Friday, December 21, 2012
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The South Potomac Pilot
U.S. Navy General Counsel visits NSWC Dahlgren Division CARPOOL/VANPOOL WANTED Van or Car pool desired from Fredericksburg or King George to Indian Head, Monday thru Friday with one RDO, prefer 7430, but hours can be negotiated. 703909-3380. Riders wanted to start a carpool from the Northern Neck (Lively/Lancaster), passing through Warsaw at 0605 and Montross at 0615, arriving at Dahlgren by 0700; leaving Dahlgren at 1600. Call Lea at 540-6536776 or 571-232-5412 (cell). From the Ferry Farm area to Dahlgren Bldg. 1500 area. Prefer early work hours. Call Mark, 540-653-2148. Riders wanted for van pool. Leaves from Richmond at Home Depot on Atlee-Elmont Rd. (exit # 86B off I-95) to Dahlgren. Call David at (540) 653-9203. Clinton, Md., to Dahlgren. Hours are flexible (0600 - 1700). Call Miranda at 703692-9590. Carpool/vanpool wanted from Montross area to Dahlgren. Can also take up to 3 or 4 riders from here if they would prefer me to drive. Call Doc at 252-670-6686. Early risers only.
Want to start a carpool? Need riders? “Commuter Clearinghouse” is a source for information on carpools or vanpools that already exist and need passengers, as well as a place for employees to advertise to start a carpool or vanpool. Whether you already operate a carpool or vanpool and are open to accepting new riders or need drivers, or if you are looking for a carpool or vanpool, provide us with information that might help you find or start a commuter opportunity, such as, where you will need to commute from and to, preferred schedule and contact information. You can send your information via e-mail to nsasp_pao_dlgr@ navy.mil or contact our office toll free at 866-359-5540, or DSN 249-8153, or 540-653-8153.
FREDERICKSBURG RIDESHARING SERVICE GWRideConnect is a free ridesharing service that assists persons who are seeking daily transportation from Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George counties to employment locations in Dahlgren among other employment sites. Go to www.gwregion.org/gwride connect.html.
U.S. Navy photo by Mike Fitzgerald
NSWC Dahlgren Division mechanical engineers Robert Snodgrass (left) and Will Clark use a shipboard collective protection system (CPS) model in their demonstration of CPS capabilities for U.S. Navy General Counsel Paul Oostburg Sanz on Dec. 12. Oostburg Sanz visited the Joint Warfare Analysis Command and NSWCDD where he toured the chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) Defense Division and the Directed Energy Innovation Center. A Navy leader in CBR Defense, NSWC Dahlgren’s CBR Defense Division provides a full complement of capabilities that support the naval warfighter both on land and at sea as well as the joint and Homeland Defense communities.
Grant issued to Dahlgren Heritage Foundation By Andrew Revelos NSASP Staff Writer The project to present Dahlgren's storied history in a new museum got a big boost when the Dominion Foundation presented a $50,000 grant check to the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation at a Dec. 12 ceremony hosted at the University of MaryWashington Dahlgren Campus. Members of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation's Board of Directors and community leaders thanked Dominion for its vital contribution ahead of the museum's planned 2013 opening at the site along Route 301 formerly occupied by the Virginia Welcome Center. Dr. Robert Gates, vice president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation and a former technical director at the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center Indian Head Division, welcomed guests and thanked officials from Dominion. "This is a very special day in the history of the Dahlgren Heritage Board and the museum," he said. "[The grant] gives us the ability to open in the museum building itself sometime in the near future." Gates thanked the University of Mary Washington for not only hosting the ceremony, but for all the support the university has provided toward the standup of a Dahlgren Heritage Museum.The university's Dahlgren Campus currently hosts the museum's inaugural display themed "Women in Science and Technology in Dahlgren." The exhibit, which
U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos
Accepting a grant in support of efforts to establish a Dahlgren museum are (from left to right) Ed Jones, president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation, Dr. Robert Gates, vice president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation. Presenting the grant from the Dominion Foundation is Rodney Blevins, vice president of distribution operations for the foundation, a philanthropic arm of Dominion Virginia Power, at the Dec. 12 grant ceremony hosted at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus. opened in July, continues to garner praise from history buffs as well as former Dahlgren employees. The display provided a fitting backdrop for the grant ceremony. "On behalf of Richard B. Hurley, president of the University of MaryWashington, I take great pride and pleasure in welcoming you to the college and campus," said Dr. Mark Safferstone, execu-
tive director of the UMW Dahlgren Campus. "[Dahlgren] is a very special place." The project has already passed several milestones on its way to opening. Rodney Blevins, vice president of distribution operations for the Dominion Foundation -- the philanthropic arm of
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