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Carderock Division Honors Outstanding Employees at Annual Command Award Ceremony
April 30, 2025 — CARDEROCK, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, recognized employees for their outstanding contributions to the workforce in 2024 during a Command Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in West Bethesda, Md.This year’s event honored 44 Command Award winners, eight Carderock awardees from the annual Warfare Centers Awards,...

NSWC Dahlgren Division welcomes new commanding officer at change of command ceremony
June 21, 2024 — Continuing in the rich tradition of commemorating the change of command, saying farewell to one commanding officer and welcoming another, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held the ceremonious event June 21 along the Potomac River Test Range gun line.NSWCDD senior leadership, personnel and loved ones gathered on a warm summer...

NSWC PCD breaks ground on new Littoral Innovation and Prototyping Facility
May 1, 2023 — A major milestone was reached during the Littoral Innovation and Prototyping Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, April 21. This new building will feature a massive laboratory and include a support space capable of housing workspace and laboratories for engineers and scientists to improve Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s long-term ability to meet the national defense needs of technology and rapid prototyping in multiple technical domains. The official groundbreaking party consisted of Congressman Neal Dunn, representing Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, NSWC PCD Commanding Officer Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD Technical Director Dr. Peter Adair, and Commander Michael Mosi, NSA PC commanding officer...

NSWCDD Honors Several with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
April 7, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) recently recognized several employees who earned the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (DoN MCSA) during its Honorary Awards Ceremony in March at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center.James “Jim” Barnes, Daniel Belcher, Willie Crank, Jonathan “Jon” Dachos, Larry...

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity hosts change of command
July 1, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) employees, leaders, family members and friends gathered June 29 for a change of command ceremony to bid farewell to Cmdr. Matthew Erdner and welcome Cmdr. Christina Carino at Naval Air Station Oceana.Erdner, who came to NSWCDD DNA in April, led the command during a period...

PNS Cuts Ribbon For Super Flood Basin After Historic First Docking
May 6, 2022 — PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard held a brief ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Dry Dock #1 Super Flood Basin on May 5.Honored guests at the ceremony included Chair of Cianbro Company, Peter Vigue and Senior Vice President of Stantec, David Bernier, representing the basin construction and design contract...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Executive Officer Receives C.J. Rorie Award During Retirement Ceremony
June 24, 2021 — Twenty-eight years ago, the world had not seen the turn of the 21st century – Whitney Houston reigned at the top of the Billboard 100s, “Jurassic Park” was the number one box office hit and fresh-out-of-high-school now-Lt. Cmdr. David ‘Dave’ Rackley took the oath to enlist with the U.S. Navy. Since 1993, Rackley has climbed the ranks, serving the...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Celebrates Honor Awardees’ Innovations and Scientific Breakthroughs via Virtual Ceremony
August 7, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Eighty-nine individuals and 40 teams honored with 25 different awards were featured in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) honor awards video presentation, released to the command’s workforce July 27.Since its debut on an internal website, awardees have been watching the virtual ceremony with remarks by...

NSWCPD Employee Achievements Honored During Command Awards Ceremony
January 6, 2020 — Fourteen Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees were recently honored during the Command’s inaugural Command Awards ceremony since standing up as an Echelon IV Command.This command awards program celebrated the highest achievements of NSWCPD’s workforce in categories including technical, operations support,...

Navy Officials Break Ground for New Cyber Warfare Engineering Laboratory
December 12, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy officials, including Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leadership, broke ground for a new Cyber Warfare Engineering Laboratory, Dec. 12.Three speakers – Scott St. Pierre, Enterprise Information Technology officer for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, and NSWCDD...

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