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NSWC Panama City engineer honored for U.S. Special Operations Forces support
April 11, 2025 — Seungjin Lee, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) SEAL Delivery Vehicle project deputy systems engineer was awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his outstanding work in the development of a critical piece of equipment for U.S. military special operations forces.Lee was recognized for his role in... MORE

Seungjin Lee, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division SEAL Delivery Vehicle project deputy systems engineer was awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his outstanding work in the development of a critical piece of equipment for U.S. military special operations forces

NSWC PCD engineer reaches 50-year legacy and counting
August 22, 2024 — If an organization is only as good as its people, then the warfighters who are supported by the force behind the fleet at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are in good hands. Tim McTrusty, NSWC PCD engineer, is as resilient as they come. He has served this country as a Navy SEAL, deployed to various locations around the... MORE

(left) Capt. David Back, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division commanding officer and Dr. Peter Adair, NSWC PCD technical director, recognize (center) Tim McTrusty, NSWC PCD engineer, for 50 years of federal service to the U.S. Navy, April 16. McTrusty also was enlisted and served for 34 years in active duty and reserve status retiring from the Navy as a special operations master chief. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

New mechanical engineering pathway benefits shipyards on Oʻahu, Guam
November 1, 2023 — Several University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa mechanical engineering students who are originally from Guam are thriving in a new collaborative program that will set them on a career pathway in the shipyard industry in Hawaiʻi and Guam... MORE

Professor Marvin Young meeting with University of Guam engineering students.

Exemplary technical leadership leads to NSWC Dahlgren Division engineer’s selection for the Electromagnetic Spectrum Workforce Excellence Rising Star Award
September 6, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineer Andrew Simpson is regarded as a great example of what technical leadership is all about. Simpson was named the 2023 Electromagnetic Spectrum Workforce Excellence Rising Star Award recipient for his contributions and expertise in leading successful spectrum systems development at... MORE

IMAGE; Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineer and test and evaluation lead Andrew Simpson receives the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps Electromagnetic Spectrum Workforce Excellence Rising Star Award in recognition of his dedication, technical leadership and exceptional achievements in Spectrum supportability.

NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Dr. David Hubble Wins the Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineers of the Year Award
June 1, 2022 — Dr. David Hubble’s path to a career in engineering began during his days growing up on his family’s farm in Andersonville, Tennessee. His dad served as an engineer for the Tennessee Valley Authority and held a master’s degree in aerospace engineering. “He would work engineering into everything we did on the farm,” said Hubble. “I grew up fixing our... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineer Dr. David Hubble will receive the Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award in a ceremony on June 16.

NSWC PCD engineer receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for excellence
April 14, 2022 — Passion, drive, perseverance and attention to detail are just some of the superlatives which have been used to describe Stephen (Rusty) Weathers, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) lead systems engineer.The results he produced using these same qualities has led to him being... MORE

(left) Capt. David Back, Naval Surface Warfare Center commanding officer and (right) Dr. Peter Adair, NSWC PCD technical director present Stephen (Rusty) Weathers, NSWC PCD Airborne Mine Neutralization System lead systems engineer with the Department of the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award on March 28. As a result of Weathers' system-of-system approach, the program realized a $66M cost avoidance due to his analysis and bringing forth his recommendation to change the maintenance philosophy of the Launch and Handling System from a required 5-year overhaul to a performance based overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Anthony Powers)

NSWCPD Engineers Receive Kudos from IWO JIMA CHENG
April 27, 2021 — In January 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers Bob Bent, Craig Smith, Steve Pack, and Shane Docks were dispatched to Mayport, Fla. on a mission to prepare USS IWO JIMA for her impending 2021 deployment. After multiple trips and countless hours spent on troubleshooting and repair, the NSWCPD team’s skills... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Attributes “Hackers-for-Good” to Award Honoring Leadership of NAVSEA Cyber Team
July 20, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Howard leads as a pioneer in ensuring a safe and secure Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) cyber domain.The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) cybersecurity engineer won the Bernard Smith Award for leading the development, establishment, and implementation of a certified and accredited Red Team capability... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Howard, director of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Cyber Red Team, won the Bernard Smith Award for his leadership to ensure a safe and secure NAVSEA cyber domain. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, Technical Director John Fiore, and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman recognized Howard during the command’s Honorary Awards video program to be released in July 2020.

U.S. Navy Interns from Virginia and Maryland High Schools Tour NSWC Dahlgren Division
July 10, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy scientists and engineers briefed high school students participating in the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) during tours of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division, July 2.The students – who intern at either Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division or NSWC Indian Head Explosive... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 2, 2019) - Students from Virginia and Maryland high schools participating in the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division and NSWC Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division pause - with an engineer from both commands - in front of the Potomac River Test Range metal map during their tour.

NSWC Crane, USI Launch Technician-to-Engineer Degree Program
February 13, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has launched a Technician-to-Engineer degree program in partnership with the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The program is designed to allow students with some previous technical college education – in most cases with an associate or bachelor’s degree in a technology field – to earn their bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering... MORE

170210-N-QI541-001 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has launched a Technician-to-Engineer degree program in partnership with the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The program is designed to allow students with some previous technical college education - in most cases with an associate or bachelor's degree in a technology field - to earn their bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering.

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