NAWCWD Public Affairs Office News

NAWCWD Public Affairs Office News http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/ [Description] Feeder 1.5.10(880) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en deanne.m.bell@navy.mil (760-939-8404) Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0700 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0800 Marines Invite Community to USMC Birthday Ceremony http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_usmc_birthday.htm On November 10, 2010 the United States Marine Corps will celebrate its 235th year of service to our nation.

The Marine Aviation Detachment, China Lake, will conduct a special birthday ceremony for the citizens of Ridgecrest and the Indian Wells Valley to share a small look into a Marine Corps tradition. This very special event will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Freedom Park adjacent to City Hall. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m.

The entire community is invited to witness the ceremony, enjoy a piece of birthday cake and wish your Marines a Happy Birthday. Thank a service member or a veteran for his or her service and sacrifice to our great nation.

Semper Fidelis

]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0700 NAWCWD shows appreciation to China Lake retirees http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_china_lake_retirees.htm About 175 China Lake retirees attended the annual NAWCWD Retiree-Alumni Appreciation Day on Oct. 22 at the Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory to get an update on some of the projects currently underway at the command.

"You should look in the mirror and say you've made a difference because you have," said Rear Adm. Mat Winter, NAWCWD commander, who recognized the retirees for their contributions to the command's mission of serving the warfighter. "There are a lot of new things going on at China Lake but remember it's all of your efforts that allowed us to get to where we are today."

]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:00 -0700 Two-man VX-31 SAR crew rescues downed pilot http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_vx31_sar_rescue.htm Two members of NAWCWD’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Three One (VX-31) Search and Rescue (SAR) team rescued the pilot of a civilian aircraft that crashed in the desert on Edwards Air Force Base in August.

Lt. Matt McDermott and Lt. Colby Lenz were returning to NAWS China Lake on Aug. 5 after an overnight training mission when they overheard air traffic control at Edwards AFB trying to locate an aircraft that disappeared from radar.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0700 Moving On Up students attend science camp at China Lake http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_science_camp.htm The China Lake Museum Foundation, with support from the NAWCWD Educational Outreach Program, conducted two Summer Science Rocketry Camps for about 40 local Moving On Up students. The camp's theme was the science of flight, and was focused on aircraft and rockets.

“This was a great opportunity to show the students that there are interesting and rewarding careers in the science and technology fields,” said NAWCWD vice commander Capt. Rich Burr, who kicked off the summer camps. “Hopefully this early exposure will spark their interest in science and math, and maybe even a career at NAWCWD.”

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:25:00 -0700 McLean Lab opens at NAWCWD http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_mclean_lab.htm Navy officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 8 for the Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory, the single largest Base Realignment and Closure 2005 construction project at China Lake.

“This building is here for one reason - to serve our warfighters,” said Scott O’Neil, acting deputy commander for NAVAIR.

Capt. Jeffrey Dodson, Naval Air Weapons Station commanding officer, emceed the ceremony, which attracted more than 450 people from the NAWCWD work force, congressional representatives, and leaders and members of the local community.

]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:03:00 -0700 WD graduates largest group of ESDPs http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_wd_esdp_graduates.htm Thirty-five NAWCWD Point Mugu and China Lake employees recently completed the requirements for the Engineer and Scientist Development Program (ESDP) and were recognized during a graduation ceremony Oct. 7 at China Lake.

]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:03:00 -0700 WD scientists take chemistry into the classroom at Murray http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_wd_chemistry_at_murray.htm Roxanne Quintana and fellow chemist Lee Cambrea captured the students' attention with several CSI-like hands-on experiments based on the "Forensic Science Lab" theme.

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]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:03:00 -0700 Ribbon-cutting ceremony opens new ordnance storage facilities at China Lake http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_ordnance_facilities.htm Navy leadership celebrated the opening of new ordnance storage facilities onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 24.

"These are state-of-the-art facilities that will take us leaps and bounds ahead of the 1940s structures that they are replacing," said Capt. Rich Burr, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division vice commander.

The project includes a total of nine magazines, one metal building for inert storage and one for packing and crating, a loading dock, and expansion of parking, roads and utilities to support the new facilities.

]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:02:00 -0700 Newest BRAC building opens at China Lake http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_newest_brac_building.htm Navy officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 24 for the In-Service Engineering Facility onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

"Our mission here is to make sure the men and women in the fleet can use and deploy their weapon systems to support and promote peace around the world," said Scott O'Neil, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division executive director. "The fundamental purpose of this building is to support that mission and I envision a lot of work being done in this facility directly in support of the warfighter."

The 20,000-square-foot facility, located at the NAWCWD China Lake Propulsion Laboratory, will be used for in-service engineering sustainment, including the inspection, maintenance and packaging of bombs and missiles. It will accommodate up to 30 personnel, and consist of three large, open-bay work areas, storage rooms, and support areas.

]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:01:00 -0700 NAWCWD provides half of NAVAIR's new Fellows http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_10_nawcwd_fellows.htm NAVAIR inducted 14 scientists and engineers into its Fellows Program during a ceremony Sept. 29 at its headquarters in Patuxent River, Md.

Seven of the 14 were from Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. They were Dr. Fred Blomshield, Elsa Hennings, Dr. Kelvin Higa, Stephen Preiss, Jose Tristan, Dr. Lowell Wilkins and Michael Wirtz.

]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:00:00 -0700 China Lake Marines Announce Birthday Ball http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_08_marine_birthday_ball.htm The Marine Aviation Detachment announces its annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Paradise Community Center on board the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake.

