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NSWCDD Engineers Revolutionize Combat Training with TRACER Augmented Reality
July 31, 2019 — The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as a team in a seamless manner. Their mission: to secure an active-shooter situation and apprehend the holographic perpetrator. Commands are given to the shooter, within the augmented-reality (AR) headset. The shooter surrenders, and the Sailors’ mission... MORE

IMAGE: 190613-N-PO203-0259 CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Jun. 13, 2019) A Sailor assigned to the Center for Security Forces detachment in Chesapeake, Va., demonstrate the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) TechSolutions-sponsored Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system. TechSolutions partnered with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to develop the TRACER package, which consists of a virtual-reality headset, a backpack, a state-of-the-art simulated weapon designed to deliver realistic recoil, and a software package that creates multiple and adaptable simulation scenarios for security personnel to experience. ONRG TechSolutions allows Sailors and Marines to submit technology requests directly to the development community for rapid response prototyping. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)

NSWC Dahlgren Winners of 2019 Warfare Centers Awards Announced
July 15, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Nineteen Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) civil servants were named as winners of the prestigious 2019 Warfare Centers Awards, the command announced July 15.The Warfare Centers Awards – established in 2005 to recognize cross-Warfare Center collaborative efforts – comprises six categories that include... MORE

U.S. Navy Interns from Virginia and Maryland High Schools Tour NSWC Dahlgren Division
July 10, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy scientists and engineers briefed high school students participating in the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) during tours of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division, July 2.The students – who intern at either Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division or NSWC Indian Head Explosive... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 2, 2019) - Students from Virginia and Maryland high schools participating in the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division and NSWC Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division pause - with an engineer from both commands - in front of the Potomac River Test Range metal map during their tour.

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.

Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated at Dahlgren Observance
January 22, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Frank White recounted that he saw ‘Hidden Figures’ – the latest of many movies he enjoyed watching at the Dahlgren theater since he grew up in the 1940s and 1950s near the base where his World War II veteran father worked.The retired Air Force officer who served from 1957–1983 stood on the theater’s stage as a keynote speaker before... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 15, 2019) – Chuck Campbell, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Chief of Staff, presents the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," to Frank White in appreciation of his keynote speech at the command’s Martin Luther King Jr. Observance.

Donnelly, Young, Bucshon Host Navy Secretary Spencer at NSWC Crane
July 9, 2018 — CRANE, Ind. – on Jun. 29, 2018, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) hosted Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. Secretary Spencer visited Crane to see the installation first-hand and to hear directly from Hoosiers working there in support of our servicemembers and our nation’s security... MORE

CRANE, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) hosted Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. Secretary Spencer visited Crane to see the installation first-hand and to hear directly from Hoosiers working there in support of our servicemembers and our nation’s security.

Shipyard diver earns medal for heroism
May 25, 2018 — Captain Howard Markle, PSNS & IMF presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Navy Diver Chief Petty Officer Steven McConnell during an all hands call at the detachment’s headquarters at Naval Station Everett... MORE

Captain Howard Markle, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility commander, presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Navy Diver Chief Petty Officer Steven McConnell during an all hands call April 27, 2018, at the PSNS & IMF Everett Detachment’s headquarters at Naval Station Everett, Washington.

PSNS & IMF hosts technology trial for human assistive technologies
April 5, 2018 — Managers, process improvement specialists and tradespeople got an up-close look at devices intended to ease their burdens, reduce injuries and increase productivity during an assistive technology trial Feb. 26-28 in Building 460... MORE

A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility worker demonstrates to managers, process improvement specialists and trades people how the Ekso zeroG Arm can be used to reduce injuries and increase productivity during a technology trial Feb. 26-28 at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. For the demonstration, the grinder was supported by the arm, which was attached to the simulated bulkhead with switchable magnetic bases. The arm can support up to 42-pound tools and absorbs up to 25 percent of the tool’s vibration. (U.S. Navy photo by Carie Hagins, PSNS & IMF photographer)

Tugs, broncs and brawn needed to move mighty warships
March 23, 2018 — When USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was moved into Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenace Facility, it took a coordinated effort by harbor pilots, tugboat crews, Sailors aboard the ship, line handlers on shore, and bronc crews who operate the smallest boats used at the shipyard... MORE

Harbor tug Defiant (YT 804) and crew wait to assist while USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is being positioned for docking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington March 1, 2018.

World-Class NSWC Crane Scientist Receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
February 8, 2018 — CRANE, Ind. – On Jan. 26, Dr. Gerald Manke II, a Senior Program Scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), received a Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award at the Pentagon for his nationally-recognized leadership in lasers... MORE

180129-N-YG220-044 ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 29, 2018) Rear Adm. David Hahn, chief of naval research (CNR), presents Dr. Gerald C. Manke with a Meritorious Service Award during a ceremony held at the Office of Naval Research. (U.S. Navy photo by Moraima Johnston/Released)

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