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USS Gerald R. Ford begins post-shakedown availability
July 15, 2018 — WASHINGTON, D.C. –USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrived at Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, July 14 to begin a yearlong maintenance and upgrade period... MORE

Middle School Students Brief Congressman on STEM Technologies to Solve Simulated Navy Challenges
July 13, 2018 — KING GEORGE, Va. – It’s not often that middle school students have an opportunity to brief the Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces about technologies they developed to solve Navy challenges. Students from schools located in several Virginia counties can tell their teachers and classmates they did... MORE

IMAGE: KING GEORGE. Va. (June 25, 2018) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) observes middle school students engage in one of ten science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities at the 2018 STEM Summer Academy sponsored by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Students briefed their mentors, teachers, and visitors, including Wittman, on how they overcame a variety of Navy focused problems with STEM, creativity, communication, and teamwork throughout the week-long academy

Naval Reactors awards Naval Nuclear Laboratory contracts to Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC. Contract awards provide best value to the government and stability for a decade
July 13, 2018 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Naval Reactors, a joint program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Navy (DON), announced the selection of Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP) as the new DOE and DON contractor for the Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)... MORE

SUPSALV delivers temporary pumping capacity to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Season
July 11, 2018 — Under a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) response request the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has tasked the Naval Sea System Command, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), US Navy, with providing temporary pumping capability to Puerto Rico for the hurricane season... MORE

Donjon's barge loaded with piping, CONEX boxes, pumps and spare parts prior to sailing from Morgan City, LA

PSNS & IMF to conduct oil spill training exercise
July 10, 2018 — BREMERTON, Wash. -- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will practice its ability to protect the Sinclair Inlet environment during an oil spill response training exercise on Thursday, July 12... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Biologist Receives 2017 Dr. Delores M. Etter Award
July 9, 2018 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) biologist was honored with the Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award during a Pentagon ceremony, June 29. Dr. Tony Buhr was recognized for developing a new and highly reliable testing regimen for evaluating effectiveness in biological defenses,... MORE

IMAGE: WASHINGTON (Jun. 29, 2018) - James F. Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)), joins Dr. Delores M. Etter, former (ASN (RD&A)) and current professor emeritus, Southern Methodist University, as they present the 2017 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for Individual Engineers to Dr. Tony Buhr, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, during a ceremony at the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

Top Navy Combat Control and Directed Energy Leaders Recognized at NAVSEA Ceremony
July 9, 2018 — Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and James Smerchansky, NAVSEA Executive Director, presented Scientific and Professional Executive Awards to NSWCDD engineers Dr. Frank Peterkin and Dr. George Foster at a NAVSEA headquarters ceremony, June 18. As the Navy's Distinguished Engineer for Directed Energy,... MORE

IMAGE: Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and James Smerchansky, NAVSEA Executive Director, presented the Scientific and Professional Executive Award to NSWCDD engineer Dr. Frank Peterkin at a NAVSEA headquarters ceremony, June 18.

As the Navy's Distinguished Engineer for Directed Energy, Peterkin is responsible for assessing directed energy efforts across the Navy, technology development, and warfighting applications and for providing strategic direction in the development of directed energy capabilities. Peterkin is the driving technical force behind the Navy Laser Family of Systems which will result in the fielding of lasers onto surface ships.

Donnelly, Young, Bucshon Host Navy Secretary Spencer at NSWC Crane
July 9, 2018 — CRANE, Ind. – on Jun. 29, 2018, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) hosted Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. Secretary Spencer visited Crane to see the installation first-hand and to hear directly from Hoosiers working there in support of our servicemembers and our nation’s security... MORE

CRANE, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) hosted Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. Secretary Spencer visited Crane to see the installation first-hand and to hear directly from Hoosiers working there in support of our servicemembers and our nation’s security.

NATO Seasparrow conducts successful flight test of ESSM Block 2
July 5, 2018 — POINT MUGU, Calif. - The NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently conducted a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target, the U.S. Navy announced, July 5... MORE

Burlington (EPF 10) Completes Builder's Trials
July 5, 2018 — MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy's tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), successfully completed Builder's Trials, June 29... MORE

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