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NSWC Indian Head Division Welcomes Maryland Governor Wes Moore
October 4, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) welcomed Maryland Governor Wes Moore to meet with leadership and tour its facilities in Indian Head, Maryland, Oct. 3. Rep. Steny Hoyer also joined the visit, along with local government representatives. ... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Technical Director Ashley Johnson (far right) and NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Steve Duba welcome Maryland Governor Wes Moore (center left) to meet with leadership and tour its facilities in Indian Head, Md., Oct. 3. Rep. Steny Hoyer (far left), along with several state and local government representatives also participated in the visit. (U.S. Navy photo Released)

NSWC Indian Head Division STEM Program Inspires Future Scientists and Engineers
July 30, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) continued its community outreach efforts with the completion of the 2024 summer high school STEM internship, Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP), at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head’s Aquatics Center in Indian Head, Maryland, July 26. The program seeks to not... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division recently hosted the third annual Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP). Led by the command’s Chief Technology Office and STEM coordinator, the three-week internship program offers local high school students an opportunity to work with scientists and engineers from NSWC IHD.

NSWC IHD MarDet and EXU-1 Collaborate on a Safe to Ship Evaluation
July 15, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Center Marine Detachment (MarDet), alongside personnel and equipment support from Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1), conducted a safe for shipment evaluation of foreign ordnance housed in the magazines aboard Naval Support Facility,... MORE

Small Business Engagement on the Rise at NSWC Indian Head’s Annual Industry Day
May 2, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) welcomed 247 small businesses interested in working with the warfare center at its annual Industry Day at the College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, April 26.“We need to expand and modernize our capacity for a higher level of readiness,” NSWC IHD Deputy... MORE

NSWC IHD Celebrates Time-Honored Tradition with Change of Command Ceremony
August 25, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) hosted a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, Aug. 25 at which Capt. Stephen Duba relieved Capt. Eric Correll as commanding officer of NSWC IHD.“Eric was someone who never shied away from taking a hard job. He’s the leader I’ve looked up to my entire... MORE

Incoming Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen Duba addresses the audience at the change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., Aug. 25. Duba will now oversee the DoD’s largest full-spectrum energetics facility and the Navy’s only public arsenal supporting the DoD, the nation’s partners and allies.

NSWC IHD NETAP Students Heat Things Up in Summer Robotics Competition
August 8, 2023 — Twelve high school students with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) recently braved brutal temperatures during the program’s underwater robotics competition at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head’s Aquatics Center. The competition was the culmination of... MORE

A student with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) prepares their underwater remotely operated vehicle for her group’s scenario at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, July 28. NETAP provides students an opportunity to engage in a hands-on internship allowing them to develop their engineering skills. Over the course of the program, students learned and improved upon their tooling, soldering and programming skills by building miniature unmanned underwater vehicles

NSWC Indian Head Division Partners with College of Southern Maryland for Art of Innovation STEAM Festival
April 26, 2023 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — More than 400 students and their families packed the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, April 22 to get a hands-on look at some of the exciting arts and science activities and opportunities available in their backyard.Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) joined... MORE

Daniel Swick (center), a robotics technician in NSWC IHD’s Unmanned Systems Branch, describes the interface of an explosive ordnance disposal robot during College of Southern Maryland’s second annual Art of Innovation Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Festival at the Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, April 22

NSWC Indian Head Division Employee Recognized with Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
November 21, 2022 — Recently retired Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. was presented with the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, during an award presentation in Port Tobacco, Maryland, Nov. 10. The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is... MORE

NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll presents former NSWC IHD employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, Nov. 10.

NSWC IHD Signs NEST OTA Agreement for TATB Production
November 16, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recently signed a Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Global Military Products (GMP) for the production of triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB). The agreement – sponsored by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous... MORE

NSWC IHD Employees Receive DON Civilian Service Commendation and Service Achievement Medals
October 27, 2022 — Former Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Business Director Christina Adams was honored with the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medal during her retirement ceremony aboard the command, Sept. 29. Adams served as a government civilian for 35 years, with 18 of those years spent at NSWC IHD.During... MORE

Former NSWC IHD Business Director Christina Adams poses with the Civilian Service Commendation Medal alongside NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson and Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll during her retirement ceremony, Sept. 29.

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