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From Design to Sustainment: Carderock Engineers Share Structural Expertise
June 3, 2026 — When engineers discover structural damage or corrosion on a ship, they must determine whether the vessel can safely operate until it can be repaired. To support those decisions across the fleet, engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division are providing specialized training to waterfront engineers, shipyards and regional...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Contracting Personnel Complete Contracts Management & Practical Acquisitions Skills Workshop
March 14, 2025 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Contracting Department (Code 400) executes approximately 1,400 contracts each year. To ensure that all Code 400 personnel are familiar with and adhere to various policies, rules and regulations, Code 400 recently held its inaugural Contracts Management & Practical Acquisitions Skills (CMPAS) Workshop (pronounced “compass”) for nine new personnel...

NSWCDD Employees Offer STEM Training to Local Teachers
July 29, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees provided a firsthand learning experience for five teachers from local school districts who hope to translate what they learned to their students when the school year begins.Luis Valcourt-Colon, a lead scientist and software developer with the Weapon Control Software Branch at NSWCDD,...

NSWCPD Trains Future USS Levin Sailors on Land Based Engineering Site
January 6, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted more than 20 crew members from USS Carl M. Levin (PCU 120) for land based shipboard operational training from Oct. 25 through Nov. 19, 2021 to ensure that the Sailors were sufficiently prepared for eventual sail-away, Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) onboard testing support,...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Implements Navy Continuous Training Environment Tool for Live Virtual Constructive Training with the Fleet
October 28, 2021 — To meet Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) North Star of digital transformation that seeks to eliminate onboard technical assists to ships by 2030, and advance the Navy’s training capabilities, the command has connected to the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE).Connectivity with NCTE enables warfighters to...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Employee Utilizes CPR Training to Save Neighbor’s Life
September 20, 2021 — For Waterfront Configuration Manager Terry Clouse, who supports Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA), years of CPR training prepared him to respond quickly to a life-and-death situation.In the late evening hours of a summer night in August, Clouse hurriedly answered the frantic knocks at his front door. His...

NSWC Philadelphia Division Hosts Talent Acquisition and Retention Training Workshop for Pennsylvania Pipeline Project: Philadelphia Region Workforce Pilot
August 24, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted a training workshop for the Pennsylvania Pipeline Project: Philadelphia Region Workforce Pilot on Aug. 4, 2021.The Philadelphia Pipeline Program Director Joe Barto from the Training Modernization Group (TMG), Inc. kicked off the session by stating that the joint maritime ecosystem...

My Navy Learning provides personalized, adaptive learning for Sailors
August 20, 2021 — As Sailors progress through their Navy careers, their training, education and professional development needs evolve. In addition to training requirements that vary depending on rank or rating, individual Sailors learn at different paces using varying methods. These evolving needs require a personalized learning system that not only keeps pace with...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Builds One Combat Simulator to Rule Them All
May 12, 2021 — This part is routine: a Navy radar operator watches as the movement of a small blip on his display indicates that a fishing vessel is sailing toward the open ocean.This part is not: a mass of blips appear on the scope as fast attack boats zip past the fisherman. Moments later, the blue sky gives way to a freak thunderstorm. This improbable change...

NSWCDD Scientists and Engineers Develop IDS Tech Refresh for Delivery to the Fleet Despite Pandemic
February 8, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Mike Jones and his team traveled to U.S. Navy bases worldwide because their mission to deliver the Identity Dominance System (IDS) and train Sailors – in person – was vital.Jones and his Mobile Training Team – flying more than one million miles since 2013 – provided hands on training to more than 2,000 Sailors aboard a whopping 130...

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