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Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren inspires middle school students in STEM
November 22, 2024 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in partnership with the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg Regional Military Affairs Council and SimVentions, hosted the second Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren (ICAD) on Nov. 9, bringing together 20 teams from 17 schools across 11 school districts and the... MORE

The team from A.G. Wright Middle School celebrates their first-place victory at the Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren, showcasing exceptional robotics and STEM skills throughout the competition. (Morgan Tabor/NSWCDD)

NSWC Dahlgren Division celebrates academic achievements
October 30, 2024 — Continuing education is the whetstone Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leadership uses to sharpen the tip of the spear in developing innovative weapon systems for the Navy warfighter that will deter and defeat our nation’s adversaries. In fiscal year 2024, NSWCDD spent over $2.3 million on tuition through its Academic... MORE

NSWCDD hosted its annual Academic Recognition Ceremony at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus on Tuesday, October 29, 2024

NSWCDD Hosts Collegiate Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge
October 25, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted its Collegiate Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Innovation Challenge. The competition encourages students to develop advanced algorithms and models to enhance naval systems’ cyber defense capabilities.Eleven teams from colleges and universities across the nation competed in the... MORE

KING GEORGE, Va. – The first-place team from George Mason University celebrates after winning the Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Innovation Challenge, hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The team earned the $60,000 top prize for their innovative approach to enhancing naval cyber defense capabilities. (NSWCDD photo by Dave Ellis)

NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts third annual Dahlgren Downtown
September 26, 2024 — Join Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) for the third annual Dahlgren Downtown, Friday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Inn at the Old Silk Mill in Fredericksburg. For the first year, we are excited to bring demos to the community featuring real-life robots, virtual reality, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and... MORE

IMAGE: Tiernan Blunkosky, 11, touches the Van de Graaff generator that made his hair stand on end at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dahlgren Downtown Forging Community Partnerships event Oct. 20 at The Silk Mill in Fredericksburg.

NSWC Dahlgren Division welcomes new commanding officer at change of command ceremony
June 21, 2024 — Continuing in the rich tradition of commemorating the change of command, saying farewell to one commanding officer and welcoming another, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held the ceremonious event June 21 along the Potomac River Test Range gun line.NSWCDD senior leadership, personnel and loved ones gathered on a warm summer... MORE

IMAGE: Capt. Joseph Oravec (left) shakes hands with Capt. Philip Mlynarski after assuming command of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division during a change of command ceremony June 21. Rear Adm. Thomas Dickinson (center), commander of Naval Surface Warfare Center and Naval Undersea Warfare Center, delivered the ceremony’s opening remarks.

NSWC PCD employee uses industry management course to enhance business excellence
March 13, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) strives to enhance its strategic partnerships with government, academia, industry and allies. One NSWC PCD employee recently personified that pursuit of business excellence by completing a U.S. Navy Insights into Industry Management Course (NIMC) at the University of Virginia (UVA), last January. Nicholas Sarica, NSWC PCD Logistics Entry Level Employee (ELE), attended this NIMC course held at the UVA Darden School of Business and its purpose was to communicate to government employees and contract specialists how different industries view the way the Navy does business... MORE

More than 55 participants display their U.S. Navy Insights into Industry Management Course (NIMC) graduation certificates at the University of Virginia, Jan. 2024. The purpose of the three-week course was to communicate to government employees and contract specialists how different industries view the way the Navy does business. (courtesy photo)

Wargaming continues to evolve as a valuable resource for the U.S. Navy
January 26, 2024 — Six members of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) workforce were placed in a high-intensity environment in the 17th series of the Chief of Naval Operations’ Global War games Oct. 16-20 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island.U.S. Armed Forces representatives, including admirals and generals, were on... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw visits San Diego Detachment for the first time as commander of PSNS & IMF
July 10, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, visited the PSNS & IMF San Diego Detachment June 27-29, 2023, for the first time since taking command May 25.According to Jeremy Miller, PSNS & IMF Detachment San Diego Director, Crinklaw and Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, PSNS & IMF executive officer, received a... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, tours the PSND & IMF Detachment San Diego, June 27, 2023, with Jeremy Miller, director, San Diego Detachment, Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, executive officer, PSNS & IMF, and Tanya Lalicker, Detachment site manager. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

“Great Risk, Greater Reward” – NSWC Dahlgren Division junior analyst shares her story
May 18, 2023 — If you take chances, you never know where you may land. This adage is true for Naval Surface Warfare Canter Dahlgren Division’s Nupur Patel. As a native of Gujarat in Western India, her family took the ultimate risk of starting anew in the United States.While spending most of her life in Gujarat, after high school, Patel and her family moved over... MORE

IMAGE: Nupur Patel is a junior analyst for the Mission Engineering and Analysis Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

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 known as Falfurrias, Texas. Depending upon who you ask, the town either derived its name from the Lipan Apache language or from the name of a desert flower. Life was cramped for Caro’s family in the trailer where he lived with his parents and brother... MORE

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