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PSNS & IMF Apprentice Program Celebrates its 120th Anniversary, Holds Socially-Distanced Graduation Ceremony on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton
September 17, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice School graduated 206 students Sept. 17 during an outdoor ceremony held on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. It is the second year that students have received their graduation materials via a drive-through tunnel constructed by PSNS & IMF’s temporary services department, a... MORE

Congratulations Class of 2021 Apprentice Graduates (PSNS & IMF graphic by Geno Hernandez)

DDG 121 Completes Acceptance Trials
September 17, 2021 — The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) completed Acceptance trials, Sept. 16, after spending two days at sea.During trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey inspected the ship performing a series of demonstrations while pier side and underway. Many of the ship’s onboard systems, including navigation, damage control, mechanical and... MORE

Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) navigates in the Gulf of Mexico during bravo trials.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Partners with Virginia Tech on NEEC Project to Provide Secure Software Solutions
September 17, 2021 — As software systems become more commonplace and increasingly complex, so does the need to ensure they are secure and operating efficiently. A team of student engineers at Virginia Tech are investigating ways to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities and verify that defense measures do not interfere with a system’s functional ability.Professor Binoy... MORE

IMAGE: (From left to right) Cathlyn Stone, Binoy Ravindran and Joshua Bockenek review software solution in development. Led by Professor Ravindran, Stone and Bockenek are doctoral students participating in a three-year NEEC project in partnership with NSWCDD.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Gives Back to Local School Districts with Laptop Computer Donations
September 15, 2021 — Helen Keller once said, “alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” The statement rings true when speaking about community outreach and the importance of providing services and assistance to local areas. Dedicating time, effort and resources can inspire others, advocate for involvement in charitable acts and contribute whenever... MORE

IMAGE: COLONIAL BEACH, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) donates 10 laptop computers with carrying cases to Colonial Beach Public Schools. In attendance to present and receive the donation is Colonial Beach Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dashan Turner, NSWCDD Chief of Staff Terri Gray, NSWCDD Director of Collaborative Innovation Kyle Lackinger, Colonial Beach Interim High School Principal Dan Styer and Colonial Beach Public Schools Director of Technology Sarah Walker. (pictured left to right)

A Continued Promise to ‘Never Forget:’ Dahlgren Holds 20th Anniversary Observance of 9/11
September 14, 2021 — Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon 20 years ago, the phrase “Never Forget” synonymously represents the overarching pain, suffering and commonality of the 9/11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives during the terror attack, with hundreds more attributed to resulting illnesses. Yet among the sorrow, heroes light the way... MORE

IMAGE: Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) held an in-person event with a virtual element on the Dahlgren Parade Field. Pins were available for in-person attendees.

Roosevelt begins year-plus availability at PSNS & IMF
September 13, 2021 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability.According to Brian McDermott, project superintendent, Code 371, Roosevelt Project, this DPIA will prepare the... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability. (PSNS & IMF photo by Brian Kilpatrick)

‘We’re Providing Sailors With High-Quality Solutions While Safeguarding Taxpayer Resources’ – How Victoria Le Discovered Her Calling in Navy Contracts
September 13, 2021 — “The simple way to explain it is that I buy stuff for the Navy,” said Victoria Le. She expanded further in the next beat, noting that “If I do my job well, then we’re providing Sailors or Marines with high-quality solutions while safeguarding taxpayer resources.”As a contract specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD),... MORE

Victoria Le is a contract specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Navy awards $500-million design contract for shipyard modernization in Hawaii and Washington
September 13, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $500-million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architecture-engineering contract Sept. 7 for structural and waterfront-related projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Hawaii and Puget Sound... MORE

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA).

USS New York Undocks on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2021 — On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, USS New York (LPD 21) undocked ahead of schedule at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk.The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship is currently in a Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability managed by Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC).New York has significant... MORE

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 9, 2021) Members of Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Waterfront Operations team stand below USS New York (LPD 21) before preparations begin for undocking on the 20th anniversary of September 11.

An Opportunity and an Open Mind Guided Systems Engineer Lindsey Guthrie to an Unexpected Career at NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 9, 2021 — How did a geology major end up working for the Department of Navy as a systems engineer? For Lindsey Guthrie, this question brings to mind an act of happenstance and a willingness to be open to possibilities, which set the course of her career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).Guthrie fondly recalls the opportunities... MORE

IMAGE: Lindsey Guthrie, systems engineer and product owner for The Forge Software Factory Ecosystem Program at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, navigates a career pathway, stemming from a chance opportunity and an unexpected passion.

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