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At Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS21) Exercise Concludes with Several Successful Firsts
July 26, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and it’s White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Detachment in New Mexico successfully participated in several missions during the multi-nation At Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021 (ASD/FS21) exercise, which took place from May 15 to June 3 at the Hebrides Range off Scotland's coast and... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, White Sands Detachment in New Mexico recently participated in the At Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021(ASD/FS21) exercise where the team successfully executed several missions including the launch of a GQM-163 Coyote from a 4.3K launcher pictured above. The multi-nation ASD/FS21 exercise took place from May 15 to June 3 at the Hebrides Range off Scotland's coast and also at Andøya Space Defense in western Norway.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Investing in Facility Upgrades to Better Support the Warfighter
July 26, 2021 — Facilities and infrastructure continue to be an essential thrust for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Over the last five years, the warfare center invested about $14 million per year in facility sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM) projects to update existing buildings on base.In addition to SRM, NSWCDD has been... MORE

IMAGE: The Electromagnetic Environment Effects Assessment and Support Facility constructed in 2019. The new facility is part of an effort to create spaces that support the new capabilities Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division is delivering to the warfighter.

Kokua I Ko Makou Kaiaulu: Helping Our Community
July 25, 2021 — If you asked someone to define community, they’d likely give you an answer that involves a physical location. A person’s community is often described as a literal place in the world: a school, a neighborhood, or a town. The Oxford English Dictionary defines community as “a body of people or things viewed collectively.”Nothing changes a community... MORE

Lt. Steven Hawkins Named National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year for Executing Two Significant Navy Missions
July 21, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Test Officer Lt. Steven Hawkins prepares for retirement, he has a new and significant accomplishment to add to his 22-year Navy career: receiving the 2020 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Tester of the Year Award.As the Navy test officer for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)... MORE

NSWC Crane holds biannual Triad Nuclear and Advanced Conventional Strike Symposium
July 21, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted the 21st Nuclear Triad Symposium in collaboration with the Mitchell Institute at Westgate Academy in Odon, Indiana on Wednesday, July 7. The 21st Nuclear Triad Symposium was a hybrid in-person and online event to maintain flexibility for guests.Monica Hutchins, the Chief Strategist... MORE

Dr. Angela Lewis, NSWC Crane Technical Director, speaks at the 2021 Triad Symposium.

NEDU Scientist Earns Top Navy Distinction for Technical Excellence
July 21, 2021 — PANAMA CITY, Florida – Navy Experimental Diving Unit’s (NEDU), Dr. Wayne Gerth earned the 2021 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award.Gerth was one of four scientists selected from within the Department of the Navy. The awards ceremony was held on... MORE

Dr. Wayne Gerth, Ph.D
NEDU Senior Research Physiologist

APL 67 Sails Away From Pascagoula
July 21, 2021 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 67 sailed away from VT Halter Marine’s shipyard this week en route to Naval Base San Diego. APL 67 will eventually be delivered to Yokosuka, Japan. APLs are 82 meter long barges that can berth up to 611 people – 74 officers and 537 enlisted personnel. Mess... MORE

The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 67 sailed away from VT Halter Marine’s shipyard this week en route to Naval Base San Diego. APL 67 will eventually be delivered to Yokosuka, Japan.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) hosts Deputy Secretary of Defense
July 21, 2021 — Capt. LeBeau; Senator King, DEPSECDEF Hicks, Senators Hassan and Shaheen, Capt. Ettlich, Mr. Fehey, Capt. Gold, and Mr. Meier stand at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock 1 waterfront with the new concrete entrance structure in the background (U.S. Navy photo).Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) hosted Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Kathleen Hicks... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, July 7, 2021: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited the shipyard.

Portable Vacuum Blast Boosts Productivity for USMC and Carderock
July 20, 2021 — The Marine Corps Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program operates Corrosion Repair Facilities (CRFs) throughout the world in locations such as Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Kinser, Okinawa; and Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. In the performance of its mission and in an effort to mitigate the damaging effects of... MORE

Corrosion Service Team member Alberto Ramirez using the portable vacuum blast system.

NSS-SY: PSNS & IMF to roll out next 3 sprints for evaluation
July 19, 2021 — Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards champions and subject-matter experts from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the other three U.S. Navy shipyards agreed on the next three NSS-SY sprints to pursue, during a meeting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Honolulu in early July.The... MORE

NSS-SY: On time, every time graphic detailing next three Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard sprits to be explored by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and
the other three U.S. Navy shipyards. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

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