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NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Honored for Leading Church Construction, Decades of Community Service
May 28, 2021 — Fairview Baptist Church leaders knew they needed someone special to lead and manage construction of a building that eventually became home to a new congregation.Once church leadership decided to build a new facility on land donated by a local developer, a steering committee convened and surprisingly – but prayerfully – selected a Navy civilian... MORE

IMAGE: Victor ‘Russell’ Wiss – a NSWCDD senior sensor systems propagation engineer – was honored with the command’s Distinguished Community Service Award during the command’s Annual Honorary Awards Ceremony.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Honors Engineer for Volunteer Work with FIRST Robotics Competition
May 27, 2021 — Cassandra Robison has turned a passion for technology into a rewarding career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), but that vocation was still a long way off back in 2008, when a teacher walked into her high school programming class with an opportunity to build robots. “None of us knew what we were getting into,” Robison said... MORE

IMAGE: Cassandra Robison is a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) computer engineer who volunteers in her free time with students through the FIRST Robotics Competition. Robison earned recognition as a NSWCDD 2020-2021 Distinguished Community Service awardee. The award recognizes individuals that embody the spirit of dedication, creativity, and enthusiastic leadership in the community.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Infrastructure Analyst Volunteers with Youth to Better Community
May 26, 2021 — Sometimes the smallest act of a servant’s heart can have the biggest waves. Shermanda Williams is the perfect example.Williams is an infrastructure analyst at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). When she’s not working, she volunteers for numerous organizations including Deaf Camps, Inc., Cub Scouts and her church’s youth... MORE

IMAGE: Infrastructure analyst at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Shermanda Williams is recognized as a 2020-2021 Distinguished Community Service Awardee. Williams is credited for her role volunteering with the youth in her community. “Growing up, there were a lot of people that poured into me, took the time to care and be role models and positive influences for me,” Williams said. “I wanted to give back and do that for others.”

NSWC Dahlgren Division and Elected Leaders Honor Employees’ Impact for the Warfighter, Community and Nation via Virtual Ceremony
May 26, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) honored 105 individuals and 36 teams with 22 different awards at the command’s Annual Honorary Awards Ceremony held virtually and scheduled for release to the workforce as a video presentation.The ceremony features remarks by NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Stephen ‘Casey’ Plew, NSWCDD... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientist Inspires Future Generation of STEM Leaders
May 25, 2021 — As a curious young boy growing up in Puerto Rico, Luis N. Valcourt-Colón was always drawn to exploring how different types of technology worked. His interest in computers, robotics and other technological areas continued throughout his educational journey and guided him along his career path. That path led Valcourt-Colón to Naval Surface Warfare... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientist Luis Valcourt-Colón is the program lead for the SeaPerch underwater robotics STEM program at Dahlgren. Valcourt-Colón is a recipient of the Distinguished Community Service Award for his volunteer service with the SeaPerch and SeaGlide programs and with the STEM community at NSWCDD. His citation reads in part, “With innovative ideas, he grew a small outreach program into one of the most effective Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs at NSWCDD. His drive and enthusiasm continue to be critical in reaching students and developing the next generation of STEM leaders.”

Shift of the Workforce: NSWC Dahlgren Division Considers New Options to Include Remote Work
May 25, 2021 — Teleworking in the federal government goes back at least 20 years, long before video conferencing, when the tools of the trade were dial-up modems and home fax machines. The policies that evolved into modern teleworking first originated as an environmentally-minded transportation plan. The notion at that time was to provide employees with the... MORE

IMAGE: Natasha Umbertis Holloway serves as human resources director (acting) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Code 101.

Out of the Limelight: Office of Counsel Serves NSWC Dahlgren Division behind the Scenes
May 21, 2021 — With the start of summer just around the corner, fruits and vegetables are appearing en masse – at the farmer’s market, in your garden, at the grocery store. It may not be your first thought, but the way Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) operates can look just like a piece of fruit.Think of an orange: take off the peel and you... MORE

IMAGE: Jamie Hanson, a paralegal in Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Office of Counsel, answers questions for a government civilian employee over the phone. The Office is small but mighty, with ten attorneys and support staff serving the Command, technical departments and civilian employees.

Backpack Meals, a Food Truck and Life Skill Classes – How One NSWCDD Employee is Taking on Childhood Hunger
May 20, 2021 — On a warm evening in April in a small neighborhood park, a young boy and his family thanked Mr. Tim – the man behind the counter in the big red food truck – for dinner. Over the course of the evening, approximately 200 neighbors, wearing masks and practicing social distancing, enjoyed a delicious, well-balanced hot meal grilled up and served by Mr... MORE

IMAGE: Tim White, executive director of Stafford Food Security, shows off a grill used to feed hundreds of people at community barbeques.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientists Rapidly Deliver High-Energy Laser to the Fleet Despite Pandemic
May 17, 2021 — As COVID-19 spread across the nation and world in March 2020, an elite group of federal employees developed and executed a strategy to continue development, integration, testing and installation of a laser weapon aboard Navy warships.Their plan guaranteed that progress on high-energy programs would not be impacted as they pressed forward to... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 17, 2019) – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Max Shuman mounts a thermocouple assembly that houses spring fit thermocouples to a target plate during his internship at the Navy’s Laser Lethality and Development Facility which features an above-ground tunnel used for evaluating high energy laser weapon systems. Shuman’s mentor, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientist Chris Heflin, observes as the Midshipman prepares for a test shot accomplished with a flat top beam to ensure uniform heating across the sample.

NSWCDD Engineers Lead Tri-Service Testing Program Aimed at Improving Munitions Strike Methodologies
May 14, 2021 — More than a year of meticulous planning and world-class test design led to the brief moment that a 500-pound bomb blew through the soil beneath a 2,500-square-foot concrete masonry unit (CMU) structure. A cloud of dust trailed fragments of airborne building materials as engineers looked on and gathered data that will ultimately inform strike... MORE

IMAGE: Enhanced Weaponeering and Collateral Damage Estimation engineers detonate a 500-pound bomb buried beneath a cement structure at a test facility in Aberdeen, Maryland. Test engineers successfully collected data that will ultimately be used to create or revise munitions strike methodologies.

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