Coastal Compass February 2018

February 2018

THE FORCE BEHIND THE FLEET

COMNAVSEA Expanding the Advantage at NSWC PCD

NSWC Panama City Division

Technical Center of Excellence for Littoral Warfare and Coastal Defense

Coastal Compass | February | Vol. 6 Issue 2

MR. EDWIN A. STEWART (SES)

CAPTAIN AARON S. PETERS

Technical Director, NSWC PCD

Commanding Officer, NSWC PCD

INSIDE THIS

EDITORIAL

ISSUE

STAFF

View From the Bridge

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Tech Bytes

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Workforce Connection

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State of the Division

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VADM Thomas Moore Visits NSWC PCD

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Welcome Aboard High Grades and Promotions

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Feature 8 Cheers to 48 years: Jeff Bonomo

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Awards 10 Length of Service Highlight Achievements Military Awards Dave Tubridy Award

Workforce Development Mandatory Training

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Business 13 Federal Laboratory Consortium Technology Transfer Award PCD Captures USS Secure Flag Black History Month Diversity Spotlight Tech Transfer and STEM

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Community 18 FSU Panama City to Offer New Engineering Programs Invention Convention

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Business 20 Engineering Expo 2018 What's Going on at NSWC PCD?

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Don McCall Head, Congressional and Public Affairs Division (Code 103) Head, Visual Information Branch (Code 1032)

Managing Editor

Jacqui Barker Public Affairs Officer Head, Communications and Community Relations Branch (Code 1031)

Staff

Dan Broadstreet, Public Affairs Specialist Katherine Mapp, Public Affairs Specialist

Design

Haley Walker, Graphic Designer Janice Grant, Print Specialist

Photography

Ronald Newsome, Photographer Anthony Powers, Photographer Eddie Green, Photographer

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Lifestyle 22 Safety: Eye Safety Month Fleet and Family Support Center Calendar of Events Dive Buddy Feature Q&A: People of Panama City Division Internal Quality Audit

Production Manager

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Feedback or Suggestions?

Contact: Public Affairs Officer, 636-6168 facebook.com/nswcpcd youtube.com/nswcpcdpao

VIEW FROM THE

BRIDGE

By CAPT Aaron S. Peters

COMMANDING OFFICER, NSWC PCD

NSWC PCD Team, This month’s edition of the Coastal Compass focuses on the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage. If you’re not familiar with this Campaign Plan, this is Commander, NAVSEA Vice Adm. Thomas Moore’s vision for NAVSEA and how we as a NAVSEA Enterprise support the Chief of Naval Operation’s Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority. At the local level, my CO’s Priorities focus on Warfighting, People, Safety, and Communication -- all speak to those higher level visions, goals and objectives.

Last month, Vice Adm. Moore visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and we spent the day with him explaining all the ways we #ExpandtheAdvantage in our mission areas. The Admiral, Mr. Stewart and I were very impressed with all of you. Your briefs were on spot on, and everyone was professional -- so please accept my sincere thanks to all who made that day fantastic.

Not only did Vice Adm. Moore learn about our 219 funded efforts, One Warfare Center Concept, initiatives like Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX), the iNAVY intranet redesign effort called People’s Integrated Essential Resource (PIER), and Leaders in Diverse Environment.

He also had a High-Velocity Learning (HVL)

moment. That moment occurred when he dove the KM-37 at Navy Experimental Diving Unit that afternoon. He learned the helmet is heavy and that replacing a flange underwater is not as easy as it may seem.

I’m excited about HVL because it’s a way for us to capture what you’re already doing every day in your job – you’re learning.

I’m excited about HVL because it’s a way for us to capture what you’re already doing every day in your job – you’re learning. At every level, every day, people experience HVL moments because HVL is great for improving processes. We should embrace change and not fear it. When we learn something new, it’s critical in our line of work to share what you know, then sustain that new knowledge base. It’s that simple.

When you see a problem, swarm it and learn from it, then share what you have learned and sustain it. No one problem will be forever solved. We need to cultivate a culture to professionally grow, advance technologies, and update processes to meet the future challenges.

- CAPT. AARON S. PETERS

In mid-February 2018, our Panama City Team hosted the Operating Materials and Supplies (OM&S) Audit Team. Overall, we made some progress, but have some challenges to attack – these challenges are not insurmountable. I am very proud of everyone involved with OM&S Audit; however, we need to be assertive and we need apply HVL to achieve success.

