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NSWC Crane employees volunteer to 3D print hundreds of ear guards for healthcare workers
April 23, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – Several Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees are 3D printing hundreds of ear guards to donate to healthcare workers in need. These employees are volunteering to use their own 3D printing machines and supplies to alleviate the pain medical professionals are currently experiencing while wearing masks for... MORE

Several Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees are 3D printing hundreds of ear guards to donate to healthcare workers in need. These employees are volunteering to use their own 3D printing machines and supplies to alleviate the pain medical professionals are currently experiencing while wearing masks for extended periods of time.

Fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
April 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the certification of a fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) this week.The first-of-class aircraft carrier logged this important milestone at its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, just after completing a rigorous 32 days at... MORE

Eric Knight, an engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division grinds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 1, 2020. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

NSWCPD’s Newest Patent Honors Engineer’s Memory
April 22, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers were recently granted a U.S. Patent for a target mounting system that enables new applications for discrete point 3D laser scanners.Engineers in NSWCPD’s Advanced Data Acquisition, Prototyping Technologies and Virtual Environments (ADAPT.VE) Lab developed a Spring-Loaded Target... MORE

The Spring-Loaded Target Carrier for Laser Tracking was developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers in the Command’s Advanced Data Acquisition, Prototyping Technologies and Virtual Environments (ADAPT.VE) to expand the Command’s 3D scanning application portfolio. The target carrier design allows engineers to place spherically mounted retroreflective (SMR) targets for the scanner to measure inside of cavities and other spaces that were previously unreachable. (U.S. Navy illustration by Pinkesh Bharatia and Nick Cifelli)

Patent Spotlight: Ribbon Fairing Apparatus’
April 22, 2020 — Accounting for water resistance on below-surface vehicles can, at times, make or break the system. When attachments are added to the vessel, those too should be optimized to address resistance concerns.Last May, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division engineer Dr. David Coakley of the Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch tackled that... MORE

Panama City’s biotechnology lab sanitizes to combat COVID-19
April 22, 2020 — Amid COVID-19, the global demand for hand sanitizer has reached unprecedented levels. The Biotechnology Research and Development Laboratory (BRDL) team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is rapidly delivering hand sanitizer solutions to help personnel stop the spread of the virus.DeAnna Pedersen from NSWC PCD’s... MORE

Jeff Eichler, left, and Dr. Josh Kogot, right, work to produce batches of hand sanitizer to be used by Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division personnel to combat COVID-19.

NSWC Crane STEM Program provides virtual programming to students learning remotely, uses CRADA to help community
April 22, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program has responded to community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home order. The STEM Program has taken their programming virtually to continue to provide educational opportunities for students and has... MORE

he Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program has responded to community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home order.

NSWC Corona Designs Portable Oxygen Manifolds for Camp Pendleton COVID-19 Response
April 21, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division recently designed a low-cost, mass-producible portable medical oxygen manifold for Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton COVID-19 response.The device – designed in a matter of hours at the request of Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (CLR-15) Marines – features multiple flow rate valves and eight outputs,... MORE

Portable medical oxygen manifold with multiple flow rate valves and eight outputs

Change of Command at NAVSEA Warfare Centers
April 20, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne assumed command of both the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) on April 20 at the Washington Navy Yard. Byrne relieved Rear Adm. Eric H. Ver Hage, who will become Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC), responsible for maintenance and modernization of the... MORE

Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, NAVSEA Warfare Centers

Helm Change at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Newport News
April 17, 2020 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. –- Capt. Andrew (Andy) P. Johnson relieved Capt. Jason M. Lloyd as Commanding Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Newport News, Virginia (SUPSHIPNN) on April 15th in a small ceremony attended only by immediate family members to allow for social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus.Johnson returns for... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Division Provides Emergent On-Site Support to USS Iwo Jima
April 17, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEAs) capitalized on their unique expertise to provide immediate, on-site support in collaboration with Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC), in Mayport, Fla., to resolve ongoing technical issues for the anchor windlass, slewing arm davit (SLAD),... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Hanna Rovillard observes the anchor chain in the hose pipe of the fo'c'sle during an anchor drop evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Dec. 17, 2019. Iwo Jima is underway conducting sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew J Sneeringer/Released)

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