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Carderock Holds Speed Mentoring Event
November 20, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosted a speed mentoring event Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, to connect employees with mentors and strengthen professional networks across the command.Speed mentoring is a fast-paced, structured event where mentees rotate among mentors to exchange advice, ask questions and build relationships. Each... MORE

Carderock Specialist Sean Burger Gets Master’s Thesis Published
November 20, 2025 — Sean Burger, an administrative and technical specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, recently celebrated a key milestone in his academic career: the publishing of his thesis from Naval Postgraduate School. The thesis, which examined the use of opioid settlement funding, was the capstone of Burger’s Professional Master of... MORE

From subs to the lab: Dan Hogan’s Navy service provides unique perspective at NSWC Dahlgren Division
November 19, 2025 — For Dan Hogan, the journey from the silent, high-tech corridors of nuclear submarines to the labs of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division was anything but planned. He joined the Navy for practical reasons after earning a physics degree. That turned into a 20-year career aboard some of the most complex and mysterious vessels ever... MORE

Elbert Roberson Reflects on 50 Years of Federal Service and Craftsmanship
November 18, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – For more than 40 years, the hum of saws and smell of fresh cut wood have defined Elbert Roberson’s workdays at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. In October 2025, he will retire after more than 50 years of federal service, 41 of them spent at Carderock, including three decades in the model shop. Roberson’s career has... MORE

NSWC Crane Highlights its Dedication to Naval Excellence at its 3rd Annual Meet the Mission Event
November 18, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) brought together the entire "TEAM Crane" community on September 11th for its 3rd annual "Meet the Mission" (MtM) event. The open-house style event provided a unique opportunity for civilian, military, and contractor employees to explore the cutting-edge technologies and collaborative efforts... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.
November 18, 2025 — BATH, Maine - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17.The delivery of DDG 124 marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy.Delivery follows a rigorous series of at-sea and pier side trials designed to demonstrate the ship’s readiness and... MORE

Leading Change Below the Surface: Jessica Klotz Champions Safer Seas Through HazMat Reform
November 17, 2025 — For Jessica Klotz, a 25-year veteran of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, creating organizational change doesn’t happen in the limelight — it happens in the unseen safety of every Sailor who steps aboard a Navy ship. Klotz serves as the Technical Area Leader for the Hazardous Materials and Pollution Prevention Team within the... MORE

NSWCPD Honors Employees at Quarterly Awards Ceremony
November 17, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) celebrated more than 150 employees at its Fiscal Year 2025 Fourth Quarter Awards Ceremony, a gathering marked by gratitude, pride, and recognition of excellence throughout the command on Sept. 11, 2025.NSWCPD Awards Program Manager Celynda Cortez welcomed attendees and served as emcee,... MORE

Dr. Michael Robert Receives Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Award for Scientific Achievement
November 14, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – Dr. Michael A. Robert, a Technical Project Manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, received the Rear Admiral David W. Taylor Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement for his work in developing a fully autonomous, continuously monitoring prognostic health system for submarines. The award recognizes Robert’s... MORE

New Puget Sound Navy Museum exhibit to celebrate 250 years of Navy history
September 30, 2025 — The Puget Sound Navy Museum is set to open a new exhibit featuring the daily lives of U.S. Navy Sailors throughout the service’s 250-year history, with an emphasis on life at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The exhibition, “Celebrate - The Legacy of the Sea,” opens Sept. 26 at 10 a.m., with keynote addresses from... MORE

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