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DAHLGREN, Va. - The virtual USS Dahlgren - built to assess the naval fire-control-loop through research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) - is available for Navy warfare centers to access and leverage its distributed testing capabilities. From its berth at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division, the cybernetic ship is facilitating high fidelity testing between geographically separated systems at warfare center divisions from coast to coast. “All testing occurs within the fence in an environment that does not impact Navy ships or crew members,” said Steve Shannon, NSWCDD engineer. “The testing normally required aboard a real ship or other high demand sites can be now accomplished through USS Dahlgren.” Its integrated testing capabilities ensure that test and evaluation resources can rapidly adapt to changing warfighters’ needs. What’s more, the Navy Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) funded-test bed allows emerging technologies such as electromagnetic railgun, solid-state lasers, or similar cutting edge weapon systems to be evaluated side-by-side with fielded naval systems. The concept began 15 years ago when most NSWCDD labs were isolated and internally focused,” said Shannon. “Our labs were built for specific customers and missions but we invested in fiber installation across the base to leverage previous investments in lab construction. This fiber install laid the ground work for a significant test bed that would eventually become USS Dahlgren.” Once USS D ahlgren was connected, NSWCDD scientists
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A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Potomac River Test Range during a surface warfare integration test featuring the virtual USS Dahlgren. Scan Eagle identified, targeted, engaged and supported reengagement throughout the experiment as the NSWCDD-patented Visual Automatic Scoring System sent gun targeting corrections to the MK160 gun weapon system operator. “USS Dahlgren is empowering our integration of unmanned air and surface vehicles into the fire-control-loop for greatly expanded battle space and increased reaction times,” said Neil Baron, NSWCDD distinguished scientist for combat control. and engineers began mission level testing and experimentation. They are using RDT&E resources integrated into the cohesive, realtime, net-centric engineering environment that replicates many of the fire-control systems found aboard naval platforms, including sensor, command and control, and weapon systems. From Dahlgren, they access the cybernetic ship’s distributed
capability to detect, identify, track, engage, and assess sensor-weapon capabilities in a littoral operational environment prior to integration aboard warships. The continuous testing capability spans the acquisition lifecycle, featuring off-site connectivity to investigate ship, battle force, and joint force integration and the ability to replicate the fleet environment to address issues observed at sea.
When emphasis shifted to an earlier point in the Navy’s test and evaluation systems engineering cycle, USS Dahlgren was there to help scientists and engineers identify and correct interoperability issues prior to full-scale development or shipboard integration. For example, it was vital to testing the NSWCDD-patented and NISE-
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Navy leaders shift perceptions, assist fellow disabled personnel
Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Joe Miller speaks at the National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance held at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division site in Dam Neck, Va., Oct. 28. Miller received the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor after he was severely injured by a land mine in Afghanistan. He received rehabilitation treatment at Bethesda Walter Reed Medical Center where he persevered and was able to walk again in 31 days, returning to work within three months. He fought to remain on active duty status and is preparing for another deployment.
DAM NECK & DAHLGREN, Va. - The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Disability Program Manager and a severely injured Navy wounded warrior who returned to active duty shared their stories, challenges, and goals at National Disability Employment Awareness Month events Oct. 28-29. “I’m able to make an immediate impact by offering qualified individuals with disabilities quality careers,” NAVSEA Disability Program Manager Joe Aukward told military and civilian personnel at the two Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division sites. Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Joe Miller - recipient of the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor - joined him at the first observance held at Dam Neck. “We must remove the stigma of disability and shift perceptions of what disabled people can accomplish if given the proper support,” said Miller, who was severely injured by a land mine in Afghanistan after spending four hours clearing 22 other people out of a mine field. Miller recounted his rehabilitation treatment at Bethesda Walter Reed Medical Center, where he learned to walk again in 31 days. He returned to work within three months, successfully making his case to remain on active duty, and will soon head out on another deployment. The EOD Chief combined humor
with show and tell to discuss his disability, quickly eliminating any pre-conceived bias that listeners may have. If asked, he proudly pulls up his uniform pant leg to show his prosthetic leg and indicates how he has adjusted his body mechanics to tackle many physical challenges. Miller calls this “active communication,” which he believes is essential for supervisors who may have difficulty starting the conversation with their disabled employees. Aukward gradually lost his sight, becoming legally blind in his midtwenties, but became a champion for others with disabilities who want to work. “The unemployment rate for Americans with a disability is 70 percent,” he said. “That is too high. It’s our duty to ensure those Americans have employment options.” Aukward - passionate about educating the disabled and those without a disability - inspired and informed the military and civilian audiences about NAVSEA programs, such as the reasonable accommodation program, designed to support disabled employees throughout their careers. “My challenge with increasing employment opportunities is to reach out to the targeted men and women with disabilities, he said. “To reach this challenge, NAVSEA leadership is partnering with
organizations to help obtain the hiring goal.” Aukward established a program at NAVSEA - which includes NSWCDD and all NAVSEA warfare center divisions - with three goals: increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities; educate the workforce to encourage a culture of full inclusion; and to ensure employees with disabilities have the resources they need to succeed. “As we increase employment opportunities, we are educating our workforce to embrace a climate of full inclusion,” he said. “For our current workforce of persons with disabilities, NAVSEA offers a robust reasonable accommodation process. Two examples are sign language interpreters and screen readers software.” Aukward spent time speaking with employees about the NAVSEA Disability Program at both events. “We both agreed that more proactive and interactive approaches need to be taken to ensure disabled veterans are aware of available accommodations, and that their disabilities do not limit them,” said Marietto Jeffries, NSWCDD Veterans Employment Special Emphasis Program Manager. “I believe that my own disabilities do not mean that I am disabled or incapable of performing my job and that with reasonable accommodation I am capable and better equipped to succeed.”
