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Sailors Look inside a Gas Turbine Engine in Philadelphia
December 16, 2019 — Sailors attached to the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) recently received training at Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) to perform maintenance to the ship’s propulsion system.While attending the training at NSWCPD, Sailors learned how to use a borescope. A borescope is an optical device used for visual inspections where the area... MORE

U.S. Navy Sailors attached to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) receive borescope inspection training conducted by Scott Brown, Senior Engineering Technician, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, The Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The borescope tool provides access to the internal sections of an engine, enabling the users to view any damage, cracks or imperfections within the confined chambers of the engine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Banfield).

NSWC Dahlgren Internship Impacts U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman’s Senior Capstone Project
December 3, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – As Midshipman Natalie LaPlaca works on her U.S. Naval Academy senior capstone project, she recalls her internship and real world data analysis at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).In fact, LaPlaca’s work on human sensors as an NSWCDD intern is the focus of her capstone project, titled, ‘Correlating Sleep and... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. (July 12, 2019) – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Natalie LaPlaca, right, and her mentor, Laura Maple, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineer, are pictured at NSWCDD headquarters during LaPlaca’s summer internship. LaPlaca’s work as an intern on human sensors – titled ‘Correlating Sleep and Temperature Patterns in Navy Warfighters with Current and Future Health Status’ – is her U.S. Naval Academy senior capstone project. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

NSWC Dahlgren Holds Cupcake Competition at Veterans Day Event
November 15, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – It began like many Veterans Day events – government employees and defense contractors recited the pledge of allegiance and John Wedding, a Navy scientist, played taps on his trumpet.There was a solemn moment of silence and respect in honor of veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America.At that point,... MORE

IMAGE: DAHGLREN, Va. (Nov. 8, 2019) – Cupcakes are pictured at a combat cupcake competition sponsored by the NSWCDD Strategic and Computing Systems Department (A) and the NSWCDD Weapons Control and Integration Department (H). Scientists, engineers, business, and support specialists from A and H voted for winners in the best tasting and best presentation cupcake categories. The A and H personnel also paid tribute to America’s living veterans – specifically to those veterans in attendance and throughout the command – with speeches and good news about opportunities for the command’s veterans, including a new initiative called the Veteran Integration Program.

NSWC Dahlgren Employees Engage with Charities to ‘Focus on a Cause’
November 13, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Jena Roscoe was surrounded by Navy personnel and her counterparts from various charities when she posted an update in social media about “the coolest outreach pavilion CFC to date on this breezy and fun Fall November 2019 Day.”The Operation HOPE senior vice president for government relations and public policy referred to the annual... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Nov. 6, 2019) – Pictured at the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Charity Fair sponsored by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), left to right: Gloria Evans, Liz Comacho-Hart, NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, Rebecca Stork, Shermanda Williams, Christine Tolbert, and Gilbert Correa-Ruiz. Second row, left to right: Katy Evans and Lisa Wallington. “I observed several of NSWC Dahlgren employees engaged in conversation with the participating charities,” said Wallington, the Naval Sea Systems Command CFC co-campaign manager. “I’m certain that those conversations are going to impact the surrounding communities in a positive and lasting way.” (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Navy Safety and Environmental Experts Collaborate at 2019 Face-to-Face Symposium
October 29, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Navy safety and occupational health and environmental managers shared innovative ideas, trends, and information impacting safety, occupational health, and environmental protection at the Naval Warfare Center’s annual Safety and Environmental Face to Face Symposium, Oct. 22-24.More than 30 managers – all experts in safety and... MORE

IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) – Navy safety and occupational health and environmental managers from 10 Naval Warfare Center divisions, Naval Air Station Oceana Regional Safety Office, and the Navy Safety Center, are pictured at the Naval Warfare Center’s Safety and Environmental Face-to-Face Symposium. The managers shared innovative ideas, trends, and information impacting safety, occupational health, and environmental protection at the event hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)

