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NSWCDD Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month
December 18, 2018 — While his childhood playmates were inspired by sports figures of that time, Rear Adm. Samuel J. Cox... MORE

NSWCDD Engineer Wins 2019 BEYA Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award
December 14, 2018 — The chief executive officer of Career Communications Group is looking forward to meeting Naval... MORE

Rodriguez Honored for Impact on Warfare Center U.S. Marine Corp Collaboration Team
December 10, 2018 — NSWC Dahlgren Division engineer Dr. Luis Rodriguez received the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)... MORE

Dahlgren’s Propel Team Recognized with Warfare Center Award
December 10, 2018 — The Propel Team was honored with the Alan J. Dean Talent Management Warfare Center Award at the NSWC... MORE

An Illustrious Night at the Dahlgren Movie Premier
December 10, 2018 — On Tues., Nov. 27, all the stars converged on at University Hall at the University of Mary... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Centennial Coins Symbolize 100 Years
December 5, 2018 — The tradition of issuing coins in the military is believed to have started in Vietnam. When an Army... MORE

Navy Innovators Reveal Revolutionary Research to Counter Emerging Threats
October 12, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy inventors are confident that their latest research and innovations in quantum... MORE

Navy Civilians Cite Inspirational & Historical Quotes at 2018 Academic Recognition Ceremony
October 3, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” At first glance,... MORE

Navy Scientists and Engineers Inspire Fifth Graders at 2018 NAS Oceana Air Show
September 25, 2018 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Hundreds of fifth-grade Virginia Beach elementary school students learned more... MORE

Navy Technology Leaders Convene at Leadership in a Diverse Environment Training Event
September 10, 2018 — KING GEORGE, Va. – How can one lead effectively in the diverse environment of today’s Department of... MORE

Royal Australian Navy Delegation Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division in the Wake of RIMPAC 2018
August 30, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Australian military officials touring Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division... MORE

Dahlgren looks to its past ahead of centennial celebration
August 13, 2018 — John Elliott has spent most of his career on the range at Dahlgren, overseeing tests that evaluate... MORE

New Supervisors Propel Toward Success at NAVSEA Warfare Centers
August 1, 2018 — DAHLGREN, VA. – Every month, at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers nationwide, newly... MORE

Crane Employee, Army Veteran Finds Motivation Working for the Navy
June 4, 2018 — CRANE, Ind.– Billy Zeck, an Army veteran, currently works at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NWSC Crane). If he could meet anyone - dead or alive - he’d choose John Wayne, as Zeck admires Wayne for his tough-cowboy exterior and straight-shooter personality. One topic Zeck would love to discuss with Wayne is personal motivation. Zeck’s personal motivation comes from a drive to overcome tough challenges and keep the United States safe... MORE

NSWCDD Biomedical Engineer Teams Up with High School STEM Champion to Mentor Students - 'Fun Twist on Math'
May 24, 2018 — KING GEORGE, Va. - Fourteen students (and 12 parents) from Potomac Elementary School, King George... MORE

The Economic and Intellectual Impact of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
May 16, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The new Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Economic Impact... MORE

Indian Navy Chief Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
March 27, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. (March 22, 2018) - Indian Navy Chief Adm. Sunil Lanba, center, and his delegation are... MORE

Combat Direction Systems Activity Changes Command Name
March 16, 2018 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Combat Direction Systems Activity (CDSA) gained final approval recently to change its name to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity, the command announced March 15. The short name will be NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA)... MORE

Japan Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces Tour NSWC Dahlgren
March 15, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. - Twenty members of the Japanese Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces delegation representing Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces (GSDF, MSDF, and ASDF) are pictured with three representatives of the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies and two Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leaders - Chester Petry, electromagnetic railgun lead systems engineer, and Jed Ryan, International Partnering Office lead - in front of the electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher... MORE

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Tours NSWC Dahlgren
March 13, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. (Feb. 16, 2018) - Japanese Vice Adm. Hideki Yuasa and Capt. Takuro Koroki are pictured... MORE

University of Virginia and NSWC Dahlgren Partnership Impacts 3D Printing Research
March 12, 2018 — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia professors and students – teaming up with Naval... MORE

Middle School Students Respond to Navy Challenge, Present 88 STEM Projects at Science Fair
February 6, 2018 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Freedom Middle School students – responding to a challenge by Navy scientists... MORE

