A new 1,000-pound inertial actuator, the AMA1000, is giving engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) unprecedented capability in full-scale testing...

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16 (SY16), March 8-18 in and around Pohang, Republic of Korea (ROK)...

The U.S. Navy faces innumerable obstacles every day as it carries out its mission. Scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division are charged with helping to solve them so the fleet is ready with the latest capabilities and technologies when and where it needs to be...

Hands grip the bar, and a spotter gives the nod. Metal scrapes against the bar as it's lifted off the rack. It's more weight than last time, but with the right technique and good breathing, it's just another couple pounds...

USS America's Deck Department wrapped up final preparations for its upcoming Mobility Seaman (MOB-S) certification, beginning March 7...

To improve energy security across Naval District Washington (NDW), a variety of initiatives have been established using technology as a driver for smarter energy usage while maintaining mission readiness...

Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) use the Navy's 2M (Micro/Miniature) Repair and Gold Disk program to save the Navy a significant amount of money...

As the nation's first naval hospital that over the years has developed into a sprawling medical complex, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth provides the latest in medical care and keeps patient care a top priority by continuously adding programs, expanding spaces and incorporating new technologies...

Plackett became the sixth MCPON Oct. 1, 1985. He relieved Billy C. Sanders and held the job for three years before Duane R. Bushey assumed duties in September 1988.Plackett was born in Paxton, Illinois, and joined the Navy at the age of 19 in 1956. He attended radarman "A" school in Norfolk,...

Two University of Wisconsin-Madison Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen and an officer candidate took another step toward becoming U.S. Navy junior surface warfare officers when they selected their first ships Feb. 25...