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NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity celebrates 60 years of supporting the Fleet
April 6, 2023
IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) hosts a cake cutting ceremony, April 5, celebrating 60 years since the command was first established. NSWCDD DNA was first commissioned on March 31, 1963, as the Fleet Computer Programming Center, Atlantic, and has since undergone various name changes over the last 50 years. Pictured (left to right): Cmdr. Christina Carino, commanding officer NSWCDD DNA; Mary Kay Anderson, integrated training systems division head; Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Joseph Parker; Dave Richardson, NSWCDD DNA senior civilian and department head.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Volunteers Provide STEM Activities to Thousands of Students at NAS Oceana Air Show
September 22, 2022
IMAGE: Fifth-grade students from Virginia Beach’s Linkhorn Park Elementary School ham it up for the camera attached to an explosive ordinance disposal robot. The robot was part of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity’s STEM station at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show.

NAVSEA Excellence Awards Presented to NSWC Dahlgren Division Personnel
August 10, 2022

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity hosts change of command
July 1, 2022
IMAGE: Outgoing Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Commanding Officer Cmdr. Matthew Erdner shakes hands with incoming Commanding Officer Cmdr. Christina Carino at the end of the change of command ceremony June 29, at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity PRIDE event teaches inclusion and allyship
June 27, 2022
IMAGE: (From left) Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) Chief of Staff Eric LaCross; Founder of Mx. Kelley Queer Education, LLC. Mx. Jacob Kelley; Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley and DNA Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist Marcus Matthews gather for a photo following the NSWCDD DNA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride Month event on June 8, where Mx. Kelley was the guest speaker. The purpose of the event, which was hosted by the NSWCDD DNA Diversity and Inclusion Program, was to educate the workforce and help break down barriers that may impede equal opportunities for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity employee honors Buffalo Soldiers’ legacy through community service
June 14, 2022
IMAGE: Donovan Morris, Battle Force Tactical Trainer In-Service Engineer Agent Training Lead Manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) will receive the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award during a ceremony on June 17 in Fredericksburg. As a member of the National Association of the Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers Motorcycle Club, Morris has supported various causes including breast cancer and sickle cell awareness, a local veteran’s hospital and humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity Engineers Collaborate to Save Time, Money on 3-D Printed Arming Unit
June 21, 2021
IMAGE: Lauren Sencio, Ship Self Defense System Hardware Design Task Planning Lead, checks the fit of the front plate of a 3D-printed arming unit May 25, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The SSDS Hardware Design Team worked with DNA’s FIRE Lab to 3D print the arming unit—a component of the SSDS Command Control Group console—to speed up design validation for the prototype.

SAIGE Winner Shares Knowledge of American Indians with NSWCDD Dam Neck Team
November 20, 2019
IMAGE: Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 12, 2019) – Joe Rubye, a retired Navy chief petty officer and member of the Jicarilla Apache (Tinde) Nation, plays a tribal tune on his flute for Naval Surface Warfare Dahlgren Division - Dam Neck Activity team members during an American Indian Heritage Month celebration in Hopper Hall Auditorium.  (U.S. Navy Photo by George Bieber/Released)

Navy Safety and Environmental Experts Collaborate at 2019 Face-to-Face Symposium
October 29, 2019
IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) – Navy safety and occupational health and environmental managers from 10 Naval Warfare Center divisions, Naval Air Station Oceana Regional Safety Office, and the Navy Safety Center, are pictured at the Naval Warfare Center’s Safety and Environmental Face-to-Face Symposium. The managers shared innovative ideas, trends, and information impacting safety, occupational health, and environmental protection at the event hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity.  (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)

Thousands of Students Interact with Navy Scientists & Engineers at NAS Oceana Air Show
October 23, 2019
IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2019) – One of 7,000 fifth-graders from Chesapeake and Virginia Beach elementary schools touches a static electricity demonstration causing her hair to standup at Naval Air Station Oceana’s fourth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab. The event broke the Guinness World Record for the largest field trip on record. More than 30 scientists and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity and NSWCDD volunteered their time and talents to educate the students through hands-on STEM displays. (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)