U.S. Navy Mission 22 Team Develops ‘Game Changing’ Unmanned Capability
November 9, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. — What do NASA space crews and Navy Sly Fox mission engineers have in common? Both... MORE

NSWC Crane Leaders Brief Office of Vice President on Success of Innovation Ecosystem
September 29, 2017 — Leaders from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and other Indiana industry and academic partners briefed representatives from the Office of the Vice President and the Office of Science & Technology Policy on the innovation ecosystem Crane has helped develop in southern Indiana. High-ranking Department of Defense (DoD) and Navy officials were also in the room for the presentation... MORE

NSWC Crane Plays Key Role in Air Force-Navy Collaboration to Combat National Threats
September 28, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted Gen. Robin Rand, the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, for a visit earlier this month. Gen. Rand’s visit followed that of Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, who visited NSWC Crane and received briefings and tours of capabilities relevant to the Air Force nuclear mission in late July... MORE

CDSA Commanding Officer, Sailors and Civilians Visit Navy Boot Camp, Spend Time with Recruits
September 18, 2017 — GREAT LAKES, Ill. - The commanding officer, Sailor of the Quarter and two Civilians of the Quarter... MORE

U.S. Navy Engineer Wins ‘STEM Oscar’ at 2017 BEYA Award Gala
February 16, 2017 — WASHINGTON – The awards gala featured pomp and circumstance, as industry legends and rising stars... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5)
October 19, 2015 — MARINETTE, Wis. -- The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during a ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard Oct. 16... MORE

Dept. of Transportation Conducts Surprise Inspection at SERMC
August 21, 2015 — Oneof the busiest shops at the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) got asurprise visit... MORE

VADM Hilarides presents Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awards at NSWCDD ceremony
August 18, 2015 — DAHLGREN, Va. - Vice Adm. William Hilarides, commander,Naval Sea Systems Command, presents the Navy... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of LCS 6
August 11, 2015 — MOBILE, Alabama - The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, Aug. 11... MORE

RFID Reduces Inventory Time Aboard Littoral Combat Ship
July 30, 2015 — PENSACOLA, Florida - Sailors aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully demonstrated a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system's utility during Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) container testing conducted off the coast of Florida, in early July... MORE

NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Finalizes First CITE Partnership
July 30, 2015 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) officially announced the command's first private-public partnership under the command's Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) designation, July 30... MORE

Surface to Surface Missile Test For LCS Successful
July 30, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) were successfully conducted in June the Navy reported today... MORE

Future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Begins Fabrication
July 21, 2015 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The construction of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) is currently underway at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard. A ceremony here today celebrated the start of fabrication... MORE

CNP Holds All Hands Call With SERMC
July 21, 2015 — “Activities like SERMC are critical to deployment lengthsand schedules,” Vice Adm. William Moran,... MORE

Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Division Wins Value Engineering Achievement Award
July 10, 2015 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems Division was awarded a Navy Special Achievement award on June 25, 2015. The Department of Defense (DoD) selected the division for the award because of a successful Value Engineering initiative for the Army Rapid Equipping Force... MORE

Jackson (LCS 6) Completes Acceptance Trials
June 30, 2015 — MOBILE, Alabama. — The future USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully concluded acceptance trials June 26, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)... MORE

PCU John Warner (SSN 785) delivered to the Navy
June 25, 2015 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Today the Navy accepted delivery of PCU John Warner (SSN 785), the 12th submarine of the Virginia Class. ... MORE

British Royal Navy's Second Sea Lord Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
June 22, 2015 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and British militaryofficials pause in front... MORE

USS George H. W. Bush Arrives at NNSY for PIA
June 16, 2015 — PORTSMOUTH, Virginia - USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) June 16 for an extended Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)... MORE

Navy completes USS Harry S. Truman availability at NNSY
May 22, 2015 — NORFOLK, Virginia - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) May 22 following the successful completion of its Carrier Incremental Availability... MORE

Future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Launched
May 19, 2015 — MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy's newest Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 6), the future USNS Brunswick, was launched from the Austal USA shipyard here today... MORE

Caterpillar Inc. Impressed with SERMC Maintenance Process
May 18, 2015 — MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- A former member of the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) returned... MORE

