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Norfolk Naval Shipyard takes next step in reclaiming Voluntary Protection Program Star Site Status
July 28, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard achieved a significant step in its journey to recertify as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site, submitting its application to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) July 27. “We achieved a significant milestone and this effort was not a small one,” said Jill Wild, NNSY, Safety, Health and... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard achieved a significant step in its journey to recertify as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site, submitting its application to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) July 27. Photo by Shelby West, NNSY Photographer.

Reshaping TRFB through ergonomics
July 28, 2020 — Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) values your safety. We have been a Voluntary Protection Program Star Site since 2008. We have accomplished numerous improvements since then and the latest is an Ergonomics Working Group (ERGO WG) developed in order to drive down our ergonomically related injuries, which are about 20% of all reported injuries... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Honors Technician for Recruiting and Developing a Diverse Battle Management System Team
July 27, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – An electronic technician won the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Commander’s Diversity and Inclusivity Award for her support of the Navy’s vision “to harness teamwork and imagination of a technically proficient workforce.”Stephanie George’s dedication to recruiting and developing a workforce diverse in... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) electronic technician Stephanie George won the Commander’s Diversity and Inclusivity Award in recognition of her efforts to recruit and develop a diverse and inclusive workforce in the command’s Weapon Control Hardware and Test Branch. “Of all the jobs I’ve done in the government, this recruiting task is probably the best fit for me,” said George. “I love helping people find work, so it’s been a rewarding adventure.” Stephanie George’s dedication to recruiting and developing a workforce diverse in background and experience in the Weapon Control Hardware and Test Branch has made a significant impact on the organization. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

NSWC PCD Hosts Virtual Industry Day Event
July 27, 2020 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) held their annual Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Industry Day event for expeditionary warfare virtually July 20.The Industry Day event was technology focused bringing together Warfare Center technical program managers, senior scientists, senior systems engineers, project managers,... MORE

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) held their annual Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Industry Day event for expeditionary warfare virtually on July 20.

NSWCPD Takes STEM Programs Virtual
July 24, 2020 — Much like the rest of the world, life at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) looks a little different this summer than it typically does.Buildings and streets on the Navy Yard are quiet.The typical morning commute has gone from a 45-minute train ride or drive to a 30-second walk from the bedroom to the dining room.And... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) summer intern Michaela Feehery provides a five-minute brief on data encryption techniques during a daily virtual meeting on June 23, 2020. By the end of this virtual STEM summer program, the interns will have given 60 of these presentations, which equates to more than five hours of technical content. (U.S. Navy photo by Tristan Wolfe/released)

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.

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