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Panama City engineer receives Top Navy Scientists and Engineers Award
June 16, 2020 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) electrical engineer was among seven individuals and five teams to receive a top Navy award.Dr. Isaac Sledge, NSWC PCD’s emergent engineer was selected to receive the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and... MORE

Dr. Isaac Sledge, NSWC PCD’s emergent engineer, was selected to receive the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year 2019 Award.

NSWC Panama City personnel earn 15 Warfare Center Awards
June 15, 2020 — Individual personnel and collaborative teammates at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) have been selected to receive 2020 Warfare Center Awards.In a message to the Warfare Center workforce, Rear Adm. Kevin Byrne, commander, and Dr. Brett Seidle, executive director, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers, recently... MORE

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NSWC Panama City’s CSTRS Depot rapidly delivers fleet solutions despite COVID-19
June 11, 2020 — Despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 environment, the Carriage, Stream, Tow, and Recovery System (CSTRS) Depot team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is continuing to rapidly deliver solutions while meeting emerging fleet needs.CSTRS provides a capability to helicopters to conduct Airborne Mine... MORE

Derek Decker, mechanical technician and fleet support team lead assists with SD Cable installation on the hydraulic winch of a Carriage, Stream, Tow, and Recovery System (CSTRS) at the CSTRS Depot May 5.

NSWC PCD Procurement Lead Designs Lip Reading Kit
May 21, 2020 — Jonathan Chapman, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) procurement lead designed a lip reading kit for the hearing impaired with the help of fellow employees and a 3D printer.“A need was brought to my attention to help people with hearing impairments during COVID-19,” said Chapman. “Masks are a wonderful answer to keep the... MORE

Jonathan Chapman, NSWC PCD procurement lead, speaks with Deanna Pedersen, NSWC PCD procurement branch head, using the lip reading kit he designed. Chapman designed the kit for use by hearing impaired team members at the command.

Be Prepared: Hurricane Season Lessons Learned
May 12, 2020 — How timely that May is Hurricane Preparedness month in our state. We’ve had tornadoes across the Panhandle of Florida already in 2020, COVID19 came to visit, river and coastal flooding in some areas and now the Hurricane season is predicted to be above average! So, what can we do to be prepared if a destructive weather event comes our way? Gas,... MORE

Volunteers formed The North Lagoon Navy group after Hurricane Michael in 2018 to aid local residents in tarping roofs, cutting trees, etc. The group was made up of local personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, as well as other individuals.

Back relieves Peters as commander of NSWC PCD
May 8, 2020 — Capt. David N. Back relieved Capt. Aaron S. Peters as commanding officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) in a small ceremony at the headquarters flagpole May 8 in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing requirements.During the ceremony, Peters passed his command pin to Back as a symbol of camaraderie to begin a... MORE

Capt. David N. Back relieved Capt. Aaron S. Peters as commanding officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) in a small ceremony at the headquarters flagpole May 8. After leading the command through Category 5 Hurricane Michael and the rebuilding process, and now through the COVID-19 pandemic, Peters will retire without the fanfare typically afforded a Navy leader after more than three decades in service to the nation.

NSWC Panama City commanding officer bids final farewell
May 7, 2020 — NSWC PCD Team,It is with a heavy but proud heart that I pen my final View from the Bridge. So much has changed since I took command just 33 months ago. Although Hurricane Michael and the current COVID crisis are notable in the history of the command it is your dedication and commitment to the mission that I will always remember. I came here because... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Commanding Officer Capt. Aaron Peters, USN

No Break in Communication: NSWC PCD keeps Task Force New York connected
April 27, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) provided valuable communication equipment to Task Force New York (TFNY) while supporting operations in the fight against COVID-19 in the New York City area.The Joint Expeditionary Command and Control team (JEXC2) from NSWC PCD, in collaboration with Shore and Expeditionary Integration... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) provided valuable communication equipment to Task Force New York (TFNY) while supporting operations in the fight against COVID-19 in the New York City area.
The Expeditionary Carry-On Network (ExCON) kit provides Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)/Voice over Secure Internet Protocol (VoSIP) connectivity with Defense Information System Agency (DISA) or other tactical networks. It uses a commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) on the move antenna for use when mobile operations are necessary and has an agnostic transport capability, current in use by TFNY, that allows any commercial bandwidth of opportunity (LTE, Wifi, or hardline) to provide secure, high-speed voice, video and data, enabling reliable transmission of voice and data in a variety of situations.

Panama City’s biotechnology lab sanitizes to combat COVID-19
April 22, 2020 — Amid COVID-19, the global demand for hand sanitizer has reached unprecedented levels. The Biotechnology Research and Development Laboratory (BRDL) team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is rapidly delivering hand sanitizer solutions to help personnel stop the spread of the virus.DeAnna Pedersen from NSWC PCD’s... MORE

Jeff Eichler, left, and Dr. Josh Kogot, right, work to produce batches of hand sanitizer to be used by Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division personnel to combat COVID-19.

Panama City protects personnel through rapidly developed PPE
April 15, 2020 — To aid in flattening the curve of COVID-19, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is protecting its employees through use of personal protective equipment (PPE) made in-house.Due to the lack of commercially available PPE during these times, NSWC PCD’s Rigging Shop and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AML) is supporting the... MORE

Chuck Self, Additive Manufacturing Lab lead, and his team are developing non-medical FDA approved 3D printed mask frames made out of plastic in support of protecting NSWC PCD employees from COVID-19.

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