The command recognized some of its most significant technical accomplishment of 2019 during NAWCAD’s 19th annual Commander’s and Innovation Awards ceremony at Patuxent River today.

“Today’s event is all about outcomes,” said Rear Adm. John Lemmon, commander of NAWCAD. “This year’s awardees were chosen because of the tangible, real-world advantages their work provides the fleet and reflect capability we help bring to the fight.”

The individual and teams awarded were up against dozens of nominations representing some of the warfare center’s most innovative and important scientific naval contributions in 2019.

NAWCAD Commander’s Award – Individual

Jeffrey Werly, Rotary Wing Aeromechanics Flight Test Engineer

NAWCAD Commander’s Award – Team

Advance Helicopter Training Systems Performance Demonstration Team

E-2D Aerial Refueling and Integrated Test Teams

F/A-18 Generator Readiness Recovery Team

F-35 Queen Elizabeth Class Test Team

CH-53E Auxiliary Power Unit Depot Repair Capability Team

Integrated Battlespace Simulation & Test Electro-Optical/Infrared DIARCM Team

RQ-21A Blackjack Mission Systems Team

NAWCAD Innovation Awards

Acquisition Support Category – Navy Next Generation Air Dominance Analysis of Alternatives Team

Corporate/Institutional Support Category – Virtual Recruit Tracker Team

System Life Cycle Support Category – P-8A SLAM Tool Development Team

Technical Support Category – Mission Computer Alternative Integrated Product Team

NAWCAD Patent of the Year

U.S. Patent number 9,920,280, “Non-Aqueaous Siloxane Solvent Compositions for Cleaning a Metal or Plastic Surface,” invented by Dr. El Arafat

NAWCAD supports the research, development, engineering, test, evaluation and sustainment of all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and airborne weapon systems. With facilities in Patuxent River, Maryland; Lakehurst, New Jersey; and Orlando, Florida, the command delivers high-quality, affordable products in support of military operating forces worldwide.

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