This marks the 235th year of Marine Corps service to our nation. Members of the community with military affiliation (active, reserve, retired, prior service military and DoD civilians) are invited to attend the ball for an evening of dinner, dancing and commemorative ceremonies.

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:41:00 -0700 China Lakers help study renewable energy in Africa http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_vx31_africa_energy.htm Three China Lake employees recently traveled to Djibouti, Africa, to install the first renewable energy system at Camp Lemonnier.

Hugh Edwards, of the Renewable Energy Office in NAWCWD’s Infrastructure Business Operations (IBO) Department, was the technical lead for this effort. He and Matthew Malone, of NAWCWD’s Research and Engineering, Steve Bjornstadt, of NAVFAC China Lake, and Bruce Holden, of NAVFAC’s Engineering Service Center in Port Hueneme, spent two weeks in May installing a small stationary photovoltaic (PV) system at Camp Lemonnier.

Camp Lemonnier is a U.S. Naval Expeditionary Base located at the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. It serves as the location from which U.S. and coalition forces are operating in the Horn of Africa.

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]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:41:00 -0700 NAWCWD summer hires work on renewable energy projects http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_summer_hires.htm Summer hires in the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) China Lake Renewable Energy Office are on a recent travel trip to the Navy's instrumentation complex on Santa Cruz Island (SCI), which is located within the NAWCWD Point Mugu sea range. The complex provides meteorological data collection, secure VHF/UHF radio communications and data transmission, microwave relay to/from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Laguna Peak and San Nicholas Island, and surface surveillance radar coverage of the sea range. The entire site is solar powered.

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]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:39:56 -0700 NAWCWD holds recruiting event for wounded warriors http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_recruiting_event.htm NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION CHINA LAKE, Calif. - The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Total Force Strategy and Management (TFSM) Department held its first recruiting event for Individuals with Disabilities/Wounded Warriors at China Lake on July 22.

Twenty-seven people attended the invitation-only recruiting event, held at the Naval Air Weapons Station Conference Center. Based on the participants' education and prior experience, TFSM consultants scheduled interviews throughout the day with more than 20 NAWCWD hiring managers. Each participant had at least two interviews.

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:36:54 -0700 Unmanned systems work earns two NAWCWD teams top NAVAIR honors http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_unmanned_systems.htm NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION CHINA LAKE, Calif. - Two teams from the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) were recognized with Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) National Commander's Awards during a ceremony July 27.

"Today's awards are about teamwork," said Vice Adm. David Architzel, NAVAIR commander. "I'm proud of each and every one of you; you are all making a huge difference in naval aviation." The NAVAIR Saber Focus Team, led by Capt. Tim Morey, commander of the Naval Test Wing Pacific, won in the Research Development Test and Evaluation category. The Ultra Endurance (UE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) (UE UAV HFE) Team, led by Ferguson Ayers, of the Weapons and Energetics Department (4.7), won in the
Science and Technology category.

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:32:37 -0700 NAWCWD engineers teach robotics to local elementary students http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_students_robotics.htm James Caruthers and two other 4.7 engineers, Sheila Jones and Peter Witkowski, worked together to conduct a robotics program at three local elementary schools - Pierce, Faller and Inyokern. They went to the schools during the after-school boys and girls program to help the kids work in teams to build a robot out of kits. The NAWCWD volunteers gave lessons on robotics and conducted competitions for the teams using the robots they built.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:35:37 -0700 VX-31 to conduct fire fighting training at Lake Isabella http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_vx31_fire_fighting.htm News Release Copy: NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION CHINA LAKE, Calif. - Two teams from the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) were recognized with Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) National Commander's Awards during a ceremony July 27.

"Today's awards are about teamwork," said Vice Adm. David Architzel, NAVAIR commander. "I'm proud of each and every one of you; you are all making a huge difference in naval aviation." The NAVAIR Saber Focus Team, led by Capt. Tim Morey, commander of the Naval Test Wing Pacific, won in the Research Development Test and Evaluation category. The Ultra Endurance (UE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) (UE UAV HFE) Team, led by Ferguson Ayers, of the Weapons and Energetics Department (4.7), won in the
Science and Technology category.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:32:37 -0700 VX-30 earns Chief of Naval Operations Naval Aviation Safety Award http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_vx30_safety_award.htm Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 30 was awarded the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Naval Aviation Safety Award for 2009 in a ceremony held at VX-30 in Point Mugu, Calif., June 30.

Vice Adm. David Architzel, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, proudly congratulated the men and women of VX-30 as he presented the prestigious award to their commanding officer, Cmdr. Stephen Tedford.

"What you do matters," Architzel said. "You are making a difference day in and day out."

]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:32:37 -0700 VX-31 XO Explains Mission to Middle-Schoolers http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/news/2010/2010_07_vx31_middle_school.htm "Thank you sincerely, Commander Anderson. It was the best assembly all year!" wrote a student of South Fork School in the Kern River valley town of Weldon. This was just one of dozens of heartfelt, handwritten notes to CDR Ian Anderson, Executive Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron THREE-ONE (VX-31) at China Lake. Anderson recently traveled to the school for a presentation to 125 middle school students, their teachers and administrators.

Earlier in the year, when South Fork School District Superintendent and Principal Sherry Nichols contacted the Weapons Division Public Affairs Office with concerns about military jets flying loud and low, it was time for some personal outreach to help explain the Navy's mission in Kern County. The right man for the job was Anderson.

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