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Three NSWC Crane employees recognized with DON Civilian Service Achievement Medals
June 24, 2022 — Three Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees were recognized with Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Achievement Medals (CSAM), which is the fifth highest award a Navy civilian can receive.Michael Konerman, a technical warrant holder (TWH) at NSWC Crane, received the award for his essential contributions in... MORE

Trident Refit Facility Bangor Conducts Change of Command
June 24, 2022 — SILVERDALE, Wash. – Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) conducted a change of command at its headquarters June 23. Capt. Bob Figgs was relieved by Capt. Mike Eberlein as commanding officer of the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine repair and modernization command.Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander of Submarine Group 9 and Task Group 114.3,... MORE

SILVERDALE, Wash. (June 23, 2022) – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Submarine Group 9, right, presents a Legion of Merit certificate to U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Figgs, departing commanding officer of Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), during a change of command ceremony at TRFB. TRFB supports the nation’s strategic deterrence mission by repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing Pacific Fleet strategic ballistic missile submarines during refits. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Christoph/Released)

Megaproject Partners Test New Application for Lidar Models in Battle Damage Assessment
June 23, 2022 — Between a recent static detonation and an upcoming test evolution, a decommissioned frigate is taking hits to help the Navy test a new use for lidar scanning and 3D ship models—assessing battle damage.The static detonation training event in late March, in which an explosive charge was placed aboard the ship for the purpose of damaging it, and the... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division and JPRIMES Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test Team Wins Award
June 23, 2022 — The Air Force Materiel Command’s Joint Preflight Integration Munitions Environmental Simulator and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test team received the 2021 Q3 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Legacy Air Dominance External Team of the Quarter Award for their outstanding performance, dedication... MORE

IMAGE: The Air Force Materiel Command’s Joint Preflight Integration Munitions Environmental Simulator and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Electromagnetic Vulnerability Test team received the 2021 Q3 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Legacy Air Dominance External Team of the Quarter Award for completing a series of free flight electromagnetic vulnerability tests on a missile during the summer of 2021.

Making the cut: Team turns an employee idea into a process improvement that will save thousands of hours of labor — every time it's used.
June 23, 2022 — When a team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility planners was gearing up to replace the tubing on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier reboiler, a work leader from Shop 26, Welders, asked herself if there might be a better way to complete the job. After thinking through the problem, she suggested the team try doing the job much... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, congratulates Tracy Hartz, work leader, Shop 26, Welders, during a Bravo Zulu award ceremony May 27, 2022 at PSNS & IMF in Bremerton, Washington. Hartz, who started as a PSNS & IMF helper-trainee eight years ago, suggested cutting away a much smaller portion of the reboiler tank to access the tubing inside. This suggestion eventually resulted in an estimated 4,400 labor hours saved — every time the team does this job. (U.S. Navy photos by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Indian Head Division Employee Receives Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
June 23, 2022 — Recently retired Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employee Amy O’Donnell was presented with the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award during an award presentation held at the command June 21.The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the second highest U.S. Navy honorary award and recognizes superior... MORE

NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson presents former NSWC IHD Deputy Technical Director Amy O’Donnell with the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the second highest U.S. Navy honorary award and recognizes superior civilian service resulting in high value or benefit to the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Uses 3D Scanning as a Reverse Engineering Capability
June 23, 2022 — “We are trying to reduce not only our time to start a design, but we want to have a good design the first time. We want to eliminate any rework that would cost us time and money later in our program schedule,” said John Moser, Hardware and Metrology Engineer from Weapons Control and Integration, referring to the latest technological advance, using... MORE

IMAGE: Using 3D scanners, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientists and engineers can provide the warfighter with critical information faster than ever before. Not only are the scanners efficient, but they are cost effective and extremely accurate.

NSWC Crane graduates first student in Cranfield, Purdue engineering master’s program
June 23, 2022 — CRANE, Ind. – The first Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has graduated from the Defense Engineering and Technology Master’s Degree program delivered jointly by the United Kingdom-based Cranfield University and Indiana’s own Purdue University. The collaboration between Cranfield and Purdue Universities was... MORE

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NSWC Philadelphia Team Member Receives V.B. (Kisan) Pandit Innovation Award
June 22, 2022 — Naval Sea Systems Command recognized Shawn Egnak from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division during the annual V.B. (Kisan) Pandit Innovation Awards for Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) at NAVSEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022.The V. B. (Kisan) Pandit Awards recognize individuals and teams whose contributions have... MORE

Shawn Egnak from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division is presented with the Individual Innovator during the annual V.B. (Kisan) Pandit Innovation Awards for Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) at Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022. Egnak was presented the award by NAVSEA Executive Director Giao Phan. (U.S. Navy Photo by Laura Lakeway, Released)

NSWCDD Safety Engineer Receives Distinguished Community Service Award for Rescue Squad Volunteerism
June 21, 2022 — What inspires or motivates a person to want to help others in need? To place someone else’s life above their own or to do everything they can to save them when in a dire situation? Those courageous men and women who dedicate their time, effort and energy share their abilities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of others. Matthew Heindrichs is one... MORE

IMAGE: Matthew Heindrichs, safety engineer for the Platform Systems Integration Safety Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, received the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award for his service and volunteerism with the Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad in Stafford.

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