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From Innovation Challenge to internship: NSWC Dahlgren Division inspires high school student’s mechatronics journey
August 14, 2026 — When Joseph Shanklin’s team won second place in the 2024 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division High School Innovation Challenge, he knew he wanted to study mechatronics. As a sophomore at Westmoreland High School at the time, the Innovation Challenge was the turning point for him.“It was my first year, so I was introduced to Python. I had... MORE

NSWCDD team gives back to alma mater through project
August 14, 2026 — Grey English, a mechanical engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), cares about his alma mater – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).He is among 180 VCU alumni at NSWCDD, according to Brooke Bowler, the division’s recruiting lead. VCU ranks fourth highest among college graduates at the division behind Virginia Tech... MORE

NSWCPD Supports RIMPAC 2026 Through Power Sensing, Data Collection and Navigation Resilience Efforts
August 10, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) supported exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 through technical efforts focused on power sensing, operational energy, data collection, and navigation-system resilience.RIMPAC is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, bringing allied and partner nations together in and... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Makes History with First-Ever Re-grained Mk 70 Solid Rocket Motor Static Firing
August 10, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) conducted the first-ever static firing of a fully loaded, re-grained Mk 70 solid rocket motor (SRM) at the command’s manufacturing facilities in Indian Head, Maryland, August 5. The demonstration is a major milestone in boosting NSWC IHD’s production capacity for large SRMs and addressing... MORE

NUWC Division Newport hosts 75 college students, 10 midshipmen for summer internships
August 10, 2026 — In developing the next generation of U.S. Navy scientists and engineers, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport hosted 85 college students across several summer internship programs, providing an introduction to submarine technology through hands-on activity... MORE

Leadership Through Service: NSWC Carderock Security Director Brings Military Values to Every Mission
August 10, 2026 — For Cory Hoffman, the new director of security at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, leadership begins with trust. Since joining Carderock in April 2020 as deputy security director before assuming his current role as security director, Hoffman has focused on building a culture where employees are empowered to succeed. ... MORE

NSWC Crane engineering intern makes tangible impact to the Fleet
August 6, 2026 — Before starting her summer internship at a Navy lab, Riya Salian helped lead The Ohio State University Pistol Team to its sixth consecutive national championship.Now, heading into her senior year studying Computer Science and Engineering, Salian has spent her 10-week internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) applying... MORE

Small Relieves Downey as Commander Naval Sea Systems Command
August 6, 2026 — Vice Adm. James P. Downey was relieved of his dual-hatted role as Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) by Rear Adm. Pete Small and as Portfolio Acquisition Executive Industrial Operations (PAE IO) by Rear Adm. Todd Weeks during a joint change of office and command ceremony on the Washington Navy Yard, Aug. 6. Admiral James W. Kilby served... MORE

On Remote Wake Island, Navy’s White Sands Team Launches Its Biggest Sounding Rocket to Test Plasma Energy Conversion in Space
August 4, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s White Sands Detachment (WSD) recently hit a high mark in its suborbital vehicles capabilities, launching its biggest sounding rocket for an experiment to bolster national security.The Space Measurement of A Rocket-released Turbulence (SMART) mission, which blasted off from Wake Island... MORE

Underway Replenishment Veteran Dan Byrd Draws on Navy Experience, Shop Skills to Mentor Students in Robotics
August 4, 2026 — Dan Byrd’s venture into robotics mentoring began in 2018 with a late-night phone call from his son Robert, whose high school team needed a hand readying its robot for a fast-approaching competition: “Dad, can you help?”Byrd hadn’t exactly worked on robots, but he tapped his experience as a machinist’s mate in the Navy and an Underway Replenishment... MORE

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