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NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Selected for Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Excellence Awards in Individual and Team Categories
February 14, 2022 — As an integral part of the “force behind the fleet,” the workforce at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity (DNA) are considered the leading experts in research and development for various weapons systems and integration. And as such, many members engage in collaborative efforts to ensure Navy missions... MORE

Carderock Employees Graduate from NAVSEA Next Generation Leadership Program
February 11, 2022 — Four Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division employees graduated from the Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Next Generation Leadership Program on January 19.The graduation was streamed live via Microsoft Teams, with Vice Adm. William Galinis, the Commander at NAVSEA, and Giao Phan, the Executive Director at NAVSEA Command, presiding.The... MORE

Dr. Kylee Fazende, the Corrosion Control Assistance Team Deputy Project Engineer

Navy team christens first Snakehead advanced undersea vehicle prototype
February 11, 2022 — A Navy team led by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) conducted a vehicle christening for the first Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) prototype Feb. 2 at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in Newport, RI.Snakehead is a... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Deputy Director for Warfare Integration Recognized for Organization-Wide Work with Naval Program Office
February 11, 2022 — One of the benefits of working at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is the sheer amount of different interest areas.For Deputy Director for Warfare Integration Samuel ‘Sam’ Koski, the opportunities at NSWCDD have led him across the warfare center division. Enlisting in the Navy after high school graduation, Koski served aboard... MORE

IMAGE: Sam Koski is the newly-minted Deputy Director for Warfare Integration at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Koski is one of several NSWCDD employees honored as a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service awardee. Honored for his work while serving Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems, the former aircraft mechanic served as the Warfare Analysis and Digital Modeling Department Chief Engineer before joining the command staff in his new role.

Innovation Lab Hosts Modeling and Simulation Toolbox Hackathon
February 10, 2022 — At the start of a cold Thursday in January, a group of more than 20 scientists and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) filed into the Innovation Lab, or iLab, for a day of learning and executing new skills. The NSWCDD innovators participated in the iLab’s second Modeling and Simulation Toolbox (MAST) Hackathon... MORE

IMAGE: On Jan. 27, 21 scientists and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s seven technical departments participated in a modeling and simulation toolbox (MAST) hackathon at the iLab. The model is accessible to all NSWCDD programs and projects and does not require advanced programming experience.

Ship to Shore Connector Demonstrates Its Capabilities in Test Event with USS Carter Hall
February 10, 2022 — The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration. The evolution was conducted as part of the first phase of ship interface testing and... MORE

The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration.

NSWC Crane leveraged NISE funds to prioritize hypersonic and digital engineering technology
February 9, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) leveraged Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) funding to develop critical Department of the Navy (DoN) and Department of Defense (DoD) technology areas of hypersonics and digital engineering. NSWC Crane scientists and engineers (S&Es) showcased their FY21 efforts in the annual NISE... MORE

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You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Selection of Imagers at NSWCDD
February 8, 2022 — “You can’t hit what you can’t see…” were the words of Washington Senators pitcher Walter “Barney” Johnson 100 years ago. Today, his baseball wisdom describes the goal of some of the most cutting-edge testing and evaluation happening at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in the Laser Weapon System Integration and Weaponization... MORE

EXU-1, FBI Host Maritime Post-Blast Investigation Course at NAS Key West
February 8, 2022 — Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1 (EXU-1) and the FBI’s Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, Jan. 19-28. The U.K. Royal Navy Diving and Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG) and three U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams,... MORE

An EOD operator sorts forensic evidence in front of two orange buckets.

USNS John Lewis Conducts Builder’s Trials
February 7, 2022 — USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.Builder’s Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), to... MORE

USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.

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