Dahlgren Sailors and Civilians Celebrate Navy's 244th Birthday
October 16, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Sailors and civilians celebrated the U.S. Navy's 244th anniversary with prime rib, shrimp, a birthday cake and speeches, Oct. 16.The birthday lunch featured speeches by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew and Naval Support Activity South Potomac Commanding Officer Capt. Michael... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 16, 2019) – The oldest and youngest Sailors attending the Navy's 244th anniversary celebration cut the birthday cake at Gray's Landing on the Potomac Restaurant. The Navy birthday cake-cutting ceremony is important to all Sailors, as it is an annual renewal of each Sailor's commitment to the Navy and the Navy's commitment to our nation's quest for peace and freedom worldwide. The Sailors cut the cake with a sword, a traditional reminder that they are among a band of warriors, committed to carrying arms so that the United States and its people may live in peace. (U.S. Navy photo by Pamela Berry/Released)

NSWCDD Veterans Network, Engage Panelists on Navy Civilian Career Topics
October 7, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees gathered at a Veteran Integration event to meet their fellow veterans while engaging in discussions about their careers and exchanging tips for success, Oct. 3.The networking began with a potluck lunch where more than 30 veterans – all working at Dahlgren in a... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 4, 2019) – Chuck Campbell – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) chief of staff – shares his perspective on career opportunities for employees in the Navy’s non-technical civilian career path with more than 30 of his fellow veterans at the command’s Veterans Integration event. The NSWCDD Employee Engagement Program, which includes the Veteran Integration Initiative, sponsored the event to facilitate new opportunities for connection and networking among NSWCDD veterans.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Commanding Officer Promoted to Captain at Ceremony
September 3, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer was officially promoted to Captain, Aug. 30.A promotion ceremony to commemorate his achievement was held at the parade field outside NSWCDD headquarters, where Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers commander,... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Aug. 30, 2019) – Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers commander, left, promotes Cmdr. Casey Plew to the rank of captain before family, friends, and colleagues at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). It was Plew’s second ceremony marking a career milestone in four months. The new Navy captain took command of NSWCDD – the Naval Sea System Command’s largest Naval Warfare Center – at a ceremony held on the Potomac River Test Range in April.

Oravec Relieves Hoffman at NSWC Dahlgren Division – Dam Neck Activity
July 10, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Cmdr. Joseph J. Oravec relieved Cmdr. Andrew J. Hoffman as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division - Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD – DNA) in a traditional Navy change of command ceremony June 27 at Naval Air Station Oceana’s Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Ceremonial... MORE

IMAGE: (Left to right) Cmdr. Joseph Oravec renders as salute to Cmdr. Andrew Hoffman while Cmdr. Casey Plew, Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, presides over Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dam Neck Activity’s change of command. More than 200 Sailors and guests attended a traditional Change of Command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana’s Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit’s ceremonial hangar aboard NAS Oceana June 27 where Hoffman was relieved of command by Oravec. Oravec became the command’s 28th commanding officer.

Junior Navy Scientists, Engineers Develop Integration Capability for Electric Weapons
June 12, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – It has all the trappings of a bestselling Navy technological thriller – six junior scientists and engineers overcame the odds to develop a new capability that enables the integration of electric weapons aboard Navy ships. The recent college graduates – Navy civilian employees selected for a special workforce development program... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN (June 6, 2019) - The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Sly Fox Mission 25 team and mentors are pictured with a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat integrated with a hardware representation of PEGASUS – Power and Energy Generation Analysis SimUlation System. The team proved the potential of PEGASUS to integrate electric weapons and electric propulsion systems aboard Navy ships in several demonstrations held at NSWCDD. Left to right in the front row are Daniel Apolinar, Alexa Thomas, Courtney Fredrickson, Peter Corrao and Tony Scaramozzi (mentor). Back row: Marie Zacarias Morro, Thomas Mckelvey (mentor), and Joshua Hellerick.

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