Earlier last month, we learned our NSWC PCD Cyber Team participated in the 2017 Cyber Challenge hosted by NSWC Dahlgren.

The team captured the flag on a submarine -- hardest ship type to penetrate and tied for second place overall after the entire series of competitions involving 15 commands across the Naval Research and Development Enterprise . The team learned so much while they worked together and communicated with each other. That was a huge HVL victory!

COMMANDING OFFICER

Speaking of putting lessons learned into practice, the Command Resilience Team, has been working hard to prepare us for the upcoming DEOCS out brief that will be held March 13-14, 2018 in the Long Glass Conference Center. More information will be released shortly regarding the briefing schedule and all the ways you can be a part of the upcoming working groups. I want you to know I am very focused on the DEOCS and I’m listening to you. I have read the more than 230 pages of comments and I take each statement seriously. Your participation in the survey and working groups will help us make necessary changes together. We are good but we want to be great and I need your support to get us there so let’s work as a team.

In closing, I have been here now almost seven months and every day at this Division, I see highly intelligent people who are working very hard. Many of our challenges have solutions right before us. Sometimes, we just need to step back, listen, and reflect to get a fresh perspective, allow ourselves to learn something new and share our knowledge to make a difference. Give yourself credit for the HVL in action and then share what you’ve learned to make our Division a better place to work or your work deliverables even better. HVL aside, listen to yourself and your coworkers. I submit that when you do, you’ll have taken one step closer to finding solutions that enable our mission success and our success starts with our people and communication.

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TECH BYTES Thank you for what you’re doing down here at the Warfare Center. It’s critically important to what were doing not only Warfare Center wide, and not for just NAVSEA wide, but for what the Navy is doing each and every day. You’re doing amazing stuff each and every day.

- Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, USN Commander Naval Sea Systems Command

VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS MOORE VISITS NSWC PCD 4 | COASTAL COMPASS | NSWC PANAMA CITY DIVISION

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Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, USN, learns how NSWC PCD Expands the Advantage. Jan. 30, 2018.

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FEATURED

Cheers to 48 years. Jeff Bonomo Retires

Public Affairs Specialist Dan Broadstreet (left) sits down to a taste-test challenge with retired Information Technology Specialist Jeff Bonomo who claims to be a chili dog connoisseur.

Broadstreet prepared his own chili dog recipe to obtain Bonomo’s rate of quality.

U.S. Navy photo by Anthony Powers.

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ON THE COVER

NSWCPCD_PAO.FCT@NAVY.MIL

Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, USN, learns how NSWC PCD Expands the Advantage.

Jan. 30, 2018. U.S. Navy photos by Ron Newsome and Susan H. Lawson.

ISSUU.COM/NSWCPCD

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Workforce Connection

SUCCESS THROUGH PEOPLE

Welcome

ABOARD Alejandra Alvarado (X24) Franklin Castle (A32) Emmanuel Darkoh (0122) Ryan Hedlof (X11) Nicholas Hobbs (A43) Tyler Hoover (E26) Derek Lovingood (X12) Justin Oyler (E11) Timothy Pham (A13) Harryel Philippeaux (X21) Brian Sauer (X13) Elizabeth Sauls (0112)

U.S. Navy Photo by Eddie Green

High-Grade and Supervisory

PROMOTIONS

Joel Peak Chief Engineer Officer (CHENG)

The Chief Engineer (CHENG) leads the development, implementation, and sustainment of processes, methods, and tools for all command technical competencies, develops innovative solutions to make commandlevel improvements in programs and processes, and creates technical solutions to complex interdisciplinary engineering problems across the system life cycle.

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Feature

48 Cheers to

YEARS JEFF BONOMO

By Dan Broadstreet, NSWC PCD Public Affairs

PANAMA CITY, Florida — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Information Technology (IT) Specialist Jeff Bonomo, who retired with 48 years of federal civil service Dec. 30, 2017, said working for the U.S. Navy taught him one of life’s most valuable lessons.

realized I may not have been able to make a large-scale change to the organizational culture. However, I did believe that I might at least be able to make a small impact.”

Bonomo printed flyers announcing to SEABAT’s employees that opportunities for people to participate in softball, basketball and “Everