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Navy Inventors earn recognition, royalties from patents
March 4, 2020 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) currently holds 75 patents with another 23 pending, but the Command is looking to add more to the portfolio. “Patents are an important indicator of technological creativity and progress made by the Navy and they also enhance the technical reputation of NSWC PCD,” said Jim Shepherd,...

NSWC Panama City Comptroller personnel achieve professional certifications
February 27, 2020 — Comptroller personnel at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) recently achieved a prestigious certification that is fundamental to establish a broad set of financial management skills.NSWC PCD’s Samantha Snellen, Ashley Simpers, Paige Sauls, Komal Patel, and Linda Magee accomplished the Certified Defense Financial Management...

NSWC Crane contributes first open source project to provide warfighters with more advanced systems
January 9, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) scientists and engineers have contributed Crane’s first open source project to provide warfighters with more advanced systems. The contribution to the open source software project was developed to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Radio Frequency...

Luddy School awards IU's first-ever engineering Ph.D. to NSWC Crane employee
January 8, 2020 — Indiana University has bestowed hundreds of thousands of degrees to students during their first two centuries of existence, but it never has awarded a Ph.D. in engineering.Until now.The Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering awarded its first ever Ph.D. to Adam Duncan, an...

NSWC Crane Manager Propels Team Forward
November 13, 2019 — Crane, Ind. – Andrew Hyden, a branch manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), said he tries to use his role to lift others in his organization up. His drive lies in taking care of people and providing the tools and resources necessary to succeed in their careers.“I want to continue to drive the realization of diversity...

NSWC Crane student intern applies engineering experience to accelerate undergraduate learning
October 28, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) student intern uses engineering experience to accelerate his undergraduate education at the University of Southern Indiana (USI). Andrew Steffey, a Student Trainee at NSWC Crane, has spent the last two summers gaining hands-on electrical engineering experience working with...

Navy Cybersecurity team achieves forensic examiner certification
September 4, 2019 — Two Cybersecurity professionals at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) recently achieved a milestone to strengthen our naval superiority.Stacy Faison, command information system security manager (C-ISSM) at NSWC PCD, and Julia Lewis, information technology (IT) incident response handler at NSWC PCD, completed the Windows...

LCAC 66 disassembled, removed from fleet service
August 22, 2019 — After nearly 25 years of mission tests, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 66 will be disassembled and demolished signifying its removal from fleet service.The primary role of the LCAC is to provide sustained, over the horizon, ship-to-shore movement of Marine Corps personnel and equipment during amphibious assaults. It is also used during...

NSWC Panama City laboratory expands capabilities, modernizing functionality
August 20, 2019 — A test facility at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) recently underwent modernization to expand research and development (R&D) capabilities. The Hydrospace Laboratory (HSL) uses hyperbaric and hypobaric technologies to simulate conditions without the use of human subjects.The lab tests various diving and life support...

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