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Surface warfare officers observed its capability demonstrated via USS Dahlgren at a September 2014 event on the Potomac River Test Range the moment Cmdr. Marc Williams ordered a gun engagement on a simulated threat based on identification and targeting data streaming from an unmanned surface vehicle. Williams, the experiment’s surface warfare tactical action officer, deployed a Scan Eagle UAV to spot, target, engage and continually support reengagement via VASS gun targeting corrections to the MK160 gun weapon system operator. “The event exemplified how we enable technology to expand the battle space over-the-horizon,” said Neil Baron, NSWCDD distinguished scientist for combat control. “USS Dahlgren is empowering our integration of unmanned air and surface vehicles into the fire-controlloop for greatly expanded battle space and increased reaction times.” Throughoutthetest,thecybernetic USS Dahlgren responded to reports of hostile threats by searching
intelligence and data across multiple air and ship control operational systems, maximizing response accuracy and timeliness. “The virtual USS Dahlgren is hosting new technological advancements and platforms for integrated test and evaluation full speed ahead,” said NSWCDD Te chnic a l Dire c tor D ennis McLaughlin after the demonstration, reported in a news release published by the Navy Chief of Information. “We are providing linkage that ensures our test and evaluation capabilities can be rapidly adapted to changing warfighter needs.” Meanwhile, potential users throughout the warfare centers are also linking to the virtual ship’s hardware and Aegis weapon system programs. They are connecting to USS Dahlgren via networks like the Secure Defense Research and Engineering Network and the Joint Information Operations Range to integrate, test, and adapt emerging systems designed to be effective and interoperable in the Fleet.
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NOAA meteorologist speaks at Hispanic Heritage event By John Joyce, NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications DAHLGREN, Va. – Isha Renta watched as Hurricane Hugo tracked toward Puerto Rico in 1989 and after all the devastation, wondered how it happened. “I remember asking myself, at such a young age, what I could do to help my people and reduce the damage,” said Renta. That’s when Renta – a National O c e a n i c a n d At m o s p h e r i c Administ rat ion (NOAA) meteorologist – started dreaming of becoming a meteorologist. She pursued her dream by studying mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico, graduating with a bachelor’s degree. Then Renta studied meteorology at Howard University, receiving her master’s degree in Atmospheric Sciences. Now, she supports the national weather service mission to save life and property, while working on a doctoral degree in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Maryland. “They say that you choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life,” said Renta, speaking at the Hispanic Heritage Observance held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Oct. 7. “Those who know me are aware that I’m always talking about what’s going on with the weather and fascinated about the atmosphere and its phenomena.” Renta joined local Navy leaders to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with Dahlgren personnel at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. With a national theme of “Hispanic Americans: Energizing Our Nation’s Diversity,” the observance celebrated the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. “Hispanic Americans have served our nation throughout our history and fought at sea in every American war,” said Capt. Mary Feinburg, commanding officer, Naval Support Activity South Potomac. “Their roles have included seamen, 4-star admirals, boatswains mates, corpsmen, fighter pilots, doctors, nuclear engineers, policy makers – and of course, meteorologists.” Renta then discussed with the audience another, cultural milestone she was able to realize. The NOAA meteorologist achieved her cultural dream by founding Semilla Cultural (Cultural Seed), a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating a community that
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Isha Renta, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist, dances to Bomba music played by Semilla Cultural (Cultural Seed) volunteers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) sponsored Hispanic Heritage Observance. The performers on stage are NSWCDD scientists and engineers.
