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NSWC IHD Employees Win Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Award
June 26, 2025 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) scientists Dr. Zbigniew Dreger and Orlando Mulero-Flores were honored at the 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Awards virtual ceremony, June 25.“The remarkable efforts of these individuals highlight the groundbreaking advancements happening at NSWC...

NSWC Indian Head Division HITS Charles County Public School’s STEM Event
March 26, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division employees took time from their weekend plans to join the ninth annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. In doing so, they highlighted the importance a STEM-focused career can have for students, while simultaneously showing exactly what goes on behind the gates at the command...

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. ...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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