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USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) arrives at NSWC PHD on Feb. 23. DDG 110 visited Port Hueneme for a Combat Systems Assessment Team (CSAT) event to maintain her combat readiness.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Augmented Reality Project Lead Lt. Cmdr. Chris Leslie, left, and Alan Jaeger, NSWC PHD Office of Research and Technology Applications manager, demonstrate Fathomwerx Lab’s Mixed Reality Lab at the Port of Hueneme on Nov. 3, 2021. The Mixed Reality Lab showcases how sailors at sea can connect with subject matter experts ashore to tackle repair and maintenance issues using 3D modeling, virtual reality headsets, digital repair manuals and more. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

From left: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Information Technology Technician Adam Ramsey and Technical Support Computer Engineer Connie Tran work with USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Information Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Bailey to update software on the bridge of LCS 32 during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in California. LCS 32 was commissioned in April 2023 at Naval Base Ventura County as the Navy's 16th Independence-variant littoral combat ship. She is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

Putting finishing touches on new software updates

The Littoral Combat Systems (LCS) engineering team puts finishing touches on new software updates for a test and training system at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). The team ensures deckplate sailors aboard LCS ships are trained and ready with the latest modernizations of the weapons systems.

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A student uses a virtual reality headset at Glendale Community College's state-of-the-art Virtual Reality Center while a professor assists. The school and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement. (Photo provided by Glendale Community College)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Enters into Virtual Reality Educational Partnership with Glendale Community College

By Gail Davis | April 11, 2025

Can fighting rust in virtual reality help the Navy fight rust in the real world?That is the hope behind an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) recently signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division...

From left: Armen Kvryan, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s corrosion lead and Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) director, meets with Anand Gramopadhye, dean of Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, at the South Carolina school in November. The command selected Clemson for a NEEC project to develop virtual reality-based training on shipboard corrosion. (Photo provided by Armen Kvryan)

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Taps Clemson University to Create Virtual Reality-Based Corrosion Training for Sailors

By Thomas McMahon | April 11, 2025

Training Sailors to tackle corrosion on Navy vessels is the goal of a new project that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) has launched with Clemson University.The Port Hueneme, California-based...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) steams alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during an at-sea demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 11, 2024. Sailors aboard Chosin used the hydraulically- powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship’s MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) while off the coast of San Diego.

Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System

By Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | Oct. 15, 2024

SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time.Sailors aboard...

Sailors from the Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group and USS Chosin (CG 65) guide a missile canister using the U.S. Navy’s Transferrable Rearming Mechanism as they demonstrate the ability to reload a Vertical Launching System cell on July 11 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Underway Replenishment Test Facility. (U.S. Navy photo/released)

Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea

By Courtesy Story | Aug. 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...

Capt. David Back, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division commanding officer, and members of his leadership team welcome Mr. Jeffrey Koe, Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division technical director, for his technical director swap, April 29. This one-week rotation helped Koe better understand how NSWC PCD supports the warfighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

NSWCs PCD and PHD use technical director rotation to build a learning organization

By Jeremy Roman, NSWC PCD Public Affairs | July 5, 2024

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) continued its pursuit to construct a world class team built on exceptional technical proficiency and leadership competence during a recent NAVSEA Warfare Centers’ Technical Director (TD)...

Brian Langley (left), baseline manager with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) 80, speaks to attendees at the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Waterfront Symposium at Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 8. PEO IWS 80 funded Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division to plan the event, which trained sailors on keeping their ships’ SSDS ready for combat. (U.S. Navy photo by Vincent Catarroja/Released)

Ship Self-Defense System Symposium Boosts Sailor Engagement, Ownership

By Thomas McMahon | Jan. 15, 2024

Keeping the Navy’s Ship Self-Defense Systems (SSDS) combat ready and effective was the focus of a recent fleet engagement event that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) spearheaded in San...

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