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NSWCDD Chief of Staff Meredith Bondurant presents Isha Renta, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist, with a plaque in appreciation of her support to the NSWCDD 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance. embraces diversity by educating, promoting anddisseminatingPuerto Rican culture and traditions. The Dahlgren audience enjoyed the “Bomba” music and dance performed by Renta and her Semilla Cultural volunteers – which include NSWCDD scientists and engineers. Renta started the organization in 2014 to teach and perform traditional Puerto Rican musical genres while educating the community about historical events that shaped the music.
Since Semilla Cultural’s humble beginning in Renta’s basement, its volunteers have been engaged in a whirlwind of public and private classes, workshops, and performances to bring cultural awareness to the state of Virginia. Recently, the group was invited by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to perform in Washington D.C. Semilla Cultural’s performance at the Sept. 27 extravaganza streamed live over the internet and “made my cultural dream come true,” said Renta.
“In 21 months, it has been a great adventure,” she added. “It has not been easy and it’s been overwhelming sometimes … but when I saw what happened at the Kennedy Center, I said ‘yes, it’s worth it.’” Renta – a former NSWCDD employee – and the audience agreed that Dahlgren’s Hispanic Heritage event was informative and worthwhile. “I have personally received rave feedback,” said Eunice Mercado, NSWCDD Hispanic employment
program manager. “The performers allshowcasedtheirculture,musicand dance and the appreciation of it was evidenced by the overwhelmingly positive response from everyone who attended.” Renta explained her science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) + arts = STEAM formula for the audience. “I’m a very strong advocate of STEM and a very strong advocate of arts,” said the meteorologist. “STEM gives you critical thinking, problem solving, persistence, collaboration, and curiosity. “Arts give you social development and the creativity you need for problem s olving, academic performance and critical thinking. The arts also give you intellectual development for your curiosity and out of the box thinking for the problem solving part of STEM. They are not mutually exclusive – they actually go together. And when they go together, you get magic.” Renta applies this STEAM magic at outreach events from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Fredericksburg, Va., where she teaches students about the “wonders of weather” and keeping their homes safe during hurricanes. “You can be passionate about science and the arts without sacrificing either one,” said Mercado. “Many of us think that it’s too risky to follow our dreams, but Isha opened our eyes to other possibilities. It takes magic to achieve everything she has done so early in her career. But as Isha said, it is the combination of STEM and the arts which creates that magic – also known as STEAM. “Those final remarks were very welcomed by the audience. In my opinion they were the perfect ending to summarize how the passion and dedication of Hispanics have come to ignite our nation’s diversity.” Hispanic Heritage Month first started in 1968 as National Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan to cover Sept. 15-Oct. 15. The date of Sept. 15 is significant because it is the Independence Day for five Latin American countries: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 respectively. Today nearly 70,000 Sailors and civilians of Hispanic heritage are serving in the Navy, making up approximately 11 percent of the Navy’s active, Reserve and civilian forces.
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Soldiers conduct dismounted maneuvers wearing Lightning Pack’s Rucksack Harvester, Bionic Power’s Knee Harvester, and MC-10’s Photovoltaic Solar Panel Harvester. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division partnered with U.S. Army agencies at Natick Soldier Research and Development Center to test the electricity generating technologies during a recent 12-mile march at Fort Benning, Ga. A six-man U.S. Army Ranger team evaluated “Lightning Pack” while carrying a load of more than 60 pounds, producing energy as they marched. Empirical data and qualitative feedback were collected to improve functional and ergonomic human factors aspects of the electricity generating backpack.
Dahlgren partners on development of power-generatng backpack FORT BENNING, Ga. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) partnered with U.S. Army agencies at Natick Soldier Research and Development Center (NSRDEC) to conduct a 12mile road march with an electricity -generating backpack recently at Fort Benning. A six-man U.S. Army Ranger team evaluated the “Lightning Pack” component of the Joint Infantry Company Prototype (JIC-P) system throughout the march. The program intends to increase the electrical sustainability of dismounted infantry in hard to reach austere environments. Partnering technical leads from NSWCDD and NSRDEC are integrating human worn energy harvesting devices with power management equipment so Marines and Soldiers can operate farther, longer, and lighter with less spare batteries and logistical re-supply.
