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NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Support for Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Students Fosters Innovation
May 19, 2022 — Virginia Tech graduates more than 400 mechanical engineering students every year. The major's program requires each student to complete a capstone project during their senior year. Much like real life, the project is completed in teams as students solve real-world problems while facing practical issues such as budget, design deadlines and risk... MORE

IMAGE: Alan Overby discusses the V-22 engine sand injection test system during the Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Expo, April 29.

May holidays celebrate current service members, honor sacrifice of nation’s fallen warriors
May 17, 2022 — Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are two of the three major military-centric holidays observed in the U.S. Both are celebrated in May and, along with Veterans Day, Nov. 11 of each year, give Americans a way to thank current service members, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate price in service to the nation.ARMED FORCES DAYPresident Harry... MORE

(May 18, 2019) - Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz's (CVN 68) Honor Guard leads the participants of the 72nd Kitsap Credit Union Armed Forces Day Parade down 6th Street. The Kitsap Credit Union Armed Forces Day Parade, held on the third Saturday in May in downtown Bremerton, has an annual attendance of 25,000-40,000 people and includes all branches of the military, police and firefighters, youth organizations, dignitaries, commercial businesses, car clubs and more. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt L. Anthony)

Aircraft carrier centennial: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
May 17, 2022 — As the U.S. Navy continues to celebrate 100 years of aircraft carriers, this month we honor an aircraft carrier with deep ties to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility—USS Nimitz (CVN 68), a flagship carrier with more than four decades of service.While celebrating the recent commissioning anniversary of Nimitz, its Sailors... MORE

TOP LEFT: Nimitz Sailors participate in an early morning flight drill for Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem, TSTA/FEP is a multi-phase training evolution designed to give the crew a solid foundation of unit-level operating proficiency and to enhance the ship's ability to self-train. (U.S. Navy photo by by Seaman Apprentice Kenneth Lagadi) TOP RIGHT: Sailors aboard USS Nimitz assemble on the flight deck and form a human '100' to commemorate the centennial of the aircraft carrier. Nimitz is the first in its class and the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier afloat. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt)

NSWC IHD Employees Receive Top Navy Civilian Service Awards
May 16, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees Frank Tse and Scott Bumgarner were honored with top civilian service awards, May 12. Tse, Systems Engineering Department chief engineer, was awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and Bumgarner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer, was... MORE

Frank Tse is presented the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award by NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll (far right) and NSWC IHD Technical Director Ashley Johnson (far left). Also pictured is Frank’s wife Donna Tse.

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) Commissions
May 16, 2022 — CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina.Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended the ceremony. He began by thanking the Petersen family for their lifetime of service to the nation. “All of us join you in honoring Lt. Gen... MORE

The USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. awaits to be commissioned in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022.

BM1 Williams’ Outstanding Work Ethic Earns Him a Finalist Slot in NAVSEA Sailor of the Year Selection
May 13, 2022 — Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Cleston Williams has his hands full at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), serving as the command’s Underway Replenishment (UNREP) In-Service Engineering Agent leading petty officer, drug and alcohol program advisor, master at arms, financial specialist, sexual assault prevention and reporting... MORE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Receives ONR Lab Designation
May 12, 2022 — NORFOLK, Va. -- Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is the first Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) designated by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as a Laboratory and Technical Activity for domestic Technology Transfer.The Department of the Navy typically utilizes technology transfer to transition federally owned or originated... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Sparks Interest at High School Career Expo
May 10, 2022 — After the Oxnard Union High School District had cancelled its annual in-person career expo due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and other employers attended the first face-to-face event since 2019 to form new connections.The sprawling 17,300-student Oxnard district... MORE

One Team Warfare Center Logistics Community meeting emphasizes connection
May 9, 2022 — The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers’ charge is to deliver readiness, capability and capacity by Innovating for the Fleet after Next, Building an Affordable Fleet for Tomorrow, and Sustaining the Fleet of Today. The warfare center’s 10 Division – One Team mindset is focused on the mission success of the fleet and the warfighter by... MORE

(right) Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Craft Pilot Mark Williams, landing craft air cushion vehicle ship-to-shore connector test pilot, briefs members from the Naval Sea Systems Command's Warfare Center Logistics Community of Practice (WFC Log CoP) NSWC PCD tour, April 5-7. The visit also included a tour of the SEAL Delivery Vehicle/MK 18 lab, Mine Countermeasures / Littoral Combat Ship MCM lab, and the Hydrospace lab. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Meet the NSWC Dahlgren Team that Maps Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Amidst a Changing Climate
May 9, 2022 — In 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) set out to gauge the effects of a changing climate on national security by examining a representative sample of 79 installations selected across the service branches. Of 19 naval installations analyzed in the report, each faces a single or combination of threats such as recurring flooding, drought or in some... MORE

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