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From Automotive to Naval Engineering: Shawn Schneider’s Path to NSWC Dahlgren Division
July 18, 2022 — The passion for automotive testing takes a shocking turn to naval engineering for Shawn Schneider, a subject matter expert at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). At a young age, Schneider developed a love for automotives while fixing up four-wheelers and working on bicycles. His passion for automotive engineering grew every... MORE

IMAGE: Senior Structural Dynamicist, Shawn Schneider is pictured in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Multiple Degree of Freedom (MDOF) shaker testing laboratory.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Senior Engineer Experiences Best-Ever Assignment at the End of a 40-Plus Year Career
July 6, 2022 — Ronald “Ron” Hunt is ending his career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) with a bang. A big bang. For several weeks last summer, the senior engineer with over 40 years of service at Dahlgren experienced his most memorable assignment while working aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the ship’s Full Ship Shock... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division senior engineer Ronald “Ron” Hunt monitored the combat systems on the USS Ford (CVN 78) during the first-in-its-class carrier’s Full Ship Shock Trials. For their efforts, the CVN 78 Full Ship Shock Trial Team earned a Department of the Navy Test Team Award.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity hosts change of command
July 1, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) employees, leaders, family members and friends gathered June 29 for a change of command ceremony to bid farewell to Cmdr. Matthew Erdner and welcome Cmdr. Christina Carino at Naval Air Station Oceana.Erdner, who came to NSWCDD DNA in April, led the command during a period... MORE

IMAGE: Outgoing Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Commanding Officer Cmdr. Matthew Erdner shakes hands with incoming Commanding Officer Cmdr. Christina Carino at the end of the change of command ceremony June 29, at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts First In-person Job Fair in Three Years
June 30, 2022 — After two years of virtual career fairs consisting of chatrooms and telecommunication platforms, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) recruiters returned to the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center for the first NSWCDD-sponsored in-person career fair since 2019.A total of 175 candidates attended the event and recruiters made... MORE

IMAGE: Capt. Phil Mlynarski, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer speaks with a candidate at the NSWCDD Job Fair on June 27.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Announces Second-Quarter 2022 PEO IWS Awards
June 24, 2022 — The Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards recognized 25 individuals from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) working on three separate teams for their exemplary accomplishments during the second quarter of... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Uses 3D Scanning as a Reverse Engineering Capability
June 23, 2022 — “We are trying to reduce not only our time to start a design, but we want to have a good design the first time. We want to eliminate any rework that would cost us time and money later in our program schedule,” said John Moser, Hardware and Metrology Engineer from Weapons Control and Integration, referring to the latest technological advance, using... MORE

IMAGE: Using 3D scanners, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientists and engineers can provide the warfighter with critical information faster than ever before. Not only are the scanners efficient, but they are cost effective and extremely accurate.

NSWCDD Safety Engineer Receives Distinguished Community Service Award for Rescue Squad Volunteerism
June 21, 2022 — What inspires or motivates a person to want to help others in need? To place someone else’s life above their own or to do everything they can to save them when in a dire situation? Those courageous men and women who dedicate their time, effort and energy share their abilities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of others. Matthew Heindrichs is one... MORE

IMAGE: Matthew Heindrichs, safety engineer for the Platform Systems Integration Safety Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award for his service and volunteerism with the Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad in Stafford.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Personnel Honored For Innovation and Contributions at Annual Awards Ceremony
June 21, 2022 — One hundred twenty-seven individuals and 21 teams were honored with 22 different Navy and Dahlgren Division awards as the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held its annual honor awards ceremony. Family and friends of award winners watched NSWCDD Commanding Officer Captain Philip “Phil” Mlynarski and NSWCDD Technical Director... MORE

IMAGE: Kimberly Wright receives the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award at the 2021 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Honorary Awards ceremony, June 17. Standing left to right: NSWCDD Technical Director, Dale Sisson, SES, Wright and NSWCDD Commanding Officer, Capt. Philip Mlynarski.

NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Lucas Durham Shares Passion for Computer Science through STEM Outreach
June 16, 2022 — Lucas Durham grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, far away from the warm sun and cool waves of the state’s popular beaches. While his high school didn't offer advanced classes in computer science, that didn’t stop him from building his first computer.He enjoyed the project so much that it led him to major in computer science at Clemson... MORE

IMAGE: Lucas Durham works at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) as the Test Tools Group Lead. Durham is being awarded the NSWCDD Community Service award for his work as the NSWCDD STEM Outreach In-School Lead.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Software Developer and Scientist is Recipient of the Distinguished Community Service Award for STEM Advocacy
June 16, 2022 — Inspiration can come from many places. For Jacoby Smith, inspiration came in the form of a computer science class and a discovered talent for teaching. He followed his innate passion for science and mathematics into a career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) as well as becoming involved in inspiring young minds to explore... MORE

IMAGE: Software Developer and Scientist Jacoby Smith received the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Distinguished Community Service Award for advocating STEM programs through educational instruction within the local school districts.

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