JIC-P is programmatically managed by Headquarters Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office and sponsored by Office of Secretary Defense Operational Energy Plans and Policies. JIC-P components include high efficiency solar panels, vest worn power managers, a “Bionic Power Knee Harvester,” and the Lightning Packs. “Today’s Soldiers and Marines often carry up to 150 lbs. of gear into multi-day combat missions. Up to 30 lbs. of that can be associated with spare batteries,” NSWCDD engineer, Eric South said. “JIC-P intends to evaluate the integration of “on the move” energy harvesting and power management to help get some of that weight off their back and increase the austere warfighter’s sustainability.” Noel Soto of NSRDEC collected the empirical data and qualitative feedback of the Lightning Packs
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applications for the Marine Corps and Special Operations community,” said Mr. Donald McCormack, Executive Director, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers. The 12-mile road march was the first of many user evaluations to be scheduled throughout fiscal years
2016 and 2017. “We want Soldiers and Marines to have a chance to try this gear out and give us feedback while it’s still in development,” said South. “We really try and incorporate what they have to say in the design. Ultimately, we’re working for them.”
SECNAV hosts Gulf of Guinea forum Delegates from more than 40 countries across Africa, Europe and the Americas attended the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Dialogue 2015 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The theme of this year’s event was “Collaborative Solutions to Common Challenges: Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea.” S e cret ar y of t he Nav y Ray Mabus was the keynote speaker. “Together we can do this and if we do it right future generations will enjoy the benefits of a safe and prosperous Gulf of Guinea,” said Mabus. The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Dialogue 2015 is a unique opportunity to allow for candid discussions between many of the world’s naval leaders, and will expand upon the U.S. Navy’s initiatives. There were f ive p anel discussions over the course of
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Sec. Def. authorizes women to take combat roles WA S H I N G T O N , D . C . — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced earlier this month that beginning in January, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. For the first time in U.S. military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, women will be able to contribute to the Defense Department mission with no barriers at all in their way. “They’ll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry soldiers into combat,” Carter added. “They’ll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers, and everything else that was previously open only to men.” Even more importantly, he said, the military services will be better able to harness the skills and perspectives that talented women have to offer. Despite real progress in recent decades, opening more than 111,000 positions to women across the services, Carter said that about 10 percent of military positions, nearly 220,000 total, have remained closed to women. These included infantry, armor, reconnaissance, and some special operations units. In the past three years, he added, senior civilian and military leaders across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command have studied the integration of women into these positions. “Last month I received their recommendations [and] the data, studies and surveys on which they were based regarding whether any of those remaining positions warrant a continued exemption from being opened to women,” Carter said, noting that the Army, Navy, Air Force and Socom said none of the positions warranted exemptions. The Marine Corps asked for a partial exemption in areas that included infantry, machine gunner, fire support reconnaissance and others, he added, “[but] we are a joint force and I have decided to make a decision which applies to the entire force.” In a memorandum to the secretaries of all military depar tments and others, Carter directed the military services to open all military occupational specialties to women 30 days from today -- a waiting period required by law -- and by that date to provide updated implementation plans
for integrating women into the positions now open to them. Carter said Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul Selva will oversee the decision’s short-term implementation, ensure there are no unintended consequences to the joint force. Women will be fully integrated into combat roles using seven guidelines. 1. Implementation will be pursued with the objective of improved force
effectiveness. 2. Leaders must assign tasks and jobs throughout the force based on ability, not gender. 3. Equal opportunity likely will not mean equal participation by men and women in all specialties, and there will be no quotas. 4. Studies conducted by the services and SOCOM indicate that on average there are physical and other differences between men and women, and implementation will take this into account. 5. The department will address the
fact that some surveys suggest that some service members, men and women, will perceive that integration could damage combat effectiveness. 6. Particularly in the specialties that are newly open to women, survey data and the judgment of service leaders indicate that the performance of small teams is important. 7. The United States and some of its closest friends and allies are committed to having militaries that include men and women, but not all nations share this perspective. “Fully integrating women into all
military positions will make the U.S. armed forces better and stronger but there will be problems to fix and challenges to overcome,” he said. The military has long prided itself on being a meritocracy, where those who serve are judged only on what they have to offer to help defend the country, Carter said. “That’s why we have the finest fighting force the world has ever known and it’s one other way we will strive to ensure that the force of the future remains so, long into the future.”
