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Sustaining the Momentum: Women in Leadership for the Next Decade, Symposium cohosted by NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division and College of Southern Maryland
March 29, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ Voices were heard, obstacles and solutions were identified, and a sense of unity and purpose permeated the “Sustaining the Momentum: Women in Leadership for the Next Decade” symposium Tuesday at the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus... MORE

Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Marinette (LCS 25)
March 29, 2019 — MARINETTE, Wis. — The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) in Marinette, Wisconsin March 27... MORE

Navy Develops and Tests Rapid Pressure Fluctuation Chamber to Study Physiological Events
March 25, 2019 — A Navy team is developing a solution for detecting symptoms associated with rapid pressure fluctuations in military jets, a phenomenon associated with physiological events (PE) in the E/A-18G and F/A-18 weapon systems... MORE

C-ARTS brings high-tech training to the waterfront for USS Gerald R. Ford
March 25, 2019 — The Navy's aircraft carriers program office is using a new, high-tech approach to train Sailors on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) advanced, first-of-class systems -- right on the waterfront... MORE

Blast and ballistic improvement in helmets earn Carderock engineer another patent
March 21, 2019 — The United States Armed Forces have seen a great amount of advancement in the technology behind protective gear through the years. With each conflict, a newer challenge was presented for more sufficient equipment. Philip Dudt, an engineer in the Hull Response and Protection Branch of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, was recognized for his effort to the cause in 2018 when an invention he contributed to was awarded a patent... MORE

Greatest HITS: NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division Engages, Enthralls Students During Local STEM Event
March 21, 2019 — INDIAN HEAD, Md. ─ Tristan Bundy, 9, warily eyed the hulking explosive ordnance disposal robot slowly lurching toward him. When the robot raised the metal arm it uses for grabbing improvised explosive devices, it was easily twice his height. Bundy had seen things like this before in video games, he said, and the outcome for the folks who had run-ins with them weren’t good. But when he was told these robots developed by engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division were used to remotely detonate or recover IEDs, keeping our warfighters safe in the process, his hardened frown softened into a smile. ... MORE

Capt. Edward Flynn: Honoring the legacy of an undersea medical officer
March 21, 2019 — When U.S. Navy undersea medical officers had a question about decompression theory or undersea medicine, there was one man who knew all the answers. But when retired U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Flynn Jr. passed away recently, he took with him his encyclopedic knowledge of all things Navy diving... MORE

NSWC Crane employees empower young women of color to pursue STEM careers
March 20, 2019 — NSWC Crane employees actively participate in an organization designed to empower young women of color (WoC) to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The I CAN PERSIST (ICP) STEM initiative is a new, year-long program at Indiana University that aims to promote STEM persistence among girls and WoC... MORE

A Legacy of Excellence
March 18, 2019 — They say a picture is worth a thousand words. There are celebrated historical photos that have been captured throughout the years that not only depict that fraction in time, but manage to encapsulate the climate of the world in that fateful moment... MORE

Keel Laid on Future USS Bougainville
March 14, 2019 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division (HII), March 14... MORE