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Taking Inventory with Revonna Waring
March 22, 2022 — Revonna Waring grew up in Charles County, Maryland, and originally planned on pursuing a career in accounting. Her first experience with the U.S. Navy came in 1984 through a high school co-op program that combined academic coursework and part-time responsibilities at Naval Ordnance Station Indian Head. “We were doing calculations for explosive mix... MORE

IMAGE: The Department of the Navy bestows the Civilian Service Achievement Medal to seven employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Inventory Accuracy Officer Revonna Waring received the award for her work, perseverance and technical expertise while supporting various NSWCDD initiatives and programs.

NSWC Panama City engineer receives Navy medal for excellence, mission impact
March 22, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Electronics Engineer Lisa Arrieta’s impact can be seen throughout the Naval Surface Activity installation (here/NSWC PCD). So much so, her efforts were recently awarded a Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation medal.Arrieta serves as the Acoustic Test Facility... MORE

(left) Dr. Keith Aliberti, SSTM, NWSC PCD X Department head presents Lisa Arrieta NWSC PCD Acoustic Test Facility manager/Service Cost Center lead with a Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation medal on February 23. Since 2009, her efforts have been significant in obtaining $74M Capital Improvement Projects and Military Construction funding dollars for NSWC PCD projects which will ultimately help to provide solutions to the warfighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Greatest HITS: NSWC IHD and Community Return to Local History and Science Expo
March 21, 2022 — Despite an early morning snowstorm on the morning of March 12, with gale force winds blowing the snow completely parallel to the ground, volunteers and attendees packed the floor of St. Charles High School to attend the Charles County Public Schools’ (CCPS) History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo. After a two-year hiatus due to the... MORE

An NSWC IHD employee is kneeling on the floor describing an explosive ordnance disposal robot to a young boy.

NSWC PCD ushers in latest IT capability innovation
March 21, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is at the forefront of information technology (IT) innovation as the Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Network has recently became the first Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center (WC) to implement a local Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to support... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's Mission:
To conduct research, development, test and evaluation, in-service support of mine warfare systems, mines, naval special warfare systems, diving and life support systems, amphibious/expeditionary maneuver warfare systems, other missions that occur primarily in coastal (littoral) regions and to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Vision:
Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.

USS Charlotte (SSN 766) Earns Certification After Successful Sea Trials and Engineering Overhaul
March 21, 2022 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) was certified for unrestricted operations Feb. 28, 2022, after completing sea trials and concluding a 32-month engineering overhaul (EOH) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF).The EOH which concluded in February, included mandatory... MORE

Undocking USS Charlotte (SSN 766) from Dry Dock #3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) required the use of the shipyard’s buoyancy assist modules, adding to the complexity of the evolution. PHNSY & IMF is a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command and a one-stop regional maintenance center for the Navy’s surface ships and submarines. (U.S. Navy Photo by Dave Amodo/Released)

NSWC Crane SEAP and SSEP intern competes at ONR HacktheMachine
March 18, 2022 — Julia Garrard started working at NSWC Crane as a summer intern in high school through the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP). She works at NSWC Crane while pursuing a degree from Indiana University (IU) full-time for four years through the co-op STEM Student Employment Program (SSEP).Last fall, Garrard recruited another IU... MORE

A woman stands in from of a mountain background

NSWC PCD, HII reach R&D agreement through unmanned threat detection and intervention system
March 18, 2022 — For the first time ever, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) entitled Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)-Based Threat Detection and Intervention System on February 20, 2022.A CRADA, which is one of the tools that... MORE

Threat Tracker is an autonomous threat detection system developed by a small team of engineers and scientists within Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s Coastal and Maritime Security branch. Threat Tracker is an autonomous, multi-platform threat detection system that uses radar and sensor technologies coupled with video analytics and machine learning algorithms to detect, track and classify potential threats. This system will be integrated with HII’s advanced unmanned surface vehicle to provide a fully autonomous USV escort capable of detecting and stopping a wide variety of threats. (U.S. Navy graphic)

Governor of Hawaii Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility
March 18, 2022 — The Honorable David Ige, Governor of Hawaii (Governor David Ige), visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) March 17, 2022, with Anne Perreira-Eustaquio, Director, Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Dr. Erika Lacro, Vice President for Community Colleges, University of Hawaii at... MORE

The Honorable David Ige, Governor of Hawaii (Governor David Ige), visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) March 17, 2022, with Anne Perreira-Eustaquio, Director, Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,

NSWC Carderock helps lead Controlled Damage Tests
March 17, 2022 — Naval ship Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) programs typically conduct a Total Ship Survivability Trial (TSST) to address recoverability critical issues. However, with ships, such as the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 100), Controlled Damage Tests (CDTs) are a more suitable alternative to the TSST, considering the craft’s limited crew size... MORE

BM2 Michael Tige goes below deck of the Landing Craft Air Cushion.

New Pierside High-Speed Connectivity Project Gives a Boost to Commercial Shipyards in Norfolk
March 16, 2022 — Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) and Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) marked their recent collaboration on a new pierside connectivity system with a ribbon cutting ceremony, March 3.The Wireless Connectivity Bridge (WCB), a commercial off the shelf solution, brings significant high-speed connectivity to the... MORE

Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Jamira Jenkins joined Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, to celebrate the successful first-of-its-kind launch of a shipyard-based Wireless Connectivity Bridge while the ship is in BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair shipyard.

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