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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 Indian Head Division Employees Recognized with NAVSEA Excellence Awards
May 8, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees shone during the FY24 NAVSEA Excellence Awards, April 30 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. Nine command employees received awards, including six individuals from the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Acquisition Team and three from the Corporate Operations... MORE

Employees of the Year: Members PSNS & IMF workforce recognized for their hard work, dedication throughout 2024
May 8, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered together at the Admiral Theatre, April 23, 2025, to honor the command’s top employees during the annual PSNS & IMF recognition ceremony.During the event, the command celebrated the accomplishments of 222... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees pose for a group photo, April 23, 2025, following the annual ceremony at the Admiral Theatre in downtown Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

STEM outreach volunteers join forces in support of Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition
May 8, 2025 — Volunteers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were on hand April 29 to support the 3rd annual Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, Washington.This year's event included 46 teams of students from six area elementary and middle schools, who put their individual constructed robots... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, and volunteer Tom Terry observe as two students from Cotton Wood Elementary School compete in the 3rd Annual Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, Washington, April 29, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

NUWC Division, Keyport Future Capabilities Office Department Head Scott Shimizu recognized with Special Act Award
May 7, 2025 — Scott Shimizu, head of the Future Capabilities Office at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, was recently honored with a Special Act Award in recognition of his 36 years of distinguished service to the command... MORE

Scott Shimizu, head of the Future Capabilities Office at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, was recently honored with a Special Act Award in recognition of his 36 years of distinguished service to the command. (U.S. Navy photo by Shayna M. Gosney/Released)

New process improves efficiency, security of contract awards at NUWC Division Keyport
May 7, 2025 — A recent continuous process improvement effort at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport has streamlined the way the command handles the Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification form, or DD254, a key document for communicating security requirements in classified contracts. The new process, the result of a four-day CPI event held Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2024, is expected to significantly reduce rework and help protect classified information... MORE

The team that streamlined the DD254 process at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport gathers after a successful outbrief. Not pictured are NUWC Division, Keyport employees Lonny Schmitt and Michael Beadle and Naval Sea Logistics Center employees Indiana Bolger, Laurel Imes and Michael DeMedici. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Pittman/Released)

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)

NUWC Division, Keyport Chief of Staff Gina Regynski recognized with Meritorious Civilian Service Award
May 6, 2025 — Gina Regynski, then-chief of staff at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, was recently awarded the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award during a ceremony April 24. The award recognized her exceptional leadership and contributions to the command from July 2018 to March 2025... MORE

NUWC Division, Keyport Chief of Staff Gina Regynski recognized with Meritorious Civilian Service Award
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NUWC Division Newport hosts MIT’s Dr. Steven Spear for problem-solving discussion
May 6, 2025 — Dr. Steven Spear, a renowned author and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, spoke to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce and toured the command on April 28... MORE

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