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Keel Laying commemorated for third ship in Gerald R. Ford-Class, the future USS Enterprise (CVN 80)
August 28, 2022 — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the words, “I hereby declare the keel of the United States Ship Enterprise truly and fairly laid,” Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky chalked their initials on respective steel plates, which were then embossed by skilled welders and affixed to the keel of the future USS Enterprise (CVN 80), Saturday at the HII-Newport... MORE

Katie Ledecky, CVN-80 co-sponsor and three-time Olympian delivers remarks at the future USS Enterprise (CVN-80) keel laying ceremony in Newport News, Va., Aug. 27. Ledecky talked about the importance of endurance, fortitude, and consistency in swimming and in life, traits reflected in her favorite training mantras: “Take the lead, keep the lead”; and “No shortcuts.”

Future USS Enterprise will be the ninth U.S. Navy warship to bear the name

NSWC PCD deputy human resource director receives achievement medal
August 26, 2022 — Through her use of partnering skills, field expertise and professionalism, Cindy Ratliff, then Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Human Resources (HR) deputy director, demonstrated a commitment to servant leadership and received the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal, July 8.Ratliff personified... MORE

Cindy Ratliff, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Human Resources (HR) deputy director, demonstrated a commitment to servant leadership and received the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal, July 8. From May 2020 – 2022, she served as the Total Force Mission Area (TFMA) Business Planning Strategic Focus Area lead at NAVSEA Headquarters. (courtesy photo)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Information Technology Expert Recognized with Naval Civilian Service Commendation Medal
August 26, 2022 — They say that if you do something you are passionate about, you will never work a day in your life. The perfect embodiment of this adage is none other than Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Acting Deputy Activity Information Officer and Enterprises Services Branch Head Shannon Layton.“I just love my job,” Layton says with a... MORE

IMAGE: Acting Deputy Activity Information Officer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Shannon Layton is recognized with a Department of the Navy Civilian Service Award Medal. Layton successfully led a team to the deployment of a one-stop information technology portal at Dahlgren, among other accomplishments.

NAVSEA Warfare Centers Headquarters presents command awards
August 26, 2022 — Three individuals and a team were honored during the second annual Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers Headquarters Command Awards ceremony on Aug. 22, 2022.While the Warfare Centers Awards have been recognizing Warfare Center Division employees’ accomplishments annually since 2005, the honorary award program to recognize Warfare... MORE

Michael Cockey, left, Deputy Director of Undersea Warfare for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Headquarters, was honored with a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award as part of a Warfare Centers Headquarters Command Awards ceremony on Aug. 22, 2022

NSWC Dahlgren Division Internship Fit Midshipman to a “T”
August 25, 2022 — A three-week internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) gave Midshipman Ryan Hogg the practical experience he was seeking entering his Second Class year at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md.That was the theme for the out brief Hogg provided on Aug. 12, two days before he departed to Annapolis for another... MORE

IMAGE: Midshipman Ryan Hogg, a junior at the U.S. Naval Academy, recently completed a three-week internship with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

University of Hawaii Students Hold Senior Capstone at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
August 25, 2022 — This spring, senior students from the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Engineering, presented a design of an underwater robotic arm as part of a Senior Design/Capstone Project at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). The students presented their project to school staff, faculty and project supervisors... MORE

This spring, senior students from the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Engineering, presented a design of an underwater robotic arm as part of a Senior Design/Capstone Project at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). The students presented their project to school staff, faculty and project supervisors from PHNSY & IMF. The shipyard and the University of Hawaii System maintain an educational partnership in which programs are developed so that students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may earn academic credit for work on PHNSY & IMF projects to include research and technology. Under this partnership, UH System faculty, staff and students can use PHNSY & IMF engineering assets and resources. (Official U.S. Navy photo William Anderson)

NSWC IHD CAD/PAD Employees Eliminate Risks to Military Aircraft Ejection Seats
August 22, 2022 — In April, an ejection seat manufacturer officially notified the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) Joint Program Office (JPO) and the F-35 JPO of a quality escape that would prevent a CAD installed on the F-35 ejection seat from functioning properly. The... MORE

A shipment of critical F/A-18 aircraft CAD/PAD bound for Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, is loaded onto a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12). After an ejection seat manufacturer revealed a quality escape, NSWC Indian Head Division personnel identified acceptable assets and dispatched the replacements needed to maintain worldwide naval aviation readiness. (U.S. Navy photo)

Navy’s New REPTX Event to Test Dozens of Ship Maintenance Technologies Aboard Decommissioned Destroyer
August 19, 2022 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Boosting the U.S. Navy’s ability to keep ships in top shape while at sea is the goal of a new Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX) slated to take place Aug. 22 through Sept. 2 at Naval Base Ventura County.More than 60 technology suppliers will test their products’ capacity to tackle real-world fleet maintenance challenges,... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division to Host Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Development Challenge
August 19, 2022 — Calling all creative game-savvy software innovators at colleges and universities across the nation! Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is looking for students to compete in its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Development Challenge comprised of two phases – a white paper and an in-person event in March... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Aegis Team Named as a Winner of the 2022 3rd Quarter PEO IWS Excellence Awards
August 18, 2022 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) senior leadership selected the Aegis Baseline (BL) 7.2.3.2 Team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) as recipients of the 2022 3rd Quarter PEO IWS Excellence Awards.The Aegis BL 7.2.3.2 Team consists of 14 civilian government... MORE

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