to mission success.

NSWCPD Marks National Engineers Week by Connecting Curiosity, Leadership and the Fleet
March 5, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) opened National Engineers Week Feb. 22 – 28, 2026 with a reminder that engineering is not an abstract discipline, but a mission-driven profession shaped by constant questioning and continuous transformation.Despite a snowstorm that prompted its February 24 kickoff event to go virtual,... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Guided Missile Destroyer (DDGx) Test Site Program Manager Yaseen Farooq responds to a student question during the command’s National Engineers Week Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Day career panel on Feb. 26, 2026. Farooq encouraged students from Add B. Anderson School to remain curious, telling them engineering begins with asking better questions and building the answers. (U.S. Navy Photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

Sailors' Feedback Helps Shape Carrier Performance
February 27, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), is placing Sailors at the heart of efforts to refine the Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE) aboard the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). During hands-on training sessions, Kennedy crew members tested the elevators under real-world stress, offering direct feedback that influences the system's... MORE

Augmented reality was used to place new and experienced Sailors in various scenarios that mimic battle conditions to identify issues for improving the elevator system and developing better training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

NSWCPD Engineers Create Remote Data Toolset to Revolutionize Fleet Support
February 27, 2026 — The U.S. Navy has long faced a major challenge when it comes to fixing complex problems aboard its ships. In the past, engineers and experts often had to travel across the world to reach vessels in need of repair. These missions could take weeks, involve costly flights, and were often slowed by limited and incomplete information, delaying critical... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Electrical Engineer Nicholas Stepenosky and Computer Engineer Brian Rivera-Lau pose for a photo as winners of the 2025 NSWCPD Command Award in the Innovation Category for their work on the DDG 51 Class Machinery Control Systems Playback Tool Team. Stepenosky and Rivera-Lau developed a data retrieval toolset that directly interfaces with the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class Machinery Control System, which supports the ship’s critical functions, including propulsion, electrical power, and damage control. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

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