After a historic 11-month deployment that took them from South America to the Middle East, senior leaders from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) visited NAWCAD Lakehurst on July 15 to thank the New Jersey personnel for their support and explore new ways to work together before the ship returns to sea.

The delegation included Rear Adm. Gavin Duff, commander of Carrier Strike Group 12; Rear Adm. Todd “Toad” Evans, NAWCAD commander; and Gerald R. Ford commanding officer Capt. David Skarosi.

Team members from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst engaged nearly 2,500 families during the annual Kids Week event at the Intrepid Museum in New York City, held from Feb. 13-16. 

Students from several schools recently visited the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, where they explored cutting-edge research labs and testing facilities that ensure the warfighter is equipped with the safest and most reliable systems. The visits included students from Neptune High School, Brick High School, and the Wilberforce School, a private school in Mercer County. 

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst community achieved a record-breaking milestone during this year’s Toys for Tots drive, sending three 7-ton tactical trucks and trailers back to the Marine Corps Combat Logistics Battalion in Red Bank, fully loaded with more than 100 bicycles and over 1,000 toys. 

An empty space at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, previously used for electromagnetic interference testing, was quickly transformed into a temporary test site to advance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology.

The repurposed site is now home to the Motion Platform Aerial Sensor Suite (MPASS), a system that uses cables and a dolly to simulate UAV behavior to support developmental testing provides a unique platform for testing UAV control systems.

As the Cryogenics and Corrosion Control Support Equipment (SE) Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead at NAWCAD Lakehurst, Asif Yeahia knows that many people may not fully understand the work his team does. However, working with substances at temperatures below negative 200 degrees gives them one of the "coolest" jobs at the Warfare Center—both literally and figuratively. 

The cryogenics team specializes in servicing oxygen and nitrogen systems on aircraft, focusing on the storage and dispersal of liquid and gaseous nitrogen and oxygen. 

The Environmental Test Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst recently added to its current capabilities by upgrading its Blowing Rain Test Apparatus (BRTA), thanks to Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) Program funding.

This upgrade significantly enhances and expands the lab's current capabilities, opening up new possibilities for testing and better supporting the warfighter.  

Two team members from Naval Air Warfare Aircraft Division Lakehurst recently traveled to the McGuire side of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to participate in the Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE) program.  

STARBASE provides supplemental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) lessons to students who might not be exposed to these fields in their regular classrooms. 

Team members from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst met with current and potential partners during the annual Small Business Industry Day event, held this year at Stockton University on June 11.  

A ceremony at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst on May 27 dedicated the NAWCAD Lakehurst Veterans Park to the memory of a former teammate who lost his life to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a distinguished career in the Marines.