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New ERG seeks inclusive cultural representation
August 23, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held its first Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Employee Resource Group meeting August 3, 2023, during an event that attracted dozens of employees looking to learn more about the newly formed group. The BIPOC ERG was formed to be inclusive of multiple cultural groups... MORE

Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Employee Resource Group co-chair Taylor Lindbom details the new Employee Resource Group's outreach and networking efforts with the command's other ERGs during its first meeting Aug. 3, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWCPD Helps Employees Master Job Interview Skills
August 22, 2023 — Interviewing for a job can be daunting. To help job seekers pull off a stellar interview that lands them their dream job, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently held a two-part interview skills workshop hosted by two of its own employee-led resource groups.By regularly holding such training sessions, the NSWCPD... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees Paul Wilkins, Stephen Carroll and Nang Tran practice mock interviews at NSWCPD in July 2023. The purpose of the information session followed by practice interviews was to provide future job applicants with the knowledge to become successful in their interviews for career opportunities within NSWCPD. (U.S. Navy Photo by Keina Thorpe/Released)

NUWC Division Newport physicist advancing quantum computing at the warfare centers
August 22, 2023 — Quantum computing has the potential to exponentially improve the way the U.S. Navy operates. Possibilities include improved processing time that would quickly advance machine learning and autonomy efforts, the removal of noise clutter would optimize sensing, and encryption methods would become virtually impenetrable... MORE

Panama City scientist awarded Top Navy Scientist Award
August 21, 2023 — Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards.Tatum was one of 18 individuals and nine teams selected... MORE

Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards. He developed and extended a mathematical framework to identify cost-effective, hypothetical autonomous systems to accomplish fleet mission goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Navy divers help celebrate Seafair: Sailors from Bangor, Everett and Keyport join annual event
August 21, 2023 — A decade before Seattle hosted the 1962 World’s Fair, and almost two decades before the Seattle Supersonics became the city’s first major league sports team, Seafair gave both residents of the Puget Sound region and visitors alike some fun summer entertainment to look forward to each yearThis year, more than 20 U.S. Navy Divers from four separate... MORE

Navy Diver Petty Officer First Class Jeremy Melson, Everett Dive Locker, interacts with visitors Aug. 3, 2023, during the annual SeaFair celebration on Pier 46 in Seattle. Visitors were able to communicate with divers using a headset. (U.S. Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805)
August 18, 2023 — GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17.The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a ship as the ship transitions to reality. The... MORE

Ship Sponsor Mimi Donnelly (right) starts the welding of her initials onto the ceremonial plate that will be installed on the hull of the completed submarine with the help of Electric Boat welder Allison Fasulo. August 17, 2023.

Bangor dry dock recertifies, completing seismic mitigation work
August 18, 2023 — BREMERTON, Washington – Interim seismic mitigation efforts, which began Feb. 15 on the Trident Refit Facility Delta Pier in Bangor, have been completed. In January of this year the Navy restricted submarines from entering certain dry docks in the Pacific Northwest (both at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Trident Refit Facility- Bangor) because of seismic concerns identified in recent studies. The Navy team rapidly deployed and implemented a repair technique using dry dock wall reinforcing tie downs... MORE

Workers help guide a hydraulic anchor drilling rig, February 16, 2023, as part of the seismic mitigation effort at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.(U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy M Hallmark)

NSWC Crane NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge supports 2nd annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference 
August 17, 2023 — DAYTON, Ohio. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge supported the second annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference. More than 700 attendees participated in the conference from May 2-4 at the Dayton Convention Center and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.  ... MORE

NSWC Crane holds Change of Command Ceremony for incoming Commanding Officer
August 16, 2023 — Captain Rex Boonyobhas was sworn in as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Commanding Officer during a ceremony at NSWC Crane on August 16, 2023. “It is an honor to have been selected to lead NSWC Crane and its incredible workforce.” says CAPT Boonyobhas, “With their knowledge and expertise in Strategic Missions, Electronic Warfare, and Expeditionary Warfare, I look forward to watching how our skills and technology will be used to empower the warfighter.” ... MORE

Captain Rex Boonyobhas was sworn in as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Commanding Officer during a ceremony at NSWC Crane on August 16, 2023.

NSWC PCD design thinking aims to deliver tangible solutions
August 16, 2023 — NSWC Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and the Naval Sea Systems Command enterprise... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lauren Hanyok)