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Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet’s Firepower
June 2, 2026 — Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves.As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina installs software and troubleshoots technical issues for the MK 160 computer system that controls the 5-inch Gun Weapon System on... MORE

Command’s First Other Transaction Agreement Will Shorten Acquisition Prototype Process
June 2, 2026 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California has begun working with a South Carolina-based nonprofit organization to expedite the creation of new technology by seeking prototypes from industry.The agreement, the command’s first case using its new Other Transaction Authority (OTA), establishes Advanced Technology... MORE

NSWC Panama City Division, University of Iowa partner on research to better protect sailors
June 2, 2026 — A partnership between NSWC Panama City Division and the University of Iowa is focused on quantifying the physical strain sailors endure while operating in full individual protective equipment. The project is funded by the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC), which targets the Navy’s technological needs by partnering on research with universities across the U.S., creating opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience alongside Navy engineers at each of 10 Warfare Centers Divisions... MORE

Sam Murphy, a doctoral candidate and Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) participant, observes, as Jenna Dufresne, NSWC PCD Personal Protective Equipment Branch scientist, records metrics while conducting kinetic testing on a sailor wearing individual protective equipment, July 22, 2025. This experiment aims to understand and mitigate the physiological burdens of protective gear used in chemical, biological, and radiological defense responses. (U.S. Navy by Ronnie Newsome)

Carderock Outreach Team Sparks STEM Curiosity at SEED School Tech Day
June 1, 2026 — The future of the U.S. Navy fleet depends on the innovators of tomorrow. This reality drove an immersive educational mission at the SEED School of Maryland on May 20, an event organized by the school where Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, participated as a featured guest.Hosted by the school, the Tech Day allowed Carderock’s... MORE

BALTIMORE (May 20, 2026) – Jacquelyn Southerland, a member of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Strategic Education Outreach Team, guides SEED School of Baltimore students through a hands-on coding exercise using an Ozobot Ari robot during a Tech Day event. The compact, programmable robot helps make computer science engaging, supporting the Carderock team's broader mission to spark curiosity in 158 middle school students and inspire the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Aaron Thomas)

NAVSEA Discovery Team Advances Shipyard Maintenance Innovation
May 28, 2026 — The Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Discovery Team is helping drive innovation across the Navy’s public shipyards by identifying technologies and process improvements designed to increase the operational availability of ships and submarines.Part of Engineering Initiatives for Naval Shipyards (EI-NSY), the Discovery Team serves as the front door to... MORE

James Calverley, a senior mechanical engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), demonstrates the auto-hydrolance condenser cleaning robot to Rear Adm. Jason Lloyd, then-chief engineer (CHENG) of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 05.

NSWC IHD COMSEC Team Reduce Software Upgrade Time Almost 90% Using CHIMERA, Win DON Information Superiority Excellence Award, NAVIFOR Big Ideas Challenge
May 27, 2026 — The Communications Security (COMSEC) team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) were recently honored with two awards: the Department of the Navy’s (DON) Information Superiority Excellence Award for Innovation, presented May 11 at the 2026 DON Digital Warfighting Symposium East in Norfolk, Virginia; and the Advancing... MORE

Photograph of three men from NSWC Indian Head's COMSEC team standing on steps in front of a brick building.

Navy Leaders Emphasize Speed and a Unified Digital Ecosystem at the 2026 Digital Warfighting Symposium
May 27, 2026 — Navy leaders joined academia and industry representatives at the Department of the Navy Digital Warfighting Symposium 2026 from May 11-14 in Norfolk. The Navy-focused event, held in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) East 2026 Maritime Operations and Information Warfare Summit, highlighted... MORE

Capt. Chris Matassa, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, discusses the implications of maritime warfare dominance with fellow Warfare Centers leaders during a panel session of the Department of the Navy Digital Warfighting Symposium East 2026 in Norfolk, Va., on May 12. Moderated by Dr. Julie Stark, director of the Navy’s Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge, the panel deep dived into driving the future of information warfare, how industry and academia can help, and the resources required to accomplish information dominance. From left: Stark; Matassa; Nigel Thijs, technical director of NSWC Philadelphia; Stephen O’Grady, deputy technical director from Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport; and David Smoak, chief engineer from Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic.

NUWC Division Newport hosts Memorial Day ceremony honoring 34 deaths in the line of duty
May 22, 2026 — On the morning of Oct. 25, 1941, Alexander MacLellan Jr., a research expert at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, sat in the passenger seat of a plane set to perform tests on a torpedo release mechanism. Such flights had become routine for MacLellan over the course of his 25-year career, though this would be his last... MORE

Engineer Rotates Into STEM Outreach at Carderock
May 21, 2026 — BETHESDA, Md. — Erin Ripley, a mechanical engineer with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is trading coding for crayons as she rotates from structural reliability to STEM outreach, bringing a full-circle perspective to the Navy lab’s popular Take a Child to Work Day. Ripley, who has been with Carderock since July 2025, began her... MORE

NSWC Crane Employee Recognized for National Technical Excellence
May 21, 2026 — An NSWC Crane technology transfer expert was recognized nationally for her efforts to advance commercialization. Amanda McCullough, Technological Transfer (T2) Agreements Program Manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), earned an honorable mention for the 2026 Technology Transfer Rookie of the Year Award, recognizing... MORE

Amanda McCullough, Technological Transfer Agreements Program Manager at NSWC Crane (pictured left), at the awards ceremony for 2026 Technology Transfer Rookie of the Year Award.

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