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Newton’s Laws of Motion Go Wheels Up at Local Middle School
June 17, 2022 — Eighth grade science students at Matthew Henson Middle School in Bryans Road, Maryland, got a chance to put Newton’s laws of motion into action thanks to NSWC Indian Head Division. The command’s STEM outreach group donated a box of STEM “balloon buggy” activity kits to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) for distribution. NSWC IHD Chief Technology... MORE

NSWC IHD Chief Technology Officer Dr. Kerry Clark sits between two students to help them figure out the best way to build their balloon buggies during their science class.

NSWC IHD Employees Receive Top Navy Civilian Service Awards
May 16, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees Frank Tse and Scott Bumgarner were honored with top civilian service awards, May 12. Tse, Systems Engineering Department chief engineer, was awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and Bumgarner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer, was... MORE

Frank Tse is presented the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award by NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll (far right) and NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson (far left). Also pictured is Frank’s wife Donna Tse.

NSWC IHD Employee Receives Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
April 5, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employee Glenn Hooks was recently recognized with the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award for his steadfast dedication to duty and outstanding professionalism during his seven years serving with the command, first as Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Field Team lead and now... MORE

Greatest HITS: NSWC IHD and Community Return to Local History and Science Expo
March 21, 2022 — Despite an early morning snowstorm on the morning of March 12, with gale force winds blowing the snow completely parallel to the ground, volunteers and attendees packed the floor of St. Charles High School to attend the Charles County Public Schools’ (CCPS) History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo. After a two-year hiatus due to the... MORE

An NSWC IHD employee is kneeling on the floor describing an explosive ordnance disposal robot to a young boy.

NSWC Indian Head Wins National Technology Transfer Award
February 16, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) was recently name a winner in the 2022 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Awards Program, earning the Excellence in Technology Transfer Award. NSWC IHD is the only Navy command to receive an FLC Award this year.The FLC Awards Program annually recognizes federal laboratories and... MORE

EXU-1, FBI Host Maritime Post-Blast Investigation Course at NAS Key West
February 8, 2022 — Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1 (EXU-1) and the FBI’s Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, Jan. 19-28. The U.K. Royal Navy Diving and Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG) and three U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams,... MORE

An EOD operator sorts forensic evidence in front of two orange buckets.

NSWC IHD Holds NEST OTA Collaboration Event
February 7, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), in conjunction with the National Armament Consortium (NAC), held a Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Collaboration Event, Jan. 18-19.The two-day event featured discussions on topics such as emerging challenges and opportunities, and... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized with Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
January 31, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees William Borgelt and John Hurley were recently recognized with the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award. The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is presented to civilian employees in the Department of the Navy for their meritorious... MORE

Group photo of John Hurley (center) being presented the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award

NSWC Indian Head Division Hosts Defense Day for Leadership of Southern Maryland
January 3, 2022 — The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) class of 2022 recently participated in Defense Day in Indian Head, Maryland, with the help of a number of alumni from NSWC Indian Head Division. In fact, the session — the third of nine educational sessions in the 2021-2022 LSM Executive Program for Defense and Industry — was led by NSWC IHD Corporate... MORE

NSWC IHD and CBIRF Host Technology Experimentation and Characterization Field Trials
November 1, 2021 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Department’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defense Division (R2) and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) hosted the Technology Experimentation and Characterization Field Trials (TECFT) at the CBIRF Downey Responder... MORE

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Marines look for radiation hazards in an abandoned car using developmental equipment and compare the readings against their own equipment during the Technology Experimentation and Characterization Field Trials at the CBIRF Downey Responder Training Facility, July 26-30. The trials were cohosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Division and CBIRF. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

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