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Navy, Hawaii honor dry dock construction start with traditional blessing
September 25, 2023 — The Navy started construction on Dry Dock 5 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Aug. 19, 2023, with a small Hawaiian blessing... MORE

Kahu Kordell Kekoa, right, a Hawaiian priest, dips tea leaves in a koa bowl containing water to bless the maile lei held by participants, left, in a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony held at the water front of Pearl Harbor.

SRF-JRMC Wins CNO Shore Safety Award, SECNAV Safety Excellence Award
September 25, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) was recently awarded the FY 22 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Large Industrial Activity category and the FY 22 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Safety Excellence Award for the Ashore Category... MORE

EXU-1 Conducts Joint Disassembly and Exploitation Training
September 25, 2023 — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) EOD Department and the U.S. Marine Corps 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB) EOD conducted a Joint Disassembly and Exploitation Training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and U.S. Marine... MORE

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside the U.S. Marine Corps 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion EOD conduct a Joint Disassemble and Exploitation Training steam out at U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 15.
(U.S. Navy photo by Holly Dodds)

Part 1 of 3: White Sands Detachment Broadens Reach to Keep Pace with Navy’s Weapons Testing Needs
September 24, 2023 — First in a three-part seriesThe White Sands Detachment of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) is branching out — far beyond the desert of New Mexico.From linking up with ranges in other states for long-distance missile tests to launching sounding rockets for allies overseas, the Navy team based at White Sands Missile... MORE

Carderock Hosts Visualization Workshop to Improve Unmanned Technology and Naval Assets
September 22, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Additive Manufacturing Technology Office (SEA 05T1) demonstrated sustainment technologies at the Visualization Workshop hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, Sept. 12-14, 2023. The workshop explored commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) unmanned... MORE

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 05T1 demonstrates sustainment technologies at the Visualization Workshop hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.

Midshipmen sail into innovative internships at NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 22, 2023 — Embarking on a voyage that merges academic endeavors with real-world innovations, four Navy midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland, set sail into the field of cutting-edge research, technology and development through their participation in a three-week internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Division Highlights Branch Manager during Hispanic Heritage Month
September 21, 2023 — Julinette Bailey is the Branch Manager for the Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Surface Ships Networks Branch at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD). She was promoted to this position in January 2023, after dedicating 12 years as an In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) for the DDG-51 Class networks systems, where... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recognizes Julinette Bailey, branch manager for the Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Surface Ships Networks Branch during 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month. (Courtesy Photo)

NSWCDD cybersecurity lead finds courage to start anew in the United States
September 21, 2023 — “I knew I needed to leave Puerto Rico because I wanted to give my family a better life.” When Joseann Peralta Castro, a native of Puerto Rico, came to the United States in 2016, he was terrified of speaking English. “I would watch television shows before we left Puerto Rico to learn English,” said Peralta Castro.Peralta Castro came from a lineage... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division cybersecurity lead Joseann Peralta Castro of the Strategic and Computing Systems Department moved to the United States in 2016 looking for a better life for his family.

NISE TEM 2023: NUWC Division, Keyport’s biggest-ever event a ‘resounding success’
September 21, 2023 — This has been a year of firsts for the annual Naval Innovative Science and Engineering Technical Exchange Meeting, held at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Sept. 12-14.This NISE TEM marked the first time NUWC Division, Keyport had ever hosted the event or one of its magnitude. It was also the first NISE TEM in which the Navy’s five... MORE

This year's Naval Innovative Science and Engineering Technical Exchange Meeting included 136 poster sessions focused on projects aimed at maintaining the U.S. Navy’s decisive technical advantage in its capabilities. This has been a year of firsts for the annual NISE TEM, held at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Sept. 12-14.

NSWC PCD Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Lt. Rich Morales
September 20, 2023 — Lt. Rich Morales serves the fleet as the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) acting executive officer and fleet liaison officer. He has been assigned to NSWC PCD for nearly two and half years and is responsible for leading a diverse team of service members to use their unique skillsets to enhance the NSWC PCD mission—to... MORE

Lt. Rich Morales serves the fleet as the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) acting executive officer and fleet liaison officer. He has been assigned to NSWC PCD for nearly two and half years and is responsible for leading a diverse team of service members to use their unique skillsets to enhance the NSWC PCD mission—to dominate the littorals.