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PHNSY & IMF Apprentice Program Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary
October 19, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) apprentice program, which began in 1920 when Leonard H. Dexter and Fred C. Douse were hired as machinist apprentices. At that time, the shipyard hired and trained local talent to become the skilled... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Graduations circa 1948 - 1953.

Culpeper County Middle School Students Tour NSWC Dahlgren
November 25, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The seventh grade students visiting Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities saw a century of Dahlgren during a special tour.The Culpeper Middle School and Floyd T. Binnis Middle School students – who participate in the Academically Challenging... MORE

IMAGE: Seventh grade students from Culpeper Middle School and Floyd T. Binnis Middle School visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). The students – who participate in the Academically Challenging Education or ACE program at their schools – toured Dahlgren and participated in a myriad of science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities during their visit. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock One turns 100
August 23, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Today Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) celebrated the centennial anniversary of Dry Dock One. U.S. Rep. Ed Case, (HI-1), Mayor Kirk Caldwell, City and County of Honolulu, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, Commander Naval Region Hawaii/Commander Naval Group Middle... MORE

Rep. Ed Case (center), shipyard worker (left), and Ali'i Pauahi Hawaii Civic Club member (right) at Dry Dock One on Aug. 21, 2019.

An Illustrious Night at the Dahlgren Movie Premier
December 10, 2018 — On Tues., Nov. 27, all the stars converged on at University Hall at the University of Mary Washington Campus for a preview of the new film: “A Century of Innovation, a celebration of the Dahlgren Centennial.” Not only did Dahlgren Museum pull off the red carpet moment with style and grace, but also interviewed guests as they arrived in their ball... MORE

IMAGE: Guest arrive on the red carpet at the Dahlgren Centennial Movie Premier, Nov. 27.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Centennial Coins Symbolize 100 Years
December 5, 2018 — The tradition of issuing coins in the military is believed to have started in Vietnam. When an Army infantry-run bar tried to keep non-infantrymen away, they allegedly forced “outsiders” to buy Tdrinks for the whole bar if they could not prove they had been in combat. Story iterations like this one have indicated that this proof started with enemy... MORE

Navy Celebrates Centennial of Dahlgren Base at Grand Finale
October 23, 2018 — Ceremony Culminates 12 Months of Centennial Activities DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy and congressional leaders joined Dahlgren personnel to celebrate a centennial of technological innovation that revolutionized surface warfare at a grand finale ceremony here, Oct. 19. Over the past year of centennial activities – from a concert and picnics to podcasts... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 19, 2018) – Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) commander, and Capt. Godfrey ‘Gus’ Weekes, NSWC Dahlgren Division commanding officer hold the Virginia General Assembly Resolution proclaiming Oct. 16 as Dahlgren Day during the grand finale celebration of the NSWC Dahlgren Division centennial. Virginia State Sen. Richard Stuart and Virginia Delegate Margaret Ransone read and presented the resolution at the event.

Centennial Tours provide a look back into Dahlgren’s Century of Innovation
October 18, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va.— Nestled adjacent to the Potomac River near George Washington’s birthplace is home to one of the military’s best kept secrets. It is here at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) that some of the most innovative naval warfare systems and development solutions have evolved over the past 100 years. As the Centennial... MORE

Dahlgren looks to its past ahead of centennial celebration
August 13, 2018 — John Elliott has spent most of his career on the range at Dahlgren, overseeing tests that evaluate the safety and performance of every component of gun systems that are mounted on Navy ships and deployed around the world.He likes being around things that go boom.“I really like blowing up things,” he said. “You make it, I’ll tear it up. That’s my... MORE

John Elliot (left) and Barry Mohle talk about the changes that have taken place over the years at the Potomac River Test Range at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The base is gearing up to celebrate its centennial

Dahlgren Navy Base Starts Centennial Countdown
October 18, 2017 — Twelve Months of Centennial Activities from a Concert to a Triathlon Ahead DAHLGREN, Va. – The history of technological solutions developed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) was described in five different ways at its centennial kickoff, Oct. 16.The perceptions, however, had one military power point in common – NSWCDD... MORE

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.

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