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Carderock's MAKE Lab: One Year Later
February 22, 2017
Jonathan Hopkins, a mechanical engineer and Additive Manufacturing (AM) Tiger Team member, shows fellow employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division objects created through AM during a tour of the new Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab, which officially opened in Building 60 in West Bethesda, Md., March 24, 2016. The MAKE Lab will open training and production in AM, also known as 3-D printing, to all of Carderock’s employees who desire to participate and exchange ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)
Keel Laid for the Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
February 21, 2017
After tracing her initials onto the keel plate of DDG 121 -- the future USS FRANK E. PETERSEN, JR. -- Mrs. D'Arcy Neller, authenticator and ship sponsor, watches from behind a protective mask as Ingalls Shipbuilding structural welder Jeremy Lally etches her initials into the ship's keel plate. The keel authentication ceremony for DDG 121 was held Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, MS. Also observing at left is Ingalls Shipbuilding President Mr. Brian Cuccias. The keel's co-authenticator, Mr. Donald Brabston, a 50-year Ingalls employee, was unable to attend.
NAVSEA Announces 2016 Sailor of the Year
February 16, 2017
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Master Chief Russ Mason, NAVSEA Chief of Staff Capt. Renee Squier and NAVSEA Executive Director Jim Smerchansky pose with the 2016 NAVSEA Sailor of the Year winners: Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Disi Zhao (USN) and Master-at-Arms 1st Class Selene Ceballo (USNR).
U.S. Navy Engineer Wins ‘STEM Oscar’ at 2017 BEYA Award Gala
February 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (Feb. 11, 2017) - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Commander Rear Adm. Tom Druggan presents the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Community Service Award to Dwayne Nelson, NSWC Dahlgren Division engineer, at the 31st annual BEYA gala. "This award has inspired and challenged me to contribute more towards empowering our youth and others to serve our community while encouraging interest in highly-rewarding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields," said Nelson. "Giving back and empowering people to reach their full potential is vital to stimulating enthusiasm about STEM. Every step, no matter how large or small, helps strengthen the arduous efforts in sustaining monumental, long-term, positive change within our communities." (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
Carderock's MAKE Lab Hosts Marine Corps Innovation Challenge Winners
February 16, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ben Lacount works on an ammunition rounds counter in the Manufacturing and Knowledge Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Dec. 19, 2016. Carderock's Additive Manufacturing Project Office, along with the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch, have partnered to provide support for the Marine Corps Innovation Challenge.
NSWC Crane’s Technology Transfer (T2) Office, in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), conducted an Innovation Discovery Event Thursday
February 14, 2017
Representatives from TechLink – a Department of Defense Partnership Intermediary at Montana State University, attended the Innovation Discovery Event hosted by NSWC Crane's Technology Transfer (T2) Office in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Carderock's Anechoic Flow Facility Experiences Unprecedented Turbulence
February 14, 2017
From left: Jason Joiner, Kent Bartlett, Emilia Kawashima and Jonathan Forest prepare the Anechoic Flow Facility for a test Nov. 20, 2016, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (Photo by Steven Garafalo/Released)
Carderock Holds Demonstration of SOFC Hybrid Power System
February 14, 2017
Lt. Col. William P. Dobbins, an engineer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, watches a demonstration and test kickoff of the first logistics fuel (JP-8) compatible renewable-hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system Jan. 26, 2017, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)
NSWC Crane, USI Launch Technician-to-Engineer Degree Program
February 13, 2017
170210-N-QI541-001 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has launched a Technician-to-Engineer degree program in partnership with the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The program is designed to allow students with some previous technical college education - in most cases with an associate or bachelor's degree in a technology field - to earn their bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering.
NSWC Crane Hosts Vice Adm. Moore for First Visit to Southern Indiana
February 9, 2017
170208-N-BK152-014 Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), speaks at a town hall event with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees in attendance on Feb. 8, 2017 at NSWC Crane. Moore is holding town hall events throughout the NAVSEA to brief his campaign to “Expand the Advantage”. (U.S. Navy photo by NSWC Crane/Released)