Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division

130321-N-CM547-014 USA (Mar. 21, 2013) 130321-N-CM547-014: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PCD) Buffalo Systems Deputy Project Engineer Steven (Tate) Carow shows the location of the Rear-Door Assist (RDA) mechanism. The RDA is a modified commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hydraulic cylinder that pushes and holds open the rear door aboard the U.S. Marine Corps Buffalo Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. The MRAP's rear door normally requires a manual effort to open. The RDA mechanism is an upgrade designed to assist opening the vehicle's door in situations like a roll-over, if the vehicle has to park on uneven terrain or if environmental heat affects the door's frame. (Photo by Dan Broadstreet/Released)

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130321-N-CM547-013 USA (Mar. 21, 2013) 130321-N-CM547-013: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PCD) Buffalo Systems Deputy Project Engineer Steven (Tate) Carow sits near the Rear-Door Assist (RDA) mechanism. The RDA is an upgrade developed to push and hold open the rear door aboard the U.S. Marine Corps Buffalo Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. For Carow and his team completion of this particular capability insertion helps to fulfill a critical requirement to improve crew survivability. The design uses a ruggedized motor controller, which activates a linear actuator and hydraulic cylinder. (Photo by Dan Broadstreet/Released)

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130305-N-SF658-005 USA (Mar. 5, 2013) HM-14 Squadron Sailors maintain a MH-53E aircraft on March 5, 2013 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) during airborne mine countermeasure (AMCM) training between February 24 and March 15, 2013. The squadron conducted mine hunting tactics training using the MK-105 tow sled and the AN/AQS-24 in the Joint Gulf Test Range located in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. Photo by Dave Sussman.

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130305-N-SF658-006 USA (Mar. 5, 2013) HM-14 Squadron Sailors conduct pre-flight checks prior to lift off from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) helicopter pad on March 5, 2013. The squadron conducted airborne mine countermeasure (AMCM) training between February 24 and March 15, 2013 at NSWC PCD. The squadron conducted mine hunting tactics training using the MK-105 tow sled and the AN/AQS-24 in the Joint Gulf Test Range located in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. Photo Dave Sussman.

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130305-N-PB086-102 USA (Mar. 5, 2013) HM-14 Squadron Sailors maintain a MH-53E aircraft on March 5, 2013 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) during airborne mine countermeasure (AMCM) training between February 24 and March 15, 2013 as a MH-60S lifts off in the distance. The squadron conducted mine hunting tactics training using the MK-105 tow sled and the AN/AQS-24 in the Joint Gulf Test Range located in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. Photo by Dave Sussman.

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110812-N-YG354-026 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2011) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Patrick Morrison directs a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is the flagship for Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) and is underway for PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) in preparation for the ship's first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Douglas Bedford/Released)

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110302-N-5109S-011 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (March 2, 2011) Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, deputy director for Surface Warfare, Chief of Naval Operations Staff, is the keynote speaker during the 2011 Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Women's History Month conference. (U.S. Navy photo by Dave Sussman/Released)

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100608-N-0001S-001 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (June 8, 2010) The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division conducts the first flight of developmental testing for the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) integrated into the MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. (U.S. Navy photo by Dave Sussman/Released)

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060130-N-7676W-028 San Diego (Jan. 30, 2006) - The Seahorse-class Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) from the applied research laboratory at Penn State University is lowered into the water prior to undergoing launch and recovery testing with Sea Fighter (FSF-1). At 28 feet, six inches, and weighing 10,800 pounds, Seahorse is an untethered, unmanned, underwater robotic vehicle, capable of pre-programmed independent operations. The demonstration is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams (RELEASED)

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050901-N-8154G-011 Gulf of Mexico (Sep. 1, 2005) - Executive Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Command (NSWC), Cmdr. Jeff Prater, left, discusses points of entry into the Biloxi, Miss. area via the Mississippi Sound with Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) pilots and crew members assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). With a lack of navigation aids and debris along the shore from Hurricane Katrina, movement of supplies into shore is potentially hazardous without thorough planning. NSWC and ACU-4 is currently embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham (RELEASED)

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041203-N-0206B-016 Panama City, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2004) - The mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) and the mine hunter coastal ship USS Osprey (MHC 51) prior to getting underway for the Gulf of Mexico Exercises (GOMEX) 05-1. GOMEX is scheduled quarterly for mine countermeasures units that have completed a basic mine countermeasures training phase. GOMEX marks the transition of a mine warfare readiness group from training to ready-to-deploy status and includes integrated surface, air and explosive ordnance disposal mine countermeasures operations. U.S. Navy photo by Jacqui Barker (RELEASED)

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040915-N-0206B-047 Panama City, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2004) A tornado spun by Hurricane Ivan, makes its way inland from St. Andrews state park area toward Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City. Two fatalities were reported in Panama City and homes and businesses along the Emerald Coast sustained minimal rain and water damage to their properties. Ivan made landfall at Gulf Shores, Ala., at approximately 0315 EST on Sept. 16, with winds of 130 MPH. U.S. Navy photo by Jacqui Barker (RELEASED)

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040710-N-6932B-011 Pacific Ocean (July 10, 2004) Crewmen assigned to Naval Special Clearing Team ONE (NSCT 1), are hoisted aboard High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) after deploying an unmanned underwater vehicle during the first of a four-phase clandestine mine clearance training exercise as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson (RELEASED) For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/

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040709-N-6932B-029 Pacific Ocean (July 09, 2004) Chief Aerographers Mate James W. Wassmer, assigned to Commander Mine Warfare Command, Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Detachment, on board High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), monitors a side scan sonar image from a Battle-Space Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (BPAUV) following the first night-time launch of the vehicle. BPAUVs are small, fast, underwater robots, that maps the ocean bottom near the shore, detect changes in inshore conditions, and hunt mines. Swift is participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson (RELEASED) For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/

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040708-N-6932B-111 Pacific Ocean (July 08, 2004) Crewmen assigned to Commander Mine Warfare Command, Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Detachment prepare to launch a Battle-Space Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (BPAUV) on board High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. BPAUVs are small, fast, underwater robots, that maps the ocean bottom near the shore, detect changes in inshore conditions, and hunt mines. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson (RELEASED) For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/

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030610-N-0000X-001 At sea aboard USS Falcon (MHC 59) Jun. 10, 2003 -- The crew aboard the mine hunter coastal ship USS Falcon (MHC 59) recover the Battlespace Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (BPAUV) after a demonstration. BPAUV is an unmanned anti-mine warfare vehicle designed to travel along a preset coarse once launched. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

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