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NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity plank owner retires after more than 55 years
January 31, 2022 — According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, a plank owner is “an individual who was a member of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission.” Today, the term is defined in different ways by different Navy units, and is often used to describe someone who has been with an organization since its establishment.On Dec. 31, a... MORE

IMAGE: Randall Abbey, an Integrated Logistics Support Services technician at DNA, retired on Dec. 31, 2021, after 55 years of combined military and federal government service. Abbey came to work at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in 1997 and is considered a plank owner—or one of the original members of the current organization.

NSWCDD DNA Employees Receive Navy’s Fifth-Highest Civilian Honor
November 22, 2021 — For their superior performance and technical leadership, eight employees across Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) were recently named recipients of the Navy’s fifth-highest civilian honor."These individuals exemplify the leadership, technical expertise, professionalism and dedication to duty that are... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Michael Aiena presents Kelly Goodman with a Department of Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal Oct. 13, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Goodman, NSWCDD DNA chief information officer and Information Technology division head, received the award for providing exemplary leadership in preparing her division for a triennial Immediate Superior in Command-led Inspector General audit of the division's Cybersecurity programs.

Government Innovation Awards Honor NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity Employee
November 3, 2021 — A member of the multi-talented Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) workforce earned a prestigious new accolade in October. Saxfield T. Chatmon, an electrical engineer at NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity (DNA), was recognized with the 2021 Rising Star Award, organized and presented by the Government Executive family of publications under... MORE

Dam Neck Activity engineer inspires youth to ‘consider STEM’
March 25, 2021 — Tiffany Owens doesn’t remember what first sparked her interest in engineering. It may have been the bulldozers and construction equipment she watched with fascination through the window of her grandparents’ car when they picked her up from elementary school. Perhaps it was the after-school science and technology programs her mother enrolled her and... MORE

Tiffany Owens, a lead system safety engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity’s Technology Integration Safety Branch, gives a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) presentation on glow and luminescence during the “Light Up the Night” event Oct. 31, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia. Owens was recently recognized by the Department of Defense as STEM Advocate of the Quarter for her work with local community youth on behalf of NSWCDD, as well as various STEM outreach efforts she leads through her church and other professional organizations.

NSWC Dahlgren Division and Dam Neck Activity Remember the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
February 24, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Sandwiched between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021 and the start of Black History Month in February, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division and Dam Neck Activity held a virtual event to honor the late great civil rights activist.The event, which was held virtually through Microsoft Teams, was headlined by keynote... MORE

SAIGE Winner Shares Knowledge of American Indians with NSWCDD Dam Neck Team
November 20, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sailors, Department of the Navy civilian employees, and contractors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division – Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) celebrated National American Indian Heritage Month with a ceremony, Nov. 12, in Hopper Hall Auditorium.NSWCDD DNA Chief of Staff Eric LaCross opened the command's... MORE

IMAGE: Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 12, 2019) – Joe Rubye, a retired Navy chief petty officer and member of the Jicarilla Apache (Tinde) Nation, plays a tribal tune on his flute for Naval Surface Warfare Dahlgren Division - Dam Neck Activity team members during an American Indian Heritage Month celebration in Hopper Hall Auditorium. (U.S. Navy Photo by George Bieber/Released)

Navy Safety and Environmental Experts Collaborate at 2019 Face-to-Face Symposium
October 29, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Navy safety and occupational health and environmental managers shared innovative ideas, trends, and information impacting safety, occupational health, and environmental protection at the Naval Warfare Center’s annual Safety and Environmental Face to Face Symposium, Oct. 22-24.More than 30 managers – all experts in safety and... MORE

IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) – Navy safety and occupational health and environmental managers from 10 Naval Warfare Center divisions, Naval Air Station Oceana Regional Safety Office, and the Navy Safety Center, are pictured at the Naval Warfare Center’s Safety and Environmental Face-to-Face Symposium. The managers shared innovative ideas, trends, and information impacting safety, occupational health, and environmental protection at the event hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)

William H. Neiger Fleet Readiness Excellence Award Recognizes Dam Neck’s IWS 5 Assistant Program Manager
July 19, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Program Executive Office (PEO) Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS) announced Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) IWS 5 Assistant Program Manager, Dustin Hoover, as its 2018 recipient of the William H. Neiger Fleet Readiness Award July 1.PEO IWS Executive Director, Bilyana Anderson stated... MORE

IMAGE: Program Executive Office (PEO) Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS) announced Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dam Neck Activity IWS 5 Assistant Program Manager, Dustin Hoover, as its 2018 recipient of the William H. Hoover Fleet Readiness Award, July 1.

Oravec Relieves Hoffman at NSWC Dahlgren Division – Dam Neck Activity
July 10, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Cmdr. Joseph J. Oravec relieved Cmdr. Andrew J. Hoffman as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division - Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD – DNA) in a traditional Navy change of command ceremony June 27 at Naval Air Station Oceana’s Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Ceremonial... MORE

IMAGE: (Left to right) Cmdr. Joseph Oravec renders as salute to Cmdr. Andrew Hoffman while Cmdr. Casey Plew, Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, presides over Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dam Neck Activity’s change of command. More than 200 Sailors and guests attended a traditional Change of Command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana’s Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit’s ceremonial hangar aboard NAS Oceana June 27 where Hoffman was relieved of command by Oravec. Oravec became the command’s 28th commanding officer.

Navy Scientists and Engineers Inspire Fifth Graders at 2018 NAS Oceana Air Show
September 25, 2018 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Hundreds of fifth-grade Virginia Beach elementary school students learned more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through fun hands-on displays at the annual Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show, Sept. 21. Navy civilian scientists and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division... MORE

IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sep. 21, 2018) – The combined science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity, and Dahlgren’s Sly Fox program led education efforts through hands-on STEM displays to fifth grade Virginia Beach elementary school students at the annual NAS Oceana Air Show.

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