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NSWC Panama City recognizes milestone annual achievements
March 31, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) gathered to highlight the outstanding work and people committed to delivering technologies, solutions, and support to the U.S. Navy during their Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Awards Ceremony held at Gulf Coast State College, March 24.Also known as the Commanding Officer and Technical Director... MORE

(left) Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Commanding Officer Capt. David Back and (right) Dr. Peter Adair, NSWC PCD technical director, present the Fiscal Year 2022 Outstanding Program Success Award to members of the Navy Lab's Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Tactics & Analysis Project Team at the NSWC PCD Annual Awards Ceremony, March 24. This year, more than 250 individuals were recognized across 14 categories. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWCPD Trains Crew of First DDG-51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer at Land Based Engineering Site
March 31, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division hosted more than 30 crew members from USS Jack H Lucas (PCU 125) for land based shipboard operational training from Jan. 4 through Jan. 21, 2023.USS Jack H Lucas will be the first DDG-51 Flight III Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer and is set to be commissioned later this year.NSWCPD’s... MORE

Fred Spaulding, a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) instructor and course developer, guides Sailors attached to USS Jack H Lucas (PCU 125) on how to operate a 9160 Gas Turbine Engine by using the Engineering Operational Sequencing System (EOSS) at NSWCPD on Jan. 17, 2023. PCU 125 will be the first Flight III Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer and is set to be commissioned later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Promotes Community Resiliency through Emergency Preparedness
March 30, 2023 — This year, in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) is initiating a grassroots campaign to increase preparedness through community resiliency and advanced planning via two emergency preparedness tools - the AtHoc Notification System and the Navy Family... MORE

September is National Preparedness Month – a time when extra educational efforts are focused on getting communities ready for the worst Mother Nature can dish out. In the central Virginia area where Fort Lee is located, those unsavory servings have historically included hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, massive flooding and crippling winter storm events.

U.S. Navy Launches USNS Cody
March 29, 2023 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Cody (EPF 14), launched at Austal USA’s shipyard, Mar. 20.Capable of transporting 600 tons of personnel and cargo up to 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots, each EPF vessel includes a flight deck to support day and night aircraft launch and... MORE

NSWCPD Participates in Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium General Membership Meeting
March 29, 2023 — Several Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees attended the Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) general membership meeting at the Philadelphia Marriot Downtown on March 14-15, 2023.Established in June 2021, MSTIC affords industry, academia and government stakeholders enhanced networking... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Technical Director Nigel C. Thijs (SES) gives a speech on the critical role the Maritime Sustainment Technology Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) has with NSWCPD during the MSTIC-23-03 Collaboration Event at the Philadelphia Marriot Downtown on March 14, 2023. MSTIC is a collaboration executed under an Other Transaction Authority/Agreement (OTA) with the NSWCPD to develop and mature technologies that enhance the Navy’s mission effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

Roosevelt completes sea trials en route to San Diego after wrapping up 18-month availability at PSNS & IMF
March 29, 2023 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) completed an 18-month docking planning incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 21.According to Brian McDermott, USS Theodore Roosevelt Project superintendent, work completed during the availability, which began Sept. 10, 2021, included a variety of regularly... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), pictured above while undocking Aug. 4, 2022, completed an 18-month availability March 21, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. The carrier completed sea trials en route to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Announces PEO IWS Awards for First Quarter
March 29, 2023 — The Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) recognized several individuals from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) with awards for their accomplishments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.The PEO IWS Excellence Awards honor innovation and improvement in the areas of product quality, technical... MORE

NSWC Indian Head Division Announces Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence Partnership Agreement with X-Bow Systems, Inc.
March 29, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) announced a new public-private partnership (P3) agreement with X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. (X-Bow), following a formal signing, March 24. Under this 20-year agreement, the two organizations will work together to develop, qualify and manufacture propulsion systems for current and future... MORE

X-Bow's Bolt Rocket executes a successful launch in July 2022 using motor grains produced at NSWC IHD.

NSS-SY Spotlight: Genba walk – Pumpwell workers support the fleet every day, working behind the scenes, between dockings and undockings, to keep PSNS & IMF dry docks operational
March 28, 2023 — When ships and submarines make their way into or out of one of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s six dry docks, riggers and handlers can be seen alongside the vessels tending lines and chains, and operating industrial equipment. However, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that is critical to successful docking... MORE

Members of the Shop 99, Temporary Services, pumpwell team pose for a picture inside the Dry Dock 6 Pumpwell March 15, 2023 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. Team members support the fleet and shipyard operations every day, both during and between dockings and undockings. The shipyard's dry docks and pumpwells were built between 1894 and 1963, so the system undergoes continual maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSWC Crane hosts Colorado US Congressman to discuss strategic deterrence
March 28, 2023 — NSWC Crane hosted United States Congressman Doug Lamborn, from Colorado’s 5th District, on March 15, 2023. Rep. Lamborn is the Chairman of the Strategic Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and was accompanied by professional staff members of the HASC on the visit as well as representatives from Conventional Prompt... MORE

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