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NSWC Dahlgren Division and Germanna Community College Leaders Partner to Impact Business Management and STEM Education
July 9, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Germanna Community College signed an Educational Partnership Agreement, officials from both organizations announced on July 9.NSWCDD and Germanna leaders envision it will significantly advance professional education in the field of management for the NSWCDD workforce.“Our... MORE

Olympia, Louisville to share dry dock during concurrent inactivations
July 9, 2020 — Los Angeles-class submarines USS Olympia (SSN 717) and USS Louisville (SSN 724) entered Dry Dock 5 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 9, to begin the docking portion of their simultaneous inactivation processes.According to Cmdr. Jack Tappe, project superintendent, there are both challenges and benefits to... MORE

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines USS Louisville (SSN-724), foreground, and USS Olympia (SSN-717) are moved into Dry Dock 5 July 9, 2020 to begin the inactivation process at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

USS Ross Completes Availability Early at Repair Maintenance Center Detachment Rota
July 9, 2020 — Rota, Spain – On July 1, Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) detachment Rota completed the USS Ross (DDG 71) Surface Incremental Availability (SIA) two days early, ensuring the ship’s readiness for continued operational tasking. Ross serves as one of the Navy's four forward deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers... MORE

NSWC PHD’s Office of Technology Named Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year
July 8, 2020 — NSWC PHD launched its research and development program just five short years ago, and already the work has earned national recognition as one of the winners of the 2020 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award. The office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition awarded a team from... MORE

Socrates Frangis, director of Afloat Cybersecurity with the Office of Technology at NSWC PHD, performs a systems check on a prototype laptop.

Inside the History of Detachment Puget Sound
July 8, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has several detachments scattered across the United States, all of which specialize in key areas that support the warfighter.Carderock’s Detachment Puget Sound in Washington State is a facility that supports the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets with assessment of submarine acoustic signatures and... MORE

Site of the Carr Inlet Acoustic Range (CIAR)

Carderock Team Uses Talents to Manufacture COVID-Fighting Tools
July 8, 2020 — The Materials and Manufacturing Technology Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division has been instrumental in supporting local COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, from hand sanitizer production to critical supplies. Four members of Carderock’s Additive Manufacturing Project Office have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in a... MORE

composites materials engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, receives manufacturing process feedback from engineer in Carderock’s Non-Metallic Research and Engineering Branch.

NSWC Crane employee creates software automation tool that improves efficiency by more than 90 percent
July 8, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has created a software tool that implements required security checks automatically, increasing efficiency by more than 90 percent and saving around $600-thousand a year. The team currently working on this tool has expanded its capability to support warfare centers... MORE

A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has created a software tool that implements required security checks automatically, increasing efficiency by more than 90 percent and saving around $600-thousand a year. The team currently working on this tool has expanded its capability to support warfare centers across the country. Isaac Phillips, a Linux Administrator at NSWC Crane, started the process to make this tool three years ago.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Awarded for Impact on Remote and Unmanned Naval Warfare Technology
July 8, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – A Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) software engineer won the Dr. James E. Colvard Award, the command announced July 8. Annette Helm was recognized for successfully leading a highly skilled group of engineers to integrate key software components and technology and for solidifying the U.S. Navy’s goals to... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Annette Helm, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) software engineer, won the Dr. James E. Colvard Award, the command announced July 8. NSWCDD Commanding Officer Capt. Casey Plew, Technical Director John Fiore, and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman recognized Helm with the award in the command’s Honorary Awards video program to be released in July 2020. Check the NSWCDD website for updates: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NSWC-Dahlgren/

All Things Technical Open for Business
July 8, 2020 — Recently, Navy Region Hawai’i and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific (MIDPAC) collaborated with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) to improve the Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse (RAST) system used on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.The RAST allows helicopters to land on a flight deck that is pitching,... MORE

An SH-60B Sea Hawk Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS Preble (DDG 88). A carriage and tracks for the ship's recovery assistance, securing and traversing (RAST) system are on the deck below the helicopter.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientist Awarded for Impact on the Environment
July 7, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – A Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Environmental Program manager won the Helen Springer Award, the command announced July 7.Bethany Brown is one of 90 individuals and 39 teams honored with various awards and featured in a special NSWCDD Honor Awards video program to be released later this month.“I’m very... MORE

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