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NSWC PCD engineer enhances critical infrastructure, strengthens Naval foundation
December 4, 2025 — To maintain a dominant naval presence in the face of evolving threats, ensuring the resilience and modernization of critical infrastructure is paramount. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, individuals like Terence Mahoney, an infrastructure support engineer, are at the forefront of this crucial mission, directly bolstering the force behind the fleet in the complex littoral battlespace. His efforts directly help the command overcome challenges and support NAVSEA’s strategic goals to strengthen the foundation through on-time and on-budget delivery of critical resources... MORE

Terence Mahoney, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division infrastructure support engineer, is at the forefront of a crucial mission, directly bolstering the force behind the fleet in the complex littoral battlespace. His responsibilities are multifaceted: planning and designing complex construction and renovation projects, conducting site surveys, developing detailed cost estimations, and crafting comprehensive project specifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Racing the clock: NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Australian team in humanitarian mission engineering hackathon
December 3, 2025 — Far beneath the South Pacific, in one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, a powerful earthquake has struck. On the nearby nation of Vanuatu, a string of some 80 islands stretching across 800 miles, a humanitarian crisis unfolds. Buildings have collapsed. Major roads are impassable. Telecommunications are down; communities are shut off from... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. – The International Mission Engineering Hackathon brought together selected defense and national security teams from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and Australian counterparts to initiate a joint humanitarian assistance disaster response mission for a crisis scenario. The team from NSWCDD, known as the Dahlgren Dingoes, won the challenge in 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by Dorina Watermolen)

NSWCPD Employees Recognized for Expanding Navy’s Blue-Collar Talent Base
December 1, 2025 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Industrial Trades Recruitment Expansion Team recently received the 2024 Department of the Navy Human Resources Community Award for Excellence in the Team Impact category for its exceptional work.The honor was awarded to Administrative Technical Specialist and Lead Recruiter Victoria... MORE

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Industrial Trades Recruitment Expansion Team recently received the 2024 Department of the Navy Human Resources Community Award for Excellence in the Team Impact category for its exceptional work. From left to right: Stephanie Thomas, Alicia D’Orazio, Victoria Gonzalez. Award recipients not pictured: Mary Ditroia (U.S. Navy photo by Spc. Najee Tate-Milton)

Like a high beam in the dark: The Mark 99 Fire Control System illuminates the way for naval defense
December 1, 2025 — In the complex world of modern naval warfare, those who can see and act the fastest often have the advantage. The Navy’s Aegis-equipped fleet must detect, track and eliminate threats with pinpoint precision. The Mark 99 Fire Control System is central to this capability, providing the last, vital link in the defensive chain – an essential tool... MORE

The Navy’s Aegis-equipped fleet must detect, track and eliminate threats with pinpoint precision. The Mark 99 Fire Control System is central to this capability, providing the last, vital link in the defensive chain. (U.S. Navy illustration by Dorina Watermolen)

Carderock and UDC Use Machine Learning to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Tech
November 28, 2025 — This year Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, partnered with students from the University of the District of Columbia for their project titled “Empowering the Navy's Energy Future: Nurturing Tomorrow's Lithium-Ion Battery Innovators through Collaborative Projects and Experiential Learning.”The project focuses on advancing lithium-ion... MORE

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Cleveland (LCS 31)
November 26, 2025 —

MARINETTE, Wis. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) in Marinette, Wisconsin, November 26.

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Across Land and Sea: Carderock Personnel Reflect on Shared Values Between Navy and Philmont Scout Ranch
November 26, 2025 — When Emily Tutton, branch manager for the Electrical and Electronic Energy Resource Branch at NSWC Carderock Division's Norfolk detachment, caught wind that some of her fellow coworkers had also recently embarked on a Philmont Scout Ranch trek she had to hear about their experiences. Philmont Scout Ranch, a 140,000-acre wilderness base in Cimarron,... MORE

Michael J. Hughes (second to left-back row) during his Philmont trek as a scout in 1980.

NSWC Indian Head Division Security Personnel Earn High Honors
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NUWC Division Newport hosts warfighters panel, ‘Cup O’ Joe’ to celebrate veterans
November 24, 2025 — United by their service as U.S. Navy submariners, four men spanning decades in age came together at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Nov. 13... MORE

NSWCPD Engineer Dr. Kaitlyn Sitch Honored with SMART SEED Innovation Award
November 24, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Dr. Kaitlyn Sitch was recently honored with the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) SEED Innovation Award, in recognition of her research proposal, “Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Algorithms for Power System Prognostics for Power System... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Dr. Kaitlyn Sitch recently was awarded the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) SEED Innovation Award. She received the honor for her research proposal, “Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Algorithms for Power System Prognostics for Power System Optimization.” (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

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