Kyle Hakun, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea
Kyle Hakun, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), uses a magnification lens to examine a turbine blade. Hakun’s work recently saved the Navy over $380,000. (U.S... More
1987: PHILADELPHIA – Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare
1987: PHILADELPHIA – Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) predecessor Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station (NAVSSES) install the DDG 51 Land Based Engineering Site (LBES... More
USS Jackson (LCS 6) Successfully Completes Shock Trials
ATLANTIC OCEAN - 160613-N-DN943-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2016) The littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully completes the first of three scheduled full-ship shock trials. The shock trials are d... More
NSWC Philadelphia Signs Memorandum of Understanding with SRF-JRMC to S...
170504-N-HI93-009 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 4, 2017) – From front to back, USS Benfold (DDG 65) docked in availability and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) dry-docked at Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenan... More
Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAV...
PHILADELPHIA (May. 11, 2017) Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), discusses mission priorities at an all-hands call with Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division... More
Kebba Kanuteh, from the sustainment and modernization division at Nava...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (May. 13, 2017) Kebba Kanuteh, from the sustainment and modernization division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), serves as class salutatorian and receives the Eng... More
Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAV...
PHILADELPHIA (May. 15, 2017) Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), tours the facilities at Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. The tour consisted of numerou... More
NSWCPD First Hispanic Engineer Continues to Inspire Future Generations
180410-N-YH772-0005 NSWC Philadelphia Division Wastewater In-Service Engineering branch head Ramon “Tony” Morales mentoring Gabriella Gonzalez Pascual while she was a coop intern in 2018 after Hurricane Maria s... More
NSWCPD Gives Girl Scouts a Virtual View into the STEM World
180616-N-YH772-0032 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees serve as judges during the 2018 Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) ... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division New Hire Employee R...
PHILADELPHIA – The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) New Hire Employee Resource Group (NHERG) hosted its first virtual careers showcase on June 18. Employees joined a chatroom to discu... More
NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control Team Delivers Software to Help Mitiga...
190103-N-YH772-0001 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Branch Manager for Machinery Control Systems and Advanced Damage Control Systems (ADCS), John Buckley, demonstrates how to plot a... More
NSWCPD Hosts First Virtual Industry Day
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Acquisition Support & Oversight Division Head Doris Tung addresses a crowd during the Command’s 2019 Industry Day in Philadelphia. NSWCPD conducted a... More
NSWCPD conducts a traditional Change of Command Ceremony
NSWCPD conducts a traditional Change of Command Ceremony where Capt. Dana F. Simon takes over as Commanding Officer from Capt. Francis E. Spencer III in Philadelphia on May 2. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)’s Patrick Violante adjusts a HoloLens as part of an augmented reality demonstration conducted during the annual Science Carnival in Phildelphia, May ... More
Sailors receive engineering training in Philadelphia
Sailors attached to the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) receive training on the zonal electrical distribution system at the Land Based Engineering Site (LBES), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia D... More
2019 Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Excellence in Indi...
Hunstville, Ala. (May 16, 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employee Kim Yee was recognized with the 2019 Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Excellence in Individual... More
NSWC Philadelphia Division Celebrates Asian American/Pacific Islander ...
Dr. Brent K. Park, Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) deputy administrator for nuclear nonproliferation, discusses the importance of diversity, as well as his career path and... More
190529-N-LT766-0004 PHILADELPHIA (May 29, 2019) Andy
190529-N-LT766-0004 PHILADELPHIA (May 29, 2019) Andy Carirns, left, leads Steven Lagana, right, NAVSEA PMS 555 Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) on a tour of the Naval Surface Warfare Center P... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division hosts keynote spea...
Philadelphia (June 4, 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted keynote speaker Capt. Donna Price, United States Navy, (retired) during the Command’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexua... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Employees Receive Training O...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 11, 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Dave Perritt (left) and Ryan Fox (right) won the 2019 Training Officers Consortium’s Learning Technologies Award dur... More
NAVSEA Leaders Train at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Div...
PHILADELPHIA (19 July 2019) Graduates of the most recent cohort of Propel training pose with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Technical Director, Mr. Thomas Perotti, SES (far left). ... More
NSWCPD Summer Interns Wrap Up Program with Final Presentations
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees serve as judges during the 2019 Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SE... More
NSWCPD Summer Interns Participate in Annual Poster Session
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) summer interns participated in the Command’s annual poster session competition on July 24. This annual poster session competition is an opportunity f... More
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center,
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon welcomes middle and high school students participating in Temple University’s Science... More
High School Students at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Div...
PHILADELPHIA (August 7, 2019) High school students working at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) completed their eight-week summer internships by presenting their research projects to ... More
Girl Scouts Visit Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Patrick Violante demonstrates augmented reality to a Girl Scout summer camper during the Girl Scouts of Easte... More
Philadelphia Central High School’s RoboLancers Show Off New Robot at N...
