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Newly Commissioned USS Tripoli Departs Shipyard for San Diego
July 24, 2020 — PASCAGULA, Miss. (NNS) - The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed Huntington Ingalls Industries-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., July 24, for its San Diego homeport.USS Tripoli was administratively commissioned July 15 and is the third ship to bear the name Tripoli in commemoration... MORE

Recent USNA graduate uses NSWC Crane internship to conduct unique high-energy laser detection research
July 23, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – A recent United States Naval Academy (USNA) graduate leverages a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) internship to conduct specialized laser detection research for the Navy.Ensign Joseph Merkel recently graduated from USNA in May 2020. His research, called “High Energy Laser Detection Through Thermoelectric... MORE

A recent United States Naval Academy (USNA) graduate leverages a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) internship to conduct specialized laser detection research for the Navy.

Sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
July 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON—Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the on-schedule certification and turnover of a sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), July 22.Designed to move ordnance efficiently from the ship’s forward magazine to the flight deck, via the forward weapons handling and transfer area, Lower... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Paul Castillo, right, from San Diego USS Gerald R. Ford's Ordnance Handling Officer, takes possession of Lower Stage Weapons Elevator (LSWE) 1 for ford, July 22, 2020

Carderock Claims Two Top Scientists and Engineers and one Team 2020 Dr. Etter Awards
July 23, 2020 — A pair of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division have been named in the 2020 class of Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for Achievement winners. In addition, several Carderock employees on rotation to the Washington Navy Yard earned one of the team Etter Awards.Every year, the Assistant Secretary of the... MORE

Craig Madden of the Acoustics Department.

Carderock’s Sue Rossi Wins Philip Heiler Award
July 22, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s own awards program manager won an award herself. Sue Rossi, from Carderock’s Human Resource Division, received the 2020 Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence. Interestingly, Rossi helped draft that award criteria six years ago.The Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence was... MORE

Sue Rossi, Carderock’s Human Resource Division.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NSWC Crane provides essential fleet support during pandemic
July 21, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. - NSWC Crane’s business and technical teams quickly implemented the changes necessary to emerge successfully in this uncharted territory, proving the Force Behind the Fleet will always be Open for Business. Watch the video below to see highlights from the past few months.LINK: https://www.milsuite.mil/video/watch/video/33198Also... MORE

NSWC Crane’s business and technical teams quickly implemented the changes necessary to emerge successfully in this uncharted territory, proving the Force Behind the Fleet will always be Open for Business. Watch the video below to see highlights from the past few months.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Attributes “Hackers-for-Good” to Award Honoring Leadership of NAVSEA Cyber Team
July 20, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Howard leads as a pioneer in ensuring a safe and secure Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) cyber domain.The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) cybersecurity engineer won the Bernard Smith Award for leading the development, establishment, and implementation of a certified and accredited Red Team capability... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Howard, director of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Cyber Red Team, won the Bernard Smith Award for his leadership to ensure a safe and secure NAVSEA cyber domain. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, Technical Director John Fiore, and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman recognized Howard during the command’s Honorary Awards video program to be released in July 2020.

First Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge Deemed a Success and Names Winners
July 20, 2020 — Engineers’ redesign of a costly wrench that will help Sailors fix hard-to-reach cables took First Place at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) first-ever Office of Technology (00T) and In-Service Engineering Agent of the Future (ISEAotF) Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge.Electronics Engineer Tyler Jones and Senior... MORE

(Left to right) NSWC PHD ISEA of the Future Engineering Lead Jason Bickford and PHD Additive Manufacturing Lead Armen Kvryan with tool prototypes entered in PHD’s first-ever Office of Technology and In-Service Engineering Agent Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge at the initial event in February.

SurgeMain Reservists begin arriving at PSNS & IMF for mission
July 17, 2020 — The first group of Navy Reservists assigned to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility as part of the Navy’s Surge Maintenance program have arrived to begin their mobilization in support of COVID-19 recovery efforts.The Sailors are the first of 676 SurgeMain Reservists who will serve with PSNS & IMF at all of its sites... MORE

Gunner's Mate 1st Class Joshua Heitmann, right, a SurgeMain Sailor, practices installing a drum cover on a Close-In Weapons System mock-up with Fire Controlman 1st Clastt Kevin Flynn in the Shop 38 Gun Shop, July 15, 2020 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett.

Dahlgren Bio-Detection and Identification Engineer Recognized for Mentoring Others
July 16, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – By applying her more than two decades of experience working for the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) acquisitions engineering agent Dr. Rose Hayden received the 2019 Employee Development award.“Developing student and entry level personnel has been a life-long endeavor,” said Hayden, who also works as a... MORE

IMAGE: Dr. Rose Hayden (right) works with Hannah Swirzinski (left), an intern from Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach in 2018. Swirzinski is one of the many interns Hayden has worked with during her time at NSWCDD. “My greatest satisfaction is to see young people that I have mentored succeed at work,” said Hayden. Hayden is the recipient of the NSWCDD Employee Development Award and is one of 90 individuals and 39 teams to be honored in a special video awards ceremony, to be released on the command’s YouTube page later this month.

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