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STEM After School provides students chance to fly with help from NSWC Carderock
May 13, 2021 — What. A. Year. More than 14 months ago, news about the COVID-19 outbreak forced Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to close their doors and switch to virtual learning. The transition has been hard on many, but most of all on the students.As if keeping students’ attention wasn’t already hard enough, the virtual learning platform adopted by... MORE

Earle B. Wood Middle School technology teacher John Lee and his daughter prepare to fly a rubber-powered, free-flight airplane at Davis Airfield in Laytonsville, Md., on April 25, 2021.

USS Shiloh Availability Finishes on Time
May 12, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) completed Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh's (CG 67) surface incremental availability on time, April 26, 2021.A surface incremental availability (SIA) provides greater maintenance support and is part of the U.S. Navy's 36-month Optimized Fleet... MORE

USS Shiloh (CG 67) prepares for her underway departure from Fleet Activities Yokosuka.

NSWC Carderock inventors patent Device for Non-Lethal Stoppage of Water Jet Propelled Craft
May 12, 2021 — The patent, U.S. Patent 10,323,911 B1, Device for Non-Lethal Stoppage of Water Jet Propelled Craft, was introduced during Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s (NSWCCD) first Engineers Week event, held in February. It was granted to the six NSWCCD co-inventors on June 18, 2019, though it was submitted in 2016.“My role with patents is... MORE

A standard, off-the-shelf, t-shirt cannon is used to shoot out the device for non-lethal stoppage of water jet propelled craft.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Builds One Combat Simulator to Rule Them All
May 12, 2021 — This part is routine: a Navy radar operator watches as the movement of a small blip on his display indicates that a fishing vessel is sailing toward the open ocean.This part is not: a mass of blips appear on the scope as fast attack boats zip past the fisherman. Moments later, the blue sky gives way to a freak thunderstorm. This improbable change... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Lieutenant Alexander Snazin and Ensign Marcus Banez attend the Combat Systems Officer Baseline 9 course at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) in Dahlgren. The ATRC provides Sailors the tactical and technical skills required to operate, employ, and assess the readiness of the AEGIS combat systems at sea.

NSWC Crane High Energy Test Facility Ensures Battery Safety for Warfighters
May 11, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) High Energy Test Facility is a state-of-the-art (SOTA) test facility dedicated to safe and environmentally benign testing of high energy density batteries and devices. Watch the video below to learn more.Click the photo below to watch on YouTube.For DOD users:... MORE

Cecilia Pierce from NSWC Crane at the High Energy Test Facility

NSWC Carderock partners with TCG to develop and advance the MASSMELT technology and NextGen PWP
May 11, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Thermal Compaction Group (TCG). This CRADA, signed by NSWCCD Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Hutchison on April 29, will leverage TCG’s intellectual property — U.S. patent 9,956,736 B2 — as well as lessons learned... MORE

Capt. Todd Hutchison signs a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) and Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) on April 29, 2021.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Principal Scientist Recognized for Role in Employee Development
May 11, 2021 — One of the scariest aspects of starting a new job is learning the ropes of how things work – whether on a technical level or how to log your hours. But for employees in the High Powered Microwave (HPM) Technology Development Branch, all they had to do was look into Victor ‘Vic’ Gehman Jr.’s office.“Back before the pandemic started and I had an... MORE

IMAGE: More than four decades after first taking a job at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Victor ‘Vic’ Gehman, Jr. has been recognized for his role mentoring other employees. “I try to keep a welcoming atmosphere in my office because I was once new,” he said. Gehman, the principal scientist for the High Powered Microwave Technology Development Branch, was one of 90 individuals and 39 teams recognized in the 2019 NSWCDD Honorary Awards video program.

Nimitz begins Planned Incremental Availability at PSNS & IMF
May 10, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility officially kicked off a six-month Planned Incremental Availability on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 10, 2021.According to Steven Pugh, Fiscal Year 2021 Nimitz PIA deputy project superintendent, Code 312, Carrier Operations Department, the team will perform a laser alignment on catapults three... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) began its six-month Planned Incremental Availability May 10, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. The project is expected to take about 330,000 man-days to complete. (PSNS & IMF photo by Kenneth G. Takada)

NAVSEA Warfare Centers release updated strategic guidance
May 10, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- To remain agile as they seek to “Expand the Navy’s Advantage,” the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Warfare Centers have released their 2021-2025 Strategic Plan identifying the pathway to success via mission priorities, strategic goals, and foundational values.The updated plan aligns to the CNO Navigation Plan and the NAVSEA Campaign Plan... MORE

Warfare Centers Strategic Plan (2021-2025)

NSWC IHD Employees Recognized With Civilian Service Awards
May 10, 2021 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees recently received Department of the Navy (DON) civilian service awards for their continued excellence in supporting the fleet and the command. Richard Warder, Collective Protection System (CPS) senior project manager and engineer; and Terri Willett, Cartridge Actuated... MORE

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