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From last-minute code changes to first-place finish: Students shine at NSWC Dahlgren Division Innovation Challenge
February 18, 2026 — Fredericksburg Christian School’s robotics team began preparing for their biggest competition of the year in October, two months before they even received their official robotics kits.When they arrived at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s annual Innovation Challenge, the team quickly realized they would need to rethink their... MORE

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Fredericksburg Christian School won first place in the high school category of the 2026 Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The two-day event held at the Fredericksburg Convention Center featured 30 teams from middle and high schools from across the Fredericksburg region. (Dave Ellis/NSWCDD Photo)

Dahlgren Division innovation challenge anchors long-term investment in the Navy’s future workforce
February 11, 2026 — For more than a decade, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has invested in regional schools through STEM events, robotics competitions and technology donations — recognizing that the next generation of scientists and engineers essential to the Navy’s mission is already sitting in today’s classrooms.“If we want to be ready to support the... MORE

KING GEORGE, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division launched the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren five years ago to motivate youth in the local area and throughout the region to become the next generation of Navy scientists and engineers. Since then, the number of schools participating in IC@D nearly tripled. During IC@D, teams compete against one another to solve complex engineering challenges in what has become a flagship event for Dahlgren Division’s STEM outreach efforts. (Dave Ellis/NSWCDD Photo)

NUWC Division Newport’s summer STEM program is a steppingstone to careers
August 27, 2025 — The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Technology Apprentice Program (UTAP) welcomed 50 high school students to explore building, programming and driving remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) over two three-week sessions held in July and August... MORE

NSWC Crane employees welcome next generation to STEM during Bring a Child to Work Day
August 5, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees welcomed more than 500 children to see first-hand various science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers at a Navy laboratory. NSWC Crane organized Bring a Child to Work Day for employees on July 22, offering children under 18 a unique glimpse into the world of Naval... MORE

Building More Than Ships: University of Hawai‘i Interns Explore STEM Pathways at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
July 1, 2025 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed 21 high school interns from the University of Hawai‘i’s JESSE program for a hands-on look at engineering careers that help support the U.S. Navy’s operations in the Pacific... MORE

Sy Shimabukuro, an engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Maintenance Facility explains troubleshooting principles to interns from the Junior Engineers Summer STEM Experience (JESSE) program during a hands-on workshop in the iLab, June 12, 2025.

NSWC Dahlgren Division builds next generation of STEM professionals at first Triad event
May 15, 2025 — Spike LEGO robots emulating unmanned systems navigating a logistics mission at sea. Students rushing to a monitor to answer the first question in a Capture-the-flag competition using Artificial Intelligence tools. Brightly colored 3D-printed ship hulls stretched across the table ready for the warfight.This was the scene in Exhibit Hall B at the... MORE

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Fifteen local middle and high schools participated in the first STEM Triad event hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. More than 100 students from the region engaged in real-world challenges inspired by the Navy, including autonomous robotics, cybersecurity capture-the-flag operations and additive manufacturing. (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD photo)

NSWC Dahlgren's True Soria utilizes creativity and simplicity in advancing Navy lethality and promoting STEM
May 2, 2025 — True Soria has always had a talent for solving complex problems. Now, as a computer scientist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), he spends his days shaping the future of the U.S. Navy’s lethality by re-architecting critical systems. But his impact goes beyond technical expertise.Soria’s work on the Navy's... MORE

True Soria, a computer scientist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), mentors students at King George Middle School during Robotics Week. This program is part of NSWCDD's K-12 STEM Outreach initiatives, highlighting the organization's commitment to supporting in-class robotics workshops and lessons facilitated by NSWCDD engineers at local schools. (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD photo)

Carderock Math Contest: Cultivating the Next Generation of STEM Professionals Through a Love for Math
April 14, 2025 — CARDEROCK, Md. – More than 180 middle-school students put their math skills to the test at the 14th annual Carderock Math Contest (CMC) on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.The contest, which is part of Carderock’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach, drew... MORE

Students work together to solve stimulating math equations in hopes of taking home the team award at the Carderock Math Contest (CMC), held at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on April 4, 2025 in West Bethesda, Md.

NSWC Crane scientist leads test and evaluation for space programs and novel universal charger
April 1, 2025 — Growing up near the Navy laboratory, Alexandria Kilzer didn’t expect her career would lead her to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane). However, when she was studying chemistry as an undergraduate at Indiana University, she began interning at NSWC Crane in the summer of 2019.“I was very fortunate,” Kilzer said. “I was part of a... MORE

Saturn V Rocket Display at George W.S. Abbey Rocket Park at NASA Johnson Space Center

NSWC Indian Head Division HITS Charles County Public School’s STEM Event
March 26, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division employees took time from their weekend plans to join the ninth annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. In doing so, they highlighted the importance a STEM-focused career can have for students, while simultaneously showing exactly what goes on behind the gates at the command... MORE

Josh Phillips, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s public affairs officer, assists a student in securing a flight vest during the HITS Expo at Saint Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Staff Sgt. Arthur Jones/released)

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