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U.S. Navy Launches New Attack Submarine
August 13, 2024 — GROTON, Conn. - One of the U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarines, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), launched from General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard into the Thames River, Aug. 6.The launch, also known as “float off,” marks a construction milestone in the life of a ship, when it moves from the shipbuilder’s facilities and into the water for the...

Service to Science: Dr. Lloyd’s journey to the Navy’s foremost expert in directed energy
August 6, 2024 — Dr. Christopher Lloyd's incredible journey from a small Virginia town to becoming a nationally recognized Navy Distinguished Scientist for Directed Energy, serving as a Scientific and Professional (ST) Senior Executive at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), epitomizes his resilience, thirst for challenges and dedication to...

Shipyard seeks to hire about 1,500 new entry-level and journey-level employees during two-day event
August 5, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hopes to hire about 1,500 new employees across a variety of skills, trades and specialties, for both entry-level and journey-level, full-time Federal positions, through a two-day hiring fair, August 9-10, at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington.The event will...

Shop 71 turns unique painting project into fun training opportunity
August 5, 2024 — A team of painters at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility recently stripped and repainted a Tiger mini-truck for Code 710, Special Projects, in order to save the command time and money.The four-person team from Shop 71, Painters, Blasters and Tile Setters, repainted the mini-truck for Code 710, instead of PSNS & IMF...

Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea
August 1, 2024 — For more information, contact:Theresa McKenrick, theresa.c.mckenrick.civ@us.navy.mil Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41...

NSWCDD's AN/SPY-6(V)1 Radar and Aegis Baseline 10 Test Team earns top honor
August 1, 2024 — The AN/SPY-6(V)1 Radar and Aegis Baseline 10 Test Team, consisting of Cory Willoughby, Joseph Aust and James Ciba, received the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Research, Development and Acquisition 2024 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award. This award was presented to the team in recognition of their exceptional...

One of World’s Largest Water Pressure Tunnels Provides Unique Opportunity for Researchers at Carderock
July 31, 2024 — Matthew Brantz, the Site Director of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) in Memphis, Tennessee, led a tour of the detachment’s unique and powerful testing capabilities to key researchers and scientists from multiple government and academic institutions on July 25, 2024.The LCC, which is one of the...

NSWC Crane intern becomes youngest person to complete program at Analog Astronaut Training Center
July 31, 2024 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) intern is the youngest person to complete the Analog Astronaut Training Center (AATC) in Krakow, Poland.Adrianna Waterford accepted her internship with NSWC Crane in December of 2023. After accepting her internship, Waterford realized that she would have two weeks in between completing her...

Dutton Relieved by Munden at FDRMC Detachment Bahrain Change of Charge
July 31, 2024 — Cmdr. Micah Munden relieved Cmdr. Timothy Dutton as officer in charge of Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Bahrain in a change of charge ceremony held onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 25, 2024...

NSWC Crane Co-Hosts Association of Old Crows Conference themed ‘Electronic Warfare Capability Gaps & Enabling Tech 2024’
July 30, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) co-hosted the Association of Old Crows (AOC) annual conference on June 25-27. It aimed to address challenges and advance national leadership in electromagnetic warfare (EW) and electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). Department of Defense (DOD) leadership has expressed the need to get...

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