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FDRMC Rota Completes On-Time Delivery of USS Ross (DDG 71)
November 5, 2019 — ROTA, Spain — A selected restricted availability (SRA) was successfully completed aboard the USS Ross (DDG 71) at the Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota on October 31. The USS Ross is one of the Navy’s four forward deployed guided missile destroyers homeported in Rota, Spain that supports regional security...

Carderock employees have new tool for rapid innovation
November 4, 2019 — A vision became a reality at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division on Oct. 29. The Rapid Innovation Center (RIC) was officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Carderock’s West Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters. Larry Tarasek, technical director (TD); Garth Jensen, director of innovation; Mike Kirby, command information officer;...

Carderock's Eric Silberg assists with NATO exercise
November 1, 2019 — When the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants approached Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s Eric Silberg in May to take part in a NATO exercise, it was clear that they would face a significant challenge. As the director for Carderock’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Lab, Silberg, took the opportunity head on and in...

NSWC Crane leverages OTA to ensure that the U.S. Government has access to secure state-of-the-art design, assembly, packaging and test for state-of-the-art microelectronics
October 31, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) leveraged its Other Transaction Authority (OTA) to enable access to state-of-the-art (SOTA) technology for next generation Department of Defense (DoD) weapon and cyber systems.In less than 90 days, NSWC Crane awarded multiple contracts for ensuring access to secure advanced...

NSWC Dahlgren Celebrates ‘100 Years of Accomplishments’ at Command Picnic
October 31, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew called it “a day of awesomeness” at Dahlgren.Joined at the pavilion with the co-host of the event, NSWCDD Technical Director John Fiore, Plew spoke to more than 1,200 NSWCDD employees – military, government, and contractors – at the first...

Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
October 31, 2019 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) successfully concluded acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations, the Navy announced Oct. 31.“This level of performance is among the best I’ve seen for this class. We continue to see improvements in cost, initial quality and schedule, ship after...

NSWC Security Researcher to Cybersecurity Event Attendees: ‘Bug Hunting’ is Critical
October 31, 2019 — Socrates Frangis knows quite a bit about bug hunting—the cyber kind, that is.Frangis, cybersecurity technical lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), emphasized the critical importance of bug hunting in his keynote presentation at a free Cybersecurity Conference hosted by California State University, Channel Islands...

Keel Laid for First-in-Class T-ATS
October 31, 2019 — HOUMA, La. – Gulf Island Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Oct. 30 for the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6), the lead ship of the Navy’s new class of Towing, Salvage, and Rescue vessels. The ceremony was held at the Houma Terrebonne Civic Center in Houma, Louisiana. A keel laying is the ceremonial recognition of the start of a ship’s construction...

NSWC Crane Employee uses experiences to mentor and educate
October 30, 2019 — CRANE, Ind. – Growing up, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee Fred Seitz contended with discrimination due to his hearing loss and craniofacial condition. Now, he volunteers for the Children’s Craniofacial Association to help kids going through the same experiences.Seitz has been involved in the organization since he...

PSNS & IMF releases version 2.0 of its Strategic Framework
October 30, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility rolled out version 2.0 of its Strategic Framework, Oct. 30.The Strategic Framework, originally established in 2017, has been used to communicate the command’s direction and how the shipyard achieves its mission to maintain, modernize and retire the Navy’s fleet. This update marks the...

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