SERMC Sends Reps to Philly for SeaPerch Event
May 18, 2015 — PHILADELPHIA (NNS) -- The Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) sent three of its personnel... MORE

Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Completes System Critical Design Review
May 15, 2015 — SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS - The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program, AN/SPY-6(V), successfully completed its System Critical Design Review (CDR) April 29 the Navy reported today... MORE

Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for New Rolling Airframe Missile
May 15, 2015 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy successfully achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) on USS Arlington (LPD 24) today... MORE

NSWC Crane Holds Ceremony to Celebrate Arrival of EA-6B Prowler
May 5, 2015 — BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - On the morning of Tuesday, May 5, a Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft performed flyovers of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane in route to the Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana for the final flight of this particular aircraft. A ceremony was held on the tarmac to celebrate the arrival of the retiring Prowler, scheduled to be transported to NSA Crane to become a historical static display. The EA-6B was accompanied by the EA-18G Growler, slated to take over the electronic warfare mission of the Prowler for the Navy... MORE

JCREW Counter IED Program Approved for Operational Testing
April 30, 2015 — WASHINGTON - The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program is approved for operational testing, Naval Sea Systems Command announced, April 30... MORE

SUPSALV clears Fort Pierce Channel of sunken barge
April 23, 2015 — FORT PIERCE, Florida - The Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) removed a barge that sank in the Fort Pierce ship channel, 100 yards inside the end of the ocean jetties, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced April 23... MORE

Navy's Oldest Ship Receives Hull Cleaning
April 16, 2015 — BOSTON - USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" received a waterborne underwater hull cleaning and comprehensive inspection in Boston Harbor, April 6-7 in preparation for its upcoming May 19 dry-docking... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Trenton (JHSV 5)
April 13, 2015 — MOBILE, Alabama - The Navy accepted delivery of the USNS Trenton (JHSV 5), its fifth Joint High Speed Vessel, April 13... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Wins Two Environmental Awards
April 9, 2015 — KITTERY, Maine - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) was recently announced as the winner of two fiscal year 2014 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Environmental Awards, one for Environmental Restoration-Installation and one for Cultural Resources Management-Small Installation... MORE

Carderock Division engineers upgrade Test Model Servicing Device capability
April 2, 2015 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. - The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock, is upgrading the portion of David Taylor Model Basin designed to allow engineers to repair or adjust small-scale ship models without needing to completely remove them from the basin, the Navy announced April 2... MORE

Future USS John Finn (DDG 113) Launched
March 30, 2015 — PASCAGOULA, Mississippi - The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard March 28... MORE

Advance EOD Robotic System Team Receives Defense Standardization Award
March 26, 2015 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. (NNS) - The Navy's Tactical Tomahawk missile underwent a successful production acceptance test using Functional Ground Test (FGT) capability at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division's (NSWC IHEODTD) , March 19... MORE

Navy Warfare Center conducts production acceptance test of Tomahawk missile
March 26, 2015 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. (NNS) - The Navy's Tactical Tomahawk missile underwent a successful production acceptance test using Functional Ground Test (FGT) capability at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division's (NSWC IHEODTD) , March 19... MORE

Navy Amphibious Ship Receives Longer Lasting, More Efficient LED Bulbs
March 19, 2015 — SAN DIEGO - The LPD 17 class program (PMS 317) Program Executive Office, Ships completed installation of light emitting diodes (LED) bulbs on USS Somerset (LPD 25) Feb. 27, replacing legacy shipboard fluorescent light bulbs with longer lasting, more efficient LED bulbs... MORE

Navy Scientists Develop Prototype for Diver Life Support
March 19, 2015 — PANAMA CITY, Florida - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC) scientists have developed a prototype for a new life support system for divers the Navy announced today... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Welcomes USS La Jolla for Moored Training Ship conversion
March 19, 2015 — NORFOLK, Virginia. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently welcomed USS La Jolla (SSN 701) for conversion from an operational fast-attack submarine into a Moored Training Ship (MTS)... MORE

Navy Conducts Flyaway Saturation Dive Training, Prepares for Crisis Calls
March 12, 2015 — PANAMA CITY, Florida - For the U.S. Navy's 40 saturation divers, requalification on the Fly Away Saturation Diving System (SATFAD) here this week ensures the Navy retains its deep water recovery capability... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Completes Motor Generator Restoration Ahead of Schedule
March 12, 2015 — PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) completed restoration of the motor generator set for USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) three days ahead of schedule Feb. 23... MORE