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 29) Central High School’s RoboLancers FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team shows off their robot during a robotics mentoring seminar at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)... More
HacktheMachine 2019 at Brooklyn Navy Yard
190908-N-WX378-0360 NEW YORK (Sept. 8, 2019) A team called “Cactus Balloon Scream” who received 1st place for track 1, receive recognition for their participation during the HacktheMachine competition at the Br... More
NAVAIR Leader Highlights Hispanic Heritage Month at NSWC Philadelphia
Antonio Miguelez, Naval Air System’s Command Director of Propulsion and Power Engineering, served as guest speaker for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) annual Hispanic Heritage M... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division’s (NSWC IHEODTD) Energetics Manufacturing Department Head Ray Geckle (left) explains his department’s function to Naval ... More
NSWCPD Continues Hiring to Meet the Mission through the COVID-19 Pande...
Since Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) began its COVID-19 response, with maximum teleworking starting March 18, the Command has virtually hired more than 72 new employees with no in-... More
African American Employee Resource Group Roundtable Tackles Tough Topi...
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) conducts a variety of events for the command, including this Hot Topics Panel Discussion held in 2... More
NSWCPD Celebrates LGBT History Month
Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims with members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) LGBT+A Employee Resource Group and leadership following the Command’s LGBT History Month... More
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Sailors Receive Training in Philadelphia
U.S. Navy Sailors attached to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) receive borescope inspection training conducted by Scott Brown, Senior Engineering Technician, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, T... More
NSWC Philadelphia Job Fair Focuses on Candidates with Disabilities and...
(PHILADELPHIA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) highlighted career opportunities with the Command during a targeted career fair for Schedule A and Wounded Warriors on Oct. 23, 2019. ... More
Rowan University Students and Faculty Tour NSWCPD
PHILADELPHIA – Rowan University students and faculty toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) test sites and labs on Oct. 24, 2019 during a kick-off for the third year of a Naval Engi... More
New NSWCPD Employees Tour Test Sites for Orientation
A group of new Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees participate in the Command’s new hire boot camp tour on Oct. 30. Gregory Mark (second from right) is one of the former Phila... More
NSWCPD’s HAMSTER Hammers Home Accuracy and Efficiencies
(Dec. 4, 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) developed the Hammer Activated Measurement System for Testing and Evaluating Rubber (HAMSTER) to determine the condition of the interf... More
NSWCPD Holds Inaugural Command Awards Ceremony
PHILADELPHIA – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) honored the achievements of 14 employees during the inaugural Command Awards Ceremony on Dec. 11. Capt. Dana Simon, NSWCPD Commanding ... More
NSWC Philadelphia Division Leaders Encourage Branch Heads to Continue ...
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Technical Director Tom Perotti addresses NSWCPD’s Branch Head Forum on Dec. 12, 2019. Perotti, along with NSWCPD Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon,... More
NSWC Philadelphia Division Supports Additive Manufacturing in the Flee...
Fireman Apprentice Cynthia Fang receives training on how to replace the build plate on a Lulzbot Taz 6 printer aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69). Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division and Ca... More
NSWCPD’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance
200122-N-QL258-0015 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon (right) and Technical Director Tom Perotti (left) presented Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Director,... More
NSWCPD Kicks Off Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series
200123-N-QL258-0013 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) kicked off the 2020 Leadership and Innovation Speaker Series season with guest speaker Pat Tamburrino Jr on Jan. 23. Tamburrino s... More
NSWCPD’s Black History Month Observance Highlights Inclusion
200204-N-QL258-0009 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) celebrated Black History Month with keynote speaker, Dr. Monique Head, associate professor, University of Delaware, on Feb. 4. He... More
NSWC Philadelphia Division Leads General Equipment Inventory Managemen...
200213-N-YH772-0008 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently developed the Inventory Sheet Automation process, which utilizes a Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) tablet and scanner ... More
NSWC Philadelphia Division Celebrates National Engineers Week with Ins...
200218-N-LT766-0012 Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen, Deputy Commander, Cyber Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command, provides keynote remarks during Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s annual National ... More
NSWCPD Celebrates National Engineers Week
200220-N-QL258-0039 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)’s National Engineers Week celebration culminated in a cake cutting ceremony honoring the Command’s newest and longest serving eng... More
NSWCPD Employees Participate in Power and Energy War Game
(5 March 2020) Participants of a Power and Energy focused war game hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity. The game was developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, P... More
Local STEM Students Compete in Annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch an...
Local high school Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students battle it out during the 15th annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch and SeaGlide Challenge held at Temple University, March 6 an... More
NSWCPD STEM Virtual Programs - Naval surface warfare center
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) summer intern Michaela Feehery provides a five-minute brief on data encryption techniques during... More
NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control Team Delivers Software to Help Mitiga...
