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Navy conducts successful missile test firing
March 7, 2017
ATLANTIC OCEAN—A Longbow Hellfire Missile is fired from Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) on Feb. 28 as part of a structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM). The test marked the first vertical missile launched from an LCS and the first launch of a missile from the SSMM from an LCS.
‘The Navy Saved Me’: African American and Black History Month Keynote Speaker
March 6, 2017
DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Godfrey "Gus" Weekes, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, presents the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," to Dr. Jeremiah Williams - President of the 100 Black Men of America Inc., Virginia Peninsula Chapter - at the 2017 African American and Black History Month Observance, Feb. 28. “I didn’t realize how smart I was until I joined the Navy," said Williams. "The recruiter told me I qualified for every program the Navy offers. When I went to nuke (Nuclear Power) school, and among the last ones standing, I felt I could conquer the world. The Navy saved me and I appreciated that.” (U.S. Navy Photo by George Smith/Released)
High Velocity Learning: Changing how NSWC Philadelphia Division innovates and shares knowledge
March 3, 2017
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard rigger shares Seabee memories
March 2, 2017
Ed Stein, a rigger in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Lifting and Handling Department, and his daughter, Shylo Shorthouse, a structural engineer at the Shipyard. (Photo by Zack Frank, PSNS & IMF photographer)
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Makes Electrical Breaker Servicing Safer, More Efficient
March 2, 2017
Electrical mechanic Nolan Lloyd secures a molded case circuit breaker to a newly-designed test stand. The new test stand design improves worker safety and reduces the number of workers needed to conduct testing.
Norfolk Shipyard Employee Innovates to Reduce Hearing Risk
March 2, 2017
Norfolk Naval Shipyard employee Paul Foster works on a noise attenuator he designed for drying towers used to create freeze seals. The attenuator has reduced noise levels in the work area from 108 decibels to 84 decibels, reducing the risk of hearing loss by workers and eliminating the need for double hearing protection.
Dr. Alison Smith, NSWC Crane Materials Researcher
March 1, 2017
“When you look at all the emerging research areas to provide solutions for some of our current naval problems, every single one of them includes engineered nanomaterials,” Smith said. “This is not something that’s going to go away. It will carry me over the remainder of my 20-year career. I think we’ll see it even in 60 years – I don’t think that cycle will ever stop.”