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NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Isel Caro: From a Small Town in Texas to the Naval Academy and Beyond
October 15, 2022 — Capt. Isel Caro’s life began in a single-wide trailer in the “Land of Heart’s Delight,” otherwise... MORE

From Puerto Rico to Virginia: NSWC Dahlgren Division Employee Goes the Distance for Software Innovation
September 16, 2022 — For Wildaly Honaker-Medina, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, taking that leap of faith meant... MORE

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Engineering visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
August 12, 2022 — Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Engineering Dr. Brett... MORE

NSWCDD employees earn NAVSEA Warfare Centers Awards
July 26, 2022 — The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers Awards program recognized two individuals and... MORE

Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
July 11, 2022 — The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to... MORE

New commander takes charge of PSNS & IMF in unique socially distanced ceremony
December 2, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed its new commander during a... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Technology Mentors Engage Students at STEM Summit
March 3, 2020 — SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. – U.S. Navy science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) ambassadors... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Mentors Inspire Middle and High School ‘SeaPerch’ Teachers
December 20, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. – Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers and volunteers... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientists and Engineers Inspire USNA Midshipman
December 19, 2019 — DAHGLREN, Va. – High-energy lasers, railgun, unmanned systems, cyber warfare, and submarine launched... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Laboratory Recertified to Impact Fleet, Homeland Defense
December 19, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The impact of an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) audit... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Engineers Mentor Students to First Place for Combatting Homelessness
December 17, 2019 — RICHMOND, Va. – How can we shape a better future for everyone? This was the question challenging... MORE

Navy Officials Break Ground for New Cyber Warfare Engineering Laboratory
December 12, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy officials, including Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Veteran Finds ‘Honor’ and a Calling to Train Guide Dogs
December 11, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Honor. It’s a Navy core value that retired Chief Warrant Officer Ed Hudson holds... MORE

Middle School Students Wow their NSWC Dahlgren Scientist and Engineer Judges at Science Fair
December 10, 2019 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — What do Navy science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) judges... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Scientists Brief Top Technological Programs to U.K Royal Navy Leaders as Collaboration Strategy is Reaffirmed
December 6, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – U.S. Navy officials briefed U.K. Royal Navy Rear Admiral Hugh Beard and his... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Honors American Indian Heritage, Culture, and Traditions
November 26, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The day nationally celebrated as the first Thanksgiving marks the historic occasion... MORE

Microsoft Tactical Vehicle Takes Center Stage at NSWC Dahlgren Innovation Day
November 26, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. – U.S. Navy scientists and engineers gathered to watch MTV but rather than music... MORE

NSWC Divisions at Dahlgren and Carderock Collaborate to Build Small Business Relationships
November 21, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – What does building a body have in common with building small business relationships... MORE

SAIGE Winner Shares Knowledge of American Indians with NSWCDD Dam Neck Team
November 20, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sailors, Department of the Navy civilian employees, and contractors assigned... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren’s OTA Opens the Door to New Business Opportunities
November 20, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Seeking to find faster routes to emergent, urgent, and innovative naval surface and... MORE

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... MORE

Tom Pendergraft’s NSWC Dahlgren Division Legacy
November 5, 2019 — Thomas Pendergraft – former Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) technical... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Celebrates ‘100 Years of Accomplishments’ at Command Picnic
October 31, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt... MORE

Navy ’20-something’ Civilians Develop Power Solution for Electric Weapons Aboard Warships
October 21, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Bridgett Burg’s deployment aboard USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) began with one question:... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Small Business Deputy Commended for Impact on NSWC Carderock
October 17, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The deputy for small business at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren... MORE

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,... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Division DDG 51-Class Land Based Engineering Site Celebrates 30 Years of Supporting the Fleet
October 8, 2019 — The Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) at Naval Surface Warfare Center,... MORE

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... MORE

NSWCDD Technical Director Presents Navy Award to West Virginia University Professor
October 2, 2019 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director John... MORE

British Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 26, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. — U.S. Navy officials briefed a top British naval officer and his delegation on... MORE

CNO's Surface Warfare Division Director Briefed on Directed Energy at Dahlgren
September 26, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Rear Adm. Eugene 'Gene' Black, Surface Warfare Division director at the Office of... MORE

Admiral Recognizes NSWC Dahlgren Civilian Personnel with Secretary of Defense and Department of Navy Awards
September 23, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Warfare Centers,... MORE

NASA Official Inspires NSWC Dahlgren Audience to ‘Find Your Voice’ at Hispanic Heritage Month Observance
September 17, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. (Sept. 13, 2019) – Sandra Alba Cauffman reminisced about watching the Apollo 11... MORE

U.S. Navy Sailors Test New Advanced Navigation Team Shipboard Simulation System
September 16, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – “Red ship spotted on starboard side. Relative bearing is 090. Range is 500... MORE

NSWCDD 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month Profile – Moises Iglesias, Electromagnetic Railgun Lead Systems Engineer
September 16, 2019 — Moises Iglesias – lead systems engineer for the electromagnetic railgun weapon system at Naval... MORE

Dahlgren Holds 9/11 Observance Ceremony
September 12, 2019 — Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) held an observance ceremony to honor those killed in... MORE

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... MORE

NSWC Warfare Centers Host Sixth Annual Unmanned Systems Integration Workshop and Technical Exchange Meeting
August 19, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. (Aug. 8, 2019) - Steering Committee members of the Navy's sixth annual... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Institutionalizes ‘Technical Excellence Framework’ to Ensure Warfighter Success
August 13, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) institutionalized its... MORE

Navy Warfare Center Engineers Revolutionize AEGIS Combat System Training with CIAT
August 8, 2019 — New East Coast CIAT Facility Opened in July 2019 to Train Sailors NORFOLK, Va. – The Combined... MORE

College and High School Interns Brief Findings at Dahlgren’s First Combined NREIP & SEAP Poster Session
August 7, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. – Rebeca Rodriguez dreamed one day that she would use chemistry as a mechanism for... MORE

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... MORE

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... 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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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

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

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

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

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

EA-6B Prowler aircraft dedicated as permanent display at Crane
September 14, 2017 — CRANE, Indiana - On Thursday, a Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft was formally dedicated to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees, who have provided 50 years of unwavering support, in a ceremony held at Naval Support Activity Crane... MORE

Done! PSNS & IMF completes Stennis work 5 days early
August 14, 2017 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility certified the completion of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) planned incremental availability five days early... MORE

NSWC Crane Hosts Surface Electro-Optics/Infrared (EO/IR) Standards Profile Review
July 11, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted a Surface Electro-Optics/Infrared (EO/IR) Standards Profile Review in collaboration with Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Surface EO/IR Technical Warrant Holder from 9-10 May. The event was a follow-up to the NAVSEA EO/IR Modular Open Systems Approach/Architecture (MOSA) Technical Exchange Meeting, which was hosted by NSWC Crane in June 2016 and established the technical direction for the standards review... 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