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NSWC Carderock Division in the News

The Navy’s Indoor Ocean
Armed with Science, The Official U.S. Department of Defense Science Blog
Feb. 6, 2015

It’s 240 Feet wide, 360 feet long and holds over 12 million gallons of water. This is the MASK; the Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Carderock. MORE>>

DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award Given to Navy Scientist
By Katie Ellis-Warfield, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Public Affairs
Nov. 10, 2014

WEST BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- Dr. John Holmes, a senior scientist with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), was awarded the Department of Defense (DoD) Distinguished Civilian Service Award at the Pentagon Nov. 7 for his groundbreaking contributions in stealth technology. MORE>>

Society of Women Engineers Selects Navy Engineer for National Award
By Nicholas E. Malay, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Public Affairs
Oct. 24, 2014

WEST BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- The Society of Women Engineers named Jessica McElman, an electrical engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), as one of 10 emerging leaders and will present her award during their annual conference in Los Angeles, Oct. 24. MORE>>

How does the U.S. Navy prepare for monster waves?
FoxNews
Oct. 27, 2014

Lea Gabrielle reports from New York City on the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Maneuvering and Seakeeping basin. MORE>>

U.S. Navy uses giant wave pool to test new ships
FoxNews
Sept. 11, 2014

Douglas Kennedy reports from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Maryland MORE>>

The Navy Tests Its Ships in This Indoor Ocean
Smithsonian Magazine
Sept. 2014 issue

“There are no freak waves in the world,” says naval architect Jon Etxegoien. “They are all predictable.” He’s strolling the shores of an indoor ocean—a 12-million-gallon, football-field-size pool at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. A two-star admiral in crisp khaki leans on the railing nearby, watching obedient waves plunge and leap like show dolphins. MORE>>

Naval Gazing: Future Warships Put To The Test
Sky News
Aug. 31, 2014

Sky News is given access to America's Naval Surface Warfare Centre where state-of-the-art vessels are put through their paces. MORE>>

CNO Hosts All Hands Call at Carderock
By Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
Aug. 20, 2014

WEST BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert visited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) and hosted an All Hands call to address Navy civilian employees, including scientists and engineers largely responsible for designing fleet ships and ship systems, Aug. 19. MORE>>

After Upgrade, MASK Basin Making Waves at NSWC Carderock
Sea Power Magazine
April 2014 issue

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Maneuvering and Seakeeping basin upgrades highlighted in the April 2014 issue of Sea Power Magazine. MORE>>

Massive Indoor Ocean Prepares Ships For Sea
MBC 4 Washington
March 27, 2014

Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer takes us inside a local high-tech wave pool that’s preparing ships for sea. Part of our spring weather special, "Tracking Spring." MORE>>