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Portsmouth Shipyard Opens Renovated Insulators Shop
July 1, 2020
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine:  A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on 22 June 2020 to official complete the new home of the Shop 57 Insulators in building 166.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer to be Honored for Impacting Ainsley’s Angels Running Events
June 30, 2020
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineer Benjamin Tritt, cofounder of the Fredericksburg Ainsley's Angels Ambassadorship, nears the finish line of a 5K road race pushing a specially designed running 'chariot'. Tritt will be honored with the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award at the upcoming virtual honorary awards ceremony scheduled to be broadcast in July.

NSWC Crane to hold Change of Command Ceremony
June 30, 2020
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) held a formal Change of Command Ceremony on Wednesday, July 1. Capt. Duncan McKay relieved Capt. Mark Oesterreich after three years as NSWC Crane’s 29th Commanding Officer. Capt. Oesterreich will retire from the U.S. Navy after 29 years of service.

NSWC PCD selects five SMART Scholars for 2020
June 30, 2020
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has made their selections for this year’s Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship recipients.  In this photo, Dr. J. D. Walsh, applied sensing and processing branch head at NSWC PCD, describes components of an unmanned system to SMART scholar recipient Jacqueline Jermyn.

NSWC PCD Mine Warfare team overcomes challenges to support fleet sustainment needs
June 29, 2020
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Mine Warfare Sustainment Division completed combat systems equipment harvesting on three Avenger Class Mine Countermeasure  ships scheduled for decommissioning in August 2020.  The effort led by the NSWC PCD, crossed multiple PMS 495 programs, and was internally supported by NSWC PCD’s contracting and property management teams.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NSWC Crane employees provide rapid response to ensure special operators worldwide received personal protective gear during pandemic
June 29, 2020
NSWC Crane employees in the Mobile Technology and Repair Complex (MTRC) program used their unique skillset to provide Special Operations Forces (SOF) personal protective gear (PPG) during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world, demand was high for PPG. MTRC personnel made thousands of masks made for civilians at Crane and Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) as well as to military members and the SOF community in Afghanistan, Africa, and Europe. Along with these masks, MTRC personnel also created other protective and COVID-19 specific gear including test tube holders, face shields, desk shields, door openers, and isolation chambers for helicopters.

Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
June 29, 2020
Cmdr. Chris Schindler, Officer In Charge, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Bath (det. San Diego) commences construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB 6) at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard,
June 25.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Mathematician Wins Three Awards for Innovation Impacting High Performance Computing
June 26, 2020

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland (LCS 24)
June 26, 2020

Malama Kekahi I Kekahi – Taking Care of One Another
June 25, 2020
Members of the COVID-19 Tiger Team showing their unity. The
Tiger Team is made up of people from all departments, from
all levels, working together to malama kekahi I kekahi.