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NSWCDD National Disability Employment Awareness Month profile, Bonnie Roman, Management Analyst
October 24, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 24, 2019) – Bonnie Roman, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) management analyst, examines a World War I bombsight. The aircraft course-setting bombsight is one of the few surviving examples of the many bombsights tested at Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren in the 1920s and 1930s. Roman – who serves as the NSWCDD Integrated Budget Planning and Execution System lead - is the command employee featured for October 2019 NSWCDD National Disability Employment Awareness Month. “Most people I have interactions with don’t realize that I am deaf in my right ear since I have adapted to losing my hearing as a child,” said Roman. “When I am not working, I love to travel to see different scenery throughout the United States and other countries.”
Thousands of Students Interact with Navy Scientists & Engineers at NAS Oceana Air Show
October 23, 2019
IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2019) – One of 7,000 fifth-graders from Chesapeake and Virginia Beach elementary schools touches a static electricity demonstration causing her hair to standup at Naval Air Station Oceana’s fourth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab. The event broke the Guinness World Record for the largest field trip on record. More than 30 scientists and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity and NSWCDD volunteered their time and talents to educate the students through hands-on STEM displays. (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)
Navy ’20-something’ Civilians Develop Power Solution for Electric Weapons Aboard Warships
October 21, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN (Sept. 26, 2019) - The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Sly Fox Mission 26 team are pictured after presenting a final brief on their project, PERSEUS, to NSWCDD leadership. The team developed PERSEUS as the basis to solve the power management issues the Navy faces as new electrical systems and directed energy weapons are integrated aboard warships. Sly Fox team members left to right: Tyler Boitnott, Dominique James, Kyle Dalton, Steven Lohrey (front), Michael Joram, Emily Rabin (back), and Bridgett Burg. (Photo by U.S. Navy/Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Small Business Deputy Commended for Impact on NSWC Carderock
October 17, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 19, 2019) - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew presents Kris Parker with a letter of appreciation on behalf of NSWC Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Cedric McNeal at an awards ceremony. Parker - the NSWC Dahlgren Division deputy for small business - was commended for serving as NSWC Carderock Division's acting deputy for small business for more than six months in 2019.
Dahlgren Sailors and Civilians Celebrate Navy's 244th Birthday
October 16, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 16, 2019) – The oldest and youngest Sailors attending the Navy's 244th anniversary celebration cut the birthday cake at Gray's Landing on the Potomac Restaurant. The Navy birthday cake-cutting ceremony is important to all Sailors, as it is an annual renewal of each Sailor's commitment to the Navy and the Navy's commitment to our nation's quest for peace and freedom worldwide. The Sailors cut the cake with a sword, a traditional reminder that they are among a band of warriors, committed to carrying arms so that the United States and its people may live in peace. (U.S. Navy photo by Pamela Berry/Released)
Navy Civilians Credit Parents, Spouses, Authors and an Aviation Pioneer at 2019 Academic Recognition Ceremony
October 15, 2019
IMAGE: Mulugeta Tesfaye receives his certificate of achievement from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity Commanding Officer Cmdr. Joseph Oravec at the 2019 NSWCDD academic recognition ceremony held at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. Tesfaye was congratulated at the event for completing a master’s degree in cyber engineering from Morgan State University by Oravec, NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, right, and NSWCDD Deputy Technical Director Darren Barnes.
NSWCDD Veterans Network, Engage Panelists on Navy Civilian Career Topics
October 7, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 4, 2019) – Chuck Campbell – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) chief of staff – shares his perspective on career opportunities for employees in the Navy’s non-technical civilian career path with more than 30 of his fellow veterans at the command’s Veterans Integration event. The NSWCDD Employee Engagement Program, which includes the Veteran Integration Initiative, sponsored the event to facilitate new opportunities for connection and networking among NSWCDD veterans.
NSWCDD Technical Director Presents Navy Award to West Virginia University Professor
October 2, 2019
IMAGE: Patrick Browning, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, right, receives research award from John Fiore, Technical Director of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division of the United States Navy.
British Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 26, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 25, 2019) - British Royal Navy Second Sea Lord Vice Adm. Nicholas Hine shakes hands with Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, during a presentation held after a live test demonstration. Plew and Hine presented each other with their respective command coins. NSWCDD subject matter experts briefed the second sea lord and his delegation on programs and capabilities that included the NSWCDD Innovation Lab, digitalization of the U.S. Navy, high velocity tactical development, and directed energy weapons such as the high energy laser, electromagnetic railgun and hyper-velocity projectile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
CNO's Surface Warfare Division Director Briefed on Directed Energy at Dahlgren
September 26, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 6, 2019) - Theresa Gennaro, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) senior lead scientist for directed energy programs, briefs Rear Adm. Eugene 'Gene' Black, Surface Warfare Division director at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - on the Navy's high energy laser technological programs - including ODIN. The admiral was also updated on HELIOS -- High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance - during his NSWCDD tour. Gennaro was among the command's technical leaders and subject matter experts who briefed the admiral on a wide range of technologies encompassing modeling and simulation; guns and guided projectiles; Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense Anti-Submarine Warfare; and virtualization. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)