Navy Lays Keel for PCU Colorado
March 10, 2015 — QUONSET POINT, R.I. - The U.S. Navy held a keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Colorado (SSN 788) at General Dynamics Electric Boat, March 7... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard undocks USS Maryland
March 6, 2015 — NORFOLK, Virginia. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS Maryland (SSBN 738) Feb 21... MORE

Future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Launches
February 27, 2015 — MOBILE, Alabama – The future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), launched from the Austal USA shipyard Feb. 25, marking an important production milestone for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program... MORE

Navy Lays Keel on Future Littoral Combat Ship Omaha
February 18, 2015 — MOBILE, Alabama - Austal USA shipyard held a keel laying ceremony for the sixth Independence variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), Feb. 18... MORE

MARMC Partners with SERMC to Assist Fleet in C2X
February 12, 2015 — NORFOLK, Virginia. - The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) provided technical and engineering support to the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group during a Command and Control Exercise (C2X) off the coast of Florida during the first week of February 2015... MORE

MARMC teams with DARPA to bring Fab Lab to Norfolk
February 12, 2015 — NORFOLK, Virginia - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach Two (MENTOR2) Program began efforts to enhance defense readiness by improving both the training and tools for sailors at Navy Regional Maintenance Centers, NAVSEA announced Feb. 12... MORE

USS NEW YORK Deploys on Time After Emergent Blade Repair
February 4, 2015 — MAYPORT Florida. -- TheDive Locker at Southeast Regional Maintenance Center in Mayport accomplished... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Undocks USS Alexandria
January 29, 2015 — KITTERY, Maine - Employees at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) safely undocked USS Alexandria (SSN 757) on schedule Jan. 21... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard develops cost savings tool for work on USS Albany
January 29, 2015 — PORTSMOUTH, Virginia. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Rapid Prototype Lab (RPL) has developed an improved tool for manually honing steering and diving cylinders aboard Los Angeles-class submarines... MORE

NAVSEA to hold media availabilities at Surface Navy Association
January 7, 2015 — WASHINGTON – Key officials from the Naval Sea Systems Command and affiliated program executive offices will hold media availabilities in NAVSEA’s exhibit booth during the 2015 Surface Navy Association annual symposium at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia, Jan. 13-15... MORE

Navy Awards Contract for Ranger Dismantling
December 22, 2014 — WASHINGTON - Today, the Navy awarded a contract for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking Ltd... MORE

DDG 51 Modernization Program Meets Key Milestones
December 22, 2014 — WASHINGTON - The Navy's DDG 51 modernization program has met two key milestones Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced Dec. 22... MORE

AMDR Completes Hardware Critical Design Review on schedule
December 11, 2014 — WASHINGTON - The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Programsuccessfully completed a Hardware... MORE

NAVSEA contributions to procedures, hardware make for successful Orion recovery
December 11, 2014 — WASHINGTON - When USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully recovered thereusable, unmanned NASA capsule... MORE

Luby Relieves Ver Hage as NSWC PHD Commanding Officer
December 4, 2014 — PORTHUENEME, Calif. - Capt. Cord Luby assumed command of Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Port Hueneme... MORE

Future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Keel Authenticated
December 2, 2014 — MOBILE, Alabama - The keel of the future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6)was authenticated at the Austal USA... MORE

AEGIS Baseline 9 Destroyer Scores Historic Flight Test Mission
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) inpartnership with U.S. Pacific Command... MORE

SEWIP Block Upgrade Program Evaluated for Use on LCS
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -- The Navy is evaluating a scaled-down version ofthe Surface Electronic Warfare... MORE

Fabrication Begins on the Navy's First Ship to Shore Connector
November 17, 2014 — NEW ORLEANS- Textron, Inc. began fabrication of the Navy'sfirst Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) at its... MORE

Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Deckhouse Successfully Integrated
November 14, 2014 — BATH, Maine - The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001),completed the successful lift and... MORE

Change of Command at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport
November 13, 2014 — NEWPORT, R.I. - Navy Capt. Howard Goldman will relieve NavyCapt. Todd Cramer as commander of the... MORE