A sailor aboard the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) uses a damage control stand-alone laptop provided by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) in the fight against COVID-19. The laptop utilizes NSW... More
NSWCPD Hosts First Virtual Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted the Command’s first virtual Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series on Sept. 1 with guest speaker Dr. Marina Theodotou, Outreach and Engagem... More
Marissa Yee, daughter of Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Marissa Yee, daughter of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) COR Supervisor Kim Yee, leads a procession at the Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., during the 19th Anniversa... More
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Executive Director
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Executive Director Jim Smerchansky and Commander Vice Adm. William Galinis attend the virtual graduation of 2020 Cadre VI Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program on September 18. ... More
NSWCPD hosts first Contract Fraud Awareness Week
Each month the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) posts for its workforce information on the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)’s Contract Fraud Risk Assessment and Mitigation (C-FRAM)... More
NSWCPD Becomes First Warfare Center to Earn Voluntary Protection Progr...
When NSWCPD earned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Recertification on Oct. 5, 2020, it also became the first Warfare Center to receive the presti... More
NSWCPD Employees Support American Society of Naval Engineer Virtual Sy...
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees Dr. Steve Mastro, Deputy Chief Technology Officer; Sean Brennan, Distinguished Engineer for Research and Development; and Dr. John Amy, Sen... More
NSWCPD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Dr. Michael Colón Virtu...
As part of NSWCPD’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Dr. Michael Colón, a computer scientist at the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, gives virtual presentati... More
As part of a Lunch and Learn Series, Naval Surface
As part of a Lunch and Learn Series, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Chief Engineer (CHENG) Adam (Scott) Freedner hosted two virtual sessions on NSWCPD’s Technical Competency Develo... More
NSWCPD Chief Engineer Continues Virtual Lunch and Learn Series with Te...
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Chief Engineer Scott Freedner and the Chief Engineer’s Office have been hosting virtual Lunch and Learn sessions to highlight important topics and co... More
NSWCPD Engineers Honored with 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Six engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) were recognized with the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in the Modern-Day Technology Leader and the Science Spectrum... More
PHILADELPHIA – Photocopy of the Lite Off Ceremony handout.
PHILADELPHIA – Photocopy of the Lite Off Ceremony handout. The ceremony was hosted in 1989, two years before USS Arleigh Burke was commissioned. (U.S. Navy Image)
3-D rendering of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Dry-Dock
3-D rendering of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Dry-Dock 8 Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)’s Tristan Wolfe demonstrates programming concepts using “William” the robot during the annual Science Carnival in Philadelphia, May 4, 2019. Addition... More
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center,
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Cassie Miller explains the Chilled Water Automation System (CWAS) test site during the annual Temple STEM Summer... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Andy Cairns and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD Technical Director ... More
Marissa Yee, daughter of Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Marissa Yee, daughter of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) COR Supervisor Kim Yee, stands next to a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial Remembrance Ceremony in Shanksville, Pa.,... More
Benjamin Pierson, a mechanical engineer at the Naval
Benjamin Pierson, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), virtually graduates from the 2020 Cadre VI Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program on September 18. JLL is a ... More
In addition to spearheading the Naval Surface Warfare
In addition to spearheading the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Technical Competency Development Program, Chief Engineer (CHENG) Adam (Scott) Freedner hosted two virtual Lunch and L... More
PHILADELPHIA – Detail of the DDG 51 Land Based Engineering
PHILADELPHIA – Detail of the DDG 51 Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) Waterbrake from 1990. Testing at DDG 51 LBES identified several issues prior to sea trials of the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). (U.S. Navy Photo)
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center,
PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Director of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Sean Brennan wears protective gloves while demonstrating a projec... More
Marissa Yee and her father Kim Yee, Naval Surface Warfare
Marissa Yee and her father Kim Yee, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) COR Supervisor, at the Flight 93 National Memorial Remembrance Ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., on September, 11, 20... More
Dr. Felicia Powell, a mechanical engineer at the Naval
Dr. Felicia Powell, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), virtually graduates from the 2020 Cadre VI Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program on September 18. JLL is ... More
Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP)
Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) Fall Engagement students observe as their colleagues make their presentations during a Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)-led virtua... More
PHILADELPHIA – DDG 51 Land Based Engineering Site (LBES)
PHILADELPHIA – DDG 51 Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) in 2012. The site has served the fleet for 30 years. LBES will stay in service through the lifespan of the DDG 51-class, which has been expanded to a 45-... More
Suzanne Onesti, a mechanical engineer at the Naval
Suzanne Onesti, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), virtually graduates from the 2020 Cadre VI Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program on September 18. JLL is a le... More