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NSWC Dahlgren Division Head Toyce Small Utilizes Expertise to Build Knowledgeable Workforce
February 18, 2022 — Physics matters. It is a vital science in advancing technology and promoting innovative products for the Navy fleet and warfighter. For Toyce Small, applying her expertise in the mathematics and physics fields contributes to building a knowledgeable professional workforce at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).Small discovered a... MORE

IMAGE: Toyce Small currently serves as the Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division Head within the Weapons Control and Integration Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Her guiding principles as a senior leader is to continue to grow in her leadership skills and being a lifetime learner while mentoring the next generation of scientist and engineers.

Following a Dream: TyJuan Smith
February 18, 2022 — Washington D.C., the nation’s capital. It’s full of history, monuments and for many, it’s simply where they work. Some of the most pivotal moments in the history of the United States have taken place there. Why would anyone give up that opportunity to then work at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)?“No traffic,” said TyJuan... MORE

IMAGE: TyJuan Smith, information system security officer (ISSO) for the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, says the mentoring he’s received at Dahlgren has been huge for his career.

NSWCDD SSTM Profile: Candaice Deloach
May 5, 2021 — Senior Scientific Technical Managers (SSTMs) provide a continuity of technical leadership and oversight that is needed to ensure long-term stewardship of an organization's technical capabilities. SSTMs typically have significant research or development experience, and are recognized as renowned experts in their fields.Candaice Deloach was recently... MORE

IMAGE: Candaice Deloach is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division featured employee for Black History Month. Deloach leads an impressive workforce in the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, serving more than 700 system and software engineering professionals as Chief Software Architect. According to Deloach, “I keep my focus on building an innovative software organization that understands risk, diversity of thought, measures what matters, operates in uncertainty, shares knowledge and information, and is trained in agile decision making, all characteristics that align to Department of Navy objectives.”

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employee Responds to Medical Emergencies in Local Community; Abroad
March 31, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Janna Roland has dedicated 17-plus years of her life to saving lives.“I have always been inspired to help others,” said the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineering technician.Her inspiration has not gone unnoticed.In May 2019, Roland received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award for... MORE

IMAGE: CHIANG MAI region, Thailand (Nov. 2018) – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Engineering Technician Janna Roland, right, and Registered Nurse Jeanette Wachtler of Alberta, Canada joined a team of 27 medical and dental professionals who served more than 1,600 patients in five days during a mission trip to Thailand through Hand of Hope, Joyce Meyer Ministries World Missions, Oct. 25-Nov. 4, 2018. Roland received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award in 2019 for “outstanding contributions to the community” for participating in the trip as well as serving more than 16 years as an EMT for the Chancellor Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, which serves parts of Spotsylvania County, Va. “Roland selflessly shares her extensive expertise to help those in the local community and abroad,” cites the award. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

New NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Reflects on National American Indian Heritage
November 19, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – “It’s a good day to be Indian,” are the words James Herbert Oxendine hears every year he gathers with fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) system safety engineer reflected fondly on his roots in Lumberton, N.C., and the tribal homecoming held the week of... MORE

IMAGE: James Herbert Oxendine is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division featured employee for National American Indian Heritage month.

NSWCDD National Disability Employment Awareness Month profile, Bonnie Roman, Management Analyst
October 24, 2019 — Bonnie Roman began her government career as a summer hire at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in 1987, serving as a procurement technician in the command’s contracts office where she closed out 150 contracts.While working at Dahlgren, Roman completed an associate of applied science degree in computerized data management in... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 24, 2019) – Bonnie Roman, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) management analyst, examines a World War I bombsight. The aircraft course-setting bombsight is one of the few surviving examples of the many bombsights tested at Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren in the 1920s and 1930s. Roman – who serves as the NSWCDD Integrated Budget Planning and Execution System lead - is the command employee featured for October 2019 NSWCDD National Disability Employment Awareness Month. “Most people I have interactions with don’t realize that I am deaf in my right ear since I have adapted to losing my hearing as a child,” said Roman. “When I am not working, I love to travel to see different scenery throughout the United States and other countries.”

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineers Recount Escapes as Refugees to a New Life in the United States
June 27, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – From tragedy to triumph, two Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) professionals have found success through strength, courage, and resiliency.Amara Elizabeth Halt and Dhruva Mishra could have given up early in life and allowed tragedy to impact their destiny. However, in the face of trial, tribulation, and possible... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN. Va. (June 24, 2019) - Dhruva Mishra and Amara Halt presented their stories during Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division's World Refugee Day event, June 20.

NSWC Dahlgren Division AAPI Employee Spotlight: James Yee – Systems Safety Engineering Division Head
May 23, 2019 — The observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is an occasion to remember the patriotism of AAPIs who have served, or are currently serving, in the Department of Defense and our nation. May was chosen as the observance month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 10,... MORE

IMAGE: James H. Yee is the Systems Safety Engineering Division Head for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Readiness and Training Systems Department.

“Loud booms” inspire intern’s dream career path
July 30, 2018 — Growing up in King George, Va., near Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren, Sarah Wessel remembers the sound of windows rattling while she did her homework. The cause was the reverberating cadence of “booms” heard during weapons testing on base. Many would consider it a major noise distraction, but for Wessel, it was so much more. “These loud booms... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 10, 2018) - Sarah Wessel and her mentor, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineer Matt Henning, examine the Advanced Beam Control Locating and Engaging - Enhanced Tracking System (ABLE-ETS) gimbal. The ABLE ETS Gimbal is part of a pointing and image tracking system. Last summer, Wessel converted the gimbal's pointing controller Simulink code into C++ code. ABLE-ETS is a Joint Technology Office funded test bed for maturing directed energy and high-energy laser technologies, including tracking, sensors, and lasers.

Wessel is interning at Dahlgren through the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Student Employment Program (SSEP). The program provides direct hire authority for undergraduate and graduate degree seeking students enrolled in STEM majors. The program was established to provide interns with exposure to public service, enhance educational experience, and possibly provide financial aid to support educational goals. Additionally, this program will provide a streamlined and accelerated hiring process to compete successfully with private industry for high-quality scientific, technical, engineering, or mathematics students for filling scientific and engineering positions.

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