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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.

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)

Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
May 18, 2026 — Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL), with the first course completed in late March.The Navy recently designated DESIL as... MORE

Warfare Center Develops New Tool to Help Sailors Keep Vertical Launching System Latch Rods Moving
May 15, 2026 — Launcher support personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California have developed and tested a new tool to aid Navy sailors in maintaining MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cell hatches without damaging them in the process.Eric Csorba, a VLS canister and launcher support equipment engineering technician... MORE

Figueroa-Valentin’s Natural Curiosity, Math Skills Led to Engineering Career
May 15, 2026 — Her natural curiosity and a mother who encouraged her to pursue a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related college degree led Puerto Rico native Maria Figueroa-Valentin to a successful career in engineering, the last two-plus years of which have been at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands... MORE

NUWC Division Newport will host in-person hiring event on May 30
May 12, 2026 — Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport will hold an in-person recruiting event on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be held inside the gymnasium of Building 80 located at 80 Fleet Access Road, outside of NUWC’s main gate... MORE

NSWC Crane Sailor brings Fleet to the lab to elevate electromagnetic warfare capabilities
May 11, 2026 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Sailor and Avionics Technician has spent his decade-long career honing his knowledge and expertise in electromagnetic warfare to support the Fleet. Avionics Technician Petty Officer Second Class (AT2) Jeffrey Weaver joined the U.S. Navy after receiving his bachelor’s degree. He specialized... MORE

AT2 Weaver receives the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) from NSWC Crane Commanding Officer, CAPT Rex Boonyobhas.

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)

USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet Early After Successful Maintenance
May 8, 2026 — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) rejoined the Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) returns to Pearl Harbor on April 23, 2026.

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