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How about if I told you that I myself had constant low back pain and a disk issues and had chiropractic adjustments, physical therapy, yoga, nutrition, Chinese medicine, spinal decompression only to continue to have a nagging pulling down the back of my right leg and hip that refused to go away? I knew there was a reason. I pulled out my old x-rays and decided to measure my femur heads (legs) and found something that no doctor had ever told me. My left leg is 5milimeters shorter that my right. I put a $20 dollar lift in my shoe and my hip felt better immediately. I noticed that my mid-back was more sore than usual then it moved to my shoulder then the front of my neck and right side of my skull then three weeks later gone!
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Solid-State Laser Quick Reaction Capability team honored at forum
DAHLGREN, Va. - U.S. Navy Solid State Laser Quick Reaction Capability (SSL-QRC) Team leaders are pictured with NSWCDD Commanding Officer CAPT Brian Durant, left, and NSWCDD Technical Director Dennis McLaughlin, right, after receiving their NAVSEA Warfare Centers Collaboration Award at the NSWCDD Management Forum, Oct. 27. Holding their award certificates left to right are Michael Richardson, Matthew Vaerewyck, Theresa Gennaro, Dave Meisner, Cameron Sorlie, Joseph Barrasse, and Ron Flately. The SSL-QRC Team was honored for laying the foundation to develop and field Program of Record Laser Weapon Systems. The collaborative environment of the SSL-QRC program drew upon expertise across Warfare Centers to test and field the first operationally deployed Lased Weapon System. The team also showed forward vision in preparing for the future by bringing in-service engineering personnel into the test team and helping to prepare the in-service community for the acquisition and fielding of the next generation laser weapon system for the Navy.
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Norfolk, Va. – The Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) Dam Neck, which manages and operates Fire Controlman (FC) Non Aegis “C” schools, recently hosted the FC Non Aegis Combat Systems Strategic Training Ratings Review (CSSTRR) onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 17 - 19. Eighteen U.S. Navy commands, including USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) One, attended to discuss current and future FC Non Aegis manning, training, and technology initiatives. Representatives from f leet, expeditionar y and training commands, including Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), Naval Sea Systems Command (NSWC) Port Hueneme Detachment Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), and Surface Warfare, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA 21) Surface Training Systems (STS) Program Office (PMS 339), were present, as well as community mangers from the Navy Personnel Command. Capt. Bill McKinley, CSCS commanding officer, oversees 14 learning sites, including CSCSU Dam Neck, and is responsible for combat
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Ceremony salutes casualties of Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941 USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL, Hawaii (NNS) -- World War II veterans from the United States and Japan joined in silent prayer and poured bourbon whiskey into Pearl Harbor’s hallowed waters during the Blackened Canteen ceremony in observation of Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 6. The annual commemoration provided a moment for attendees to observe continued peace and reconciliation the two nations share and remember those who lost their lives during the Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack and during World War II. The canteen used was recovered from a B-29 bomber that was destroyed after colliding with another B-29 bomber over Shizuoka, Japan, in 1945. Daniel Martinez, USS Arizona
Memorial chief historian, explained the bourbon whiskey’s significance as a peace offering. “The whiskey is really the water of life,” Martinez said. “For the Japanese, the highest honor is to pour whiskey, American whiskey, as a part of home. To pour it on the stone that’s in Shizuoka and here at the USS Arizona Memorial, as it falls into the water it’s a way of extending the hand of friendship, forgiveness and peace.” For the last 20 years, Hiroya Sugano, M.D., director general of the Zero Fighter Admirers Club, has been conducting this act of reconciliation with the National Park Service at the USS Arizona Memorial. Jack Detour, U.S. Air Force retired Colonel and World War II veteran, poured an offering to the fallen alongside Japanese veterans.
He believes that Sugano’s efforts in continuing these ceremonies is a great way to respect those who lost their lives in World War II. “I think it’s fantastic,” Detour said.
“I think that what the gentleman has done to keep this going is great because one of the main things that they did is they took care of burying our 23 B-29 pilots that crashed in
Japan. After the war now we have a very close relation with Japan and a friendly relation with them and it’s great. Anything I can do to further that... I’ll be happy to do.”
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Daniel Martinez, USS Arizona Memorial chief historian, speaks at a Blackened Canteen ceremony as part of the Pearl Harbor Day “ 74th Commemoration Anniversary Nov. 6, 2015, at the USS Arizona Memorial, Hawaii. The ceremony enables Americans and Japanese veterans to extend a hand of continued friendship, peace and reconciliation by pouring bourbon whiskey as an offering to the fallen.
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Students fire electromagnetic railgun at Virginia Tech BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech students fired the university’s electromagnetic railgun for the first time as their U.S. Navy railgun advisors observed the demonstration on Dec. 4. The w(NSWCDD) railgun experts mentored the students throughout the electromagnetic railgun development cycle. “What Virginia Tech has accomplished here is impressive and an important investment for the nation’s railgun development efforts,” said Dohn Burnett NSWCDD Deputy Technical Director. “It provides an excellent test bed for research and a very effective way to develop scientists and engineers who will be able to hit the ground running to help field this capability.” NSWCDD engineers advised their Virginia Tech protégés as the students worked on high power systems and project reviews at a Virginia Tech laboratory. “Work ing in t he Energ y Conversion Systems Laboratory provided a unique out-of-the classroom college experience where I was able apply my engineering education to solve real and complex challenges,” said Virginia Tech student George Hric. “My experience working with railgun technology inspired me to pursue a career in the defense industry.” In all, the university’s reducedscale railgun program attracted and inspired more than 150 students from all engineering disciplines to participate in hands-on research. “ T h e V i r g i n i a Te c h electromagnetic railgun proved to be an effective recruiting opportunity,” said John Wright, an NSWCDD senior engineer and the command’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics coordinator. “The seven interns who joined our Pulsed Power Branch last summer significantly contributed to the development of the Navy’s Railgun Program.” The collaboration began in 2011 when Naval Engineering Education Center (NEEC) and NSWCDD worked with Virginia Tech professor Hardus Odendaal and his graduate and undergraduate engineering students in their efforts to build a reduced-scale railgun with a novel energy recovery feature. “The quality of the research aspect cannot be overstated,” said Odendaal,anelectricalandcomputer engineering professor specializing in electromagnetics. “Almost every aspect of the railgun system, from the simplest mechanical part to the most complex, such as the circuits for the custom fiber-optic-isolated networked-data-acquisition system
printed circuit boards had to be designed, developed, built, and tested from the ground up, including software development.” Although the energy recovery circuit is not complete, the conventional capabilities of Virginia Tech’s railgun were proven at the demonstration, according to university and NSWCDD officials. “The experience the student gains at Virginia Tech working on relevant railgun work is directly applicable to the skill sets we need to transition this technology into a reality for the Navy,” said Chris Reichart, NSWCDD Pulsed Power Branch head. “The Virginia Tech students and new hires joining us contribute right away with very little ramp up required.” NSWCDD has also partnered with other universities and colleges - Georgia Tech, Old Dominion University, University of Michigan, and the University of Texas at San Antonio - on projects covering a topics ranging from railgun, unmanned systems and computer science to modeling and simulation, additive manufacturing, and machine vision. Students studying electromagnetic railgun technology at Virginia Tech represent a diversity of degree programs, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, civil and environmental engineering, industrial and systems engineering, aerospace and ocean engineering, engineering science and mechanics, computer engineering, chemistry, and geography. “Each student worked a minimum
Students assemble components of Virginia Tech’s electromagnetic railgun pulse forming network at the university’s Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) railgun experts have been advising Virginia Tech students and professors since 2011. “The experience the student gains at Virginia Tech working on relevant railgun work is directly applicable to the skill sets we need to transition this technology into a reality for the Navy,” said Chris Reichart, NSWCDD Pulsed Power Branch head. of 10 hours per week as part of a multidisciplinary team to conduct research, design and assemble parts, lay out circuit boards and test controls, program digital controllers, or produce animations, among other tasks,” said Wright. “Students working on the project have designed the railgun projectile catch, a vacuum flash chamber, gate drivers, control system, health monitoring system, and the railgun startup and powerdown procedures.” “We developed sensors and systems as well as equipment for
testing or calibration such as bore measurement sensing devices and velocity measurement systems,” said Odendaal, pointing out that, “one can’t just buy railgun parts from a vendor somewhere.” NEEC provides young engineers and scientists access to projects of interest and importance early in their academic careers which builds knowledge and enthusiasm for the field. The students are partnered with trained professionals in the military and private sector to guide them through current projects and to offer insight to post-education
opportunities. NSWCDD, a NAVSEA warfare center division, is a premier research and development center that serves as a specialty site for weapon system integration. T h e c o m m a n d ’s u n i q u e ability to rapidly introduce new technology into complex warfighting systems is based on its longstanding competencies in science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation.
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