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Surface Warfare Experts Innovate for Future Fleet at New Navy I-Lab
November 21, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. - Rear Adm. Jesse Wilson, Naval Surface Force Atlantic commander, emphasizes the importance of innovating to the strategic environment as he spoke to a group of civilian technologists and military officers at the first in a series of Surface Warfare Innovation Workshops held at the Navy's newest Innovation Lab. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and the Navy War College co-sponsored the event that encouraged NSWCDD scientists and engineers to throw away the rule book as they brainstormed to solve future warfighting scenarios. "The workshop enabled Navy leadership to share current and future Fleet concerns with our new and mid-career personnel to develop united, focused, and creative solutions," said NSWCDD I-Lab Director of Innovation Nelson Mills.
U.S. Navy Mission 22 Team Develops ‘Game Changing’ Unmanned Capability
November 9, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 12, 2017) - Navy Sly Fox Mission 22 junior scientists and engineers brief Lt. Akwasi Fosu on the new capabilities of Weaponized Autonomous System Prototype (WASP) after a demonstration held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The seven-member Mission 22 team integrated WASP with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to provide an aerial perspective for increased situational awareness. Navy civilian and military personnel witnessed the Mission 22 demonstration of the Collaborative Aerial Network for the Autonomous Remote Engagement System – fully-integrated with the UAV, WASP, and a command and control station while detecting, tracking, and engaging targets on the Potomac River Test Range. Standing left to right are Jamshaid "JD" Chaudhry, Allen Woods, Fosu, and Chris Toney.
NSWC Dahlgren Civilian Personnel Honored with Secretary of Defense Global War on Terrorism Medal
November 8, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Nov. 1, 2017) - Five recipients of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Medal are flanked by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Godfrey 'Gus' Weekes and NSWCDD Technical Director John Fiore at a ceremony held at the command's leadership meeting. The GWOT Medal was presented to the NSWC Dahlgren employees to recognize and honor their contributions and accomplishments in direct support of the armed forces engaged in operations to combat terrorism. Standing left to right are: Weekes, Daniel Carlyle, Cameron Sorlie, Andrew Davis, Jeremiah Lange, Matthew Vaerewyck, and Fiore.
Dahlgren Navy Base Starts Centennial Countdown
October 18, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 16, 2017) – Capt. Godfrey ‘Gus’ Weekes, John Fiore, Jim Colvard, and Capt. Michael O’Leary are pictured at the Dahlgren Centennial commemoration kickoff ceremony. It was the first of a series of events and activities scheduled over the next year to celebrate the significant role Dahlgren has played in bolstering the nation’s defense. Weekes is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer; Fiore is the NSWCDD technical director; Colvard was the NSWCDD technical director from 1973 to 1980; and O’Leary is the NSA South Potomac commanding officer.
Commercial Applications of Navy Inventions Encouraged at Innovation Discovery Event
October 12, 2017
IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Presenters and panelists from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Dam Neck Activity looked at military inventions that have technology transfer applications in the private sector in an “ABC Shark Tank” brainstorming session, Oct. 5.
British Royal Navy's First Sea Lord Visits NSWC Dahlgren Division
October 5, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 2, 2017) - British Royal Navy First Sea Lord Adm. Sir Philip Jones and his delegation are pictured with leaders from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) during their tour of NSWC Dahlgren Division laboratories and test sites, including the Naval Directed Energy Center, the Electromagnetic Railgun Facility, and the Potomac River Test Range.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Researchers Present Findings
October 5, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 29) - NSWC Dahlgren Division lead scientist Avory Bryant and mechanical engineer Brian Johnson shared the "Density-based Data Stream Clustering" capability at the In-House Laboratory Independent Research and Independent Applied Research review. Clustering of streaming data is a key knowledge discovery and data mining technique for the analysis of unlabeled big data.
Einstein, Denzel Washington, da Vinci Connections Cited at Navy 2017 Academic Recognition Ceremony
September 28, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. - Cheryl Subacius, Ajoy Muralidhar, and Kathy Clark, (l to r), are pictured with their certificates of achievement at the 2017 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) academic awards ceremony. Subacius was recognized for completing her defense financial manager certification from the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Muralidhar was recognized for completing his graduate certificate in mission analysis and engineering from Old Dominion University. Clark was recognized for completing her defense financial manager certification from the American Society of Military Comptrollers.
Power of Integration Tested at 2017 USS Dahlgren Naval Technology Exercise
September 21, 2017
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Sept. 14, 2017) - A visitor wearing augmented reality glasses at the 2017 Annual Navy Technology Exercise (ANTX) engages in mixed reality training as he fires on fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft (FAC-FIAC) with an M-2HB .50 caliber machine gun simulator. The FAC/FIAC Integrated Training Portable Embarkable Kit was one of many Navy Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) funded projects on display at ANTX. The NISE FAC/FIAC project extends Fleet Synthetic Training to a pier-side ship for an all-inclusive self-defense training scenario against a surface swarm attack.
CDSA Commanding Officer, Sailors and Civilians Visit Navy Boot Camp, Spend Time with Recruits
September 18, 2017
IMAGE: 170907-N-TS560-110 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 8, 2017) - Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck Commanding Officer Cmdr. Andrew J. Hoffman (left) presents his command coin to Seaman Recruit Kurtis Bacha of Ringgold, Ga., after presenting one to Seaman Recruit Jessica Barrera of Riverside, Calif. Hoffman was among five CDSA personnel who traveled to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes after sponsoring Division 287 during their initial Navy training.