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Navy Hosts First Welding Competition, Career Discovery Event for Virginia Talent Pipeline Program
November 28, 2022 — HAMPTON, Va. – Nearly 300 students, representing 18 training providers, participated in the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s (VA TPP) inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16.The VA TPP is one of several training pipelines creating opportunities,... MORE

Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16.

Adopting an 'attitude of gratitude' this holiday season
November 23, 2022 — Thanksgiving is traditionally considered a time to relax with family and friends, indulge in delicious seasonal foods, and ring in the holiday season. When we think of Thanksgiving, feelings of gratitude come to the forefront of the mind. Believe it or not, gratitude is good for your health! Gratitude is not simply a feeling, it is a set of... MORE

Happy Thanksgiving graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Cambria Ferguson)

Virtual Reality Takes Foothold in Battle Management System
November 23, 2022 — In the 1990s, the gaming world predicted that virtual reality would be widespread by 1994. Although this prediction might have been slightly premature, the last few years have truly brought a shift in the ubiquity of this new technology. Mostly associated with commercialized products in this day and age, virtual reality (VR) has applications within... MORE

IMAGE: – NSWCDD Computer Scientists Amit Nemani and Brandon Gipson show the 30mm virtual gun trainer, an application of the Battle Management System in the virtual realm. The trainer is not designed to replace hands-on training but allow operators easier accessibility to the system.

Building a team to fight and win: A shop to ship collaboration
November 23, 2022 — Twenty six valves came into Shop 31, Machinists, Electroplaters & Toolmakers in late April from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). After a six-month deployment operating in diverse environments—from the heat and humidity of the Indo- Pacific and South China seas to the cold of the Gulf of Alaska—the effects of brine were evident. Most of the valves... MORE

Dylan Whaley, an electrician's mate third class assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), center, gets help disassembling a valve from Erik Kendrickson, right, a technician from contracting partner Curtiss Wright Fleet Solutions and John Devito, left, a technician from contracting partner Target Rock. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Life Lessons Through My Escape from Vietnam
November 22, 2022 — I would like to share how a series of profound crucible experiences affected and completely changed and shaped my outlook in life to be a better person, and a better leader.“We came to call the experiences that shape leaders “crucibles,” after the vessels medieval alchemists used in their attempts to turn base metals into gold. For the leaders we... MORE

NSS-SY Innovation Spotlight: Digital crew boards
November 22, 2022 — In mid-2021, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards Waterfront Pillar team rolled out standards for start-of-shift briefs and introduced the use of dry-erase crew boards. With an innovative mindset, Code 900DX Digital Transformation and the Code 900 Production Resources Officer looked... MORE

NSS-SY Innovation spotlight graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Long-Standing NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Recognized with Department of the Navy Awards
November 22, 2022 — In recent years, recruiting and hiring has been a concerted effort at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). In the early 1990s, NSWCDD hired two extraordinary employees: computer scientist Thomas “Glenn” Moore and technical project lead Scott Larimer. Moore joined the NSWCDD workforce in January 1990, followed by Larimer in March... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employees Thomas “Glenn” Moore (left) and Scott Larimer (right) are recognized as Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awardees. Both men bring more than three decades of experience to their respective teams.

Navy Cuts Ribbon for new Facilities Onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
November 22, 2022 — PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Navy leadership celebrated two new additions to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Navy’s newest barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 68 as well as a new self-service Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Mart, Nov. 21.The facilities aim to provide better living accommodations and improve quality of... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Employee Recognized with Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
November 21, 2022 — Recently retired Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. was presented with the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, during an award presentation in Port Tobacco, Maryland, Nov. 10. The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is... MORE

NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Correll presents former NSWC IHD employee Ralph Lee Gootee Jr. with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest Navy civilian award, Nov. 10.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity-Developed Gaming Simulation Prototype Delivers New Opportunities for U.S. Marines
November 21, 2022 — Over recent decades, the consistent development of online and computerized games has astronomically skyrocketed. These games have replaced typical board games like Monopoly and Yahtzee. With it, comes a change in how the Department of Defense’s military branches train their new recruits. A team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam... MORE

IMAGE: Lance Cpl. Matthew Gignac uses the Gaming Environment for Air Readiness prototype during an exercise July 2022. A team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity developed the prototype under the Office of Naval Research Global Tech Solutions program.

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