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NSWC PCD hosts inaugural Gulf Coast NavalX Tech Bridge PRIZE Challenge
March 5, 2024 — A recent, first-time challenge to support U.S. Navy needs through partnership, creativity and innovation was hosted by the NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD)... MORE

Members from the NSWC PCD and NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Sediment Sampling Challenge development team during a regional Navy partner collaboration workshop, Dec. 13, 2023. (back row from left) Bobbie Thompson Naval Oceanographic Office, Dr. Richard Crout, Naval Research Laboratory, Jesse Walton, NSWC PCD Ranges and Facilities Branch head, Andrew Harrington, NSWC PCD Test & Evaluation & Prototype Fabrication Division (Code E42), Dr. Todd Holland, NSWC PCD Senior Scientific technical manager, Dr. Joseph Calantoni, SES, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command technical director. (front row from left) Holly Gardner, NSWC PCD Strategic Engagement director, Andrea Perles, SL, NSWC PCD Mine Warfare director, and Mackenzie Blair, NSWC PCD Code E42. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWC PCD’s Infrastructure Division foundationally supports the force behind the fleet
December 18, 2023 — In order for Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PCD) to Dominate the Littorals, it needs the people and places to achieve that mission. This wouldn't be possible without the professionals from NSWC PCD’s Infrastructure Division (Code 102) who support the Navy Lab workforce. This division consists of four branches—facilities, infrastructure support, environmental and safety—staffed by more than 40 personnel ranging from civilians to contractors to military service members from the Personnel Force Innovation Program who operate within a dynamic arena. Whether it’s the day-to-day needs of the workforce or new building construction projects, this Navy Lab’s Infrastructure Support Division remains innovative and resilient to support the needs of the fleet. ... MORE

Members from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Infrastructure Division (NSWC PCD) conduct safety inspections during a stairwell renovation project, Oct. 25. This division is staffed by more than 40 personnel ranging from civilians to contractors to military service members from the Personnel Force Innovation Program who directly impact the personnel, projects and systems that help keep U.S. service members safe. (U.S. Navy photos by Anthony Powers)

JABS program personnel complete final test milestone, leave 21-year MCM program lasting impact
October 30, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Centers Panama City (NSWC PCD), NSWC Indian Head Division, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and support contractors from Innovative Professional Solutions, Inc., leave a lasting legacy on the mine countermeasure field by spearheading a 21-year littoral assault breaching mission program that provides information and support to increase lethality and precision objectives within that battlespace to the fleet... MORE

The Joint Direct Attack Munition Assault Breaching System (JABS) Test and Evaluation Team is made up of personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, NSWC Indian Head, Innovative Professional Solutions, Inc., support contractors and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. NSWC PCD also developed and fielded JABS mission planning software for MEDAL and MINEnet Tactical and developed tactics and doctrine for employing the system. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWC PCD Property Management Division implements key program to deliver critical support
October 16, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Property Management Division plays a vital role to the Navy Lab’s mission success. They’re comprised of several branches and have used several programs to improve customer support. The latest program is called the Familiarization Tour, which occurs where their personnel tour various projects onboard NSWC PCD. It provides the team with an on-site overview of their customer’s operations affording their division and project personnel to engage in face-to-face discussions to exchange ideas and share difficulties... MORE

Members from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s Property Management Division visit Joint Expeditionary Command and Control personnel during their Code 107 Familiarization (FAM) Tour, Aug. 25. The FAM Tour provides their team with an on-site overview of their customer’s operations and the opportunity for project personnel to engage in face-to-face discussions to exchange ideas and share difficulties. (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Fite)

Panama City scientist awarded Top Navy Scientist Award
August 21, 2023 — Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards.Tatum was one of 18 individuals and nine teams selected... MORE

Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards. He developed and extended a mathematical framework to identify cost-effective, hypothetical autonomous systems to accomplish fleet mission goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWC PCD design thinking aims to deliver tangible solutions
August 16, 2023 — NSWC Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and the Naval Sea Systems Command enterprise... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lauren Hanyok)

NSWC PCD and Brown University sign CRADA to protect high speed craft operators
July 6, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and Brown University have recently entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) aimed to develop technology solutions to protect high speed craft (HSC) operators from injurious environmental conditions, specifically the repeated mechanical shock a body endures when quickly navigating open water. This CRADA aims further strengthen these relationships and ensure continued collaborative efforts to protect and improve warfighter performance... MORE

delegation from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Brown University, Office of Naval Research, Duke University and Human Systems Integrations commemorate the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), May 22. The CRADA aims to develop technology solutions to protect high speed craft operators from injurious environmental conditions, specifically the repeated mechanical shock a body endures when quickly navigating open water. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Alex Morgan)

NSWC PCD logistics division uses Appreciative Inquiry to build culture, impact fleet
July 5, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Integrated Logistics Support Division recently experimented with a novel management approach used by major companies to more fully engage the division’s workforce, refine their culture, and enhance their impact to the warfighter. The management approach, called Appreciative Inquiry (AI), is a way of creating organizational change by focusing on identifying and doing more of what is already working, rather than focusing solely on problems and trying to fix them... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's Mission:
To conduct research, development, test and evaluation, in-service support of mine warfare systems, mines, naval special warfare systems, diving and life support systems, amphibious/expeditionary maneuver warfare systems, other missions that occur primarily in coastal (littoral) regions and to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Vision:
Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.

NSWC Panama City engineers help Republic of Korea develop air-cushion vehicle
June 16, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is helping cement relationships with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region via Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Programs that also help our own Navy innovate.NSWC PD Expeditionary Systems Division, FMS, Air Cushion Vehicles Program is supporting the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy as they... MORE

The Landing Ship Fast II (LSF-II) craft 633 is shown after inflating the skirting. This December 2022 operation tested the Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Navigation (C4N) system for operating the engine and running the lift fans used to inflate the bags in the skirting, and the propellers and air ducts used to maneuver the craft on the tarmac. This is the first time the C4N operated as a system and actively controlled functions aboard the vessel. (courtesy photo provided by Hanjin Shipbuilding and Construction with permission from the Republic of Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration)

Deep-learning architecture research is underway at UF in partnership with NSWC PCD
May 23, 2023 — “So what is a machine learning algorithm really doing?” That is the question a group of university students and faculty are tackling at the University of Florida (UF) under a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) grant sponsored by NSWC Panama City Division.The NEEC program includes university faculty and students working with NAVSEA... MORE

(center) Ben Colburn, a research assistant at the University of Florida, presents his research to Dr. Matthew Bays, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's (NSWC PCD) senior scientist for robotics and optimization and the command's Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) director. The NEEC program has benefited the Naval Research and Development Enterprise and Navy Labs, like NSWC PCD, by creating a sustainable pipeline of scientists and engineers with difficult-to-hire skillsets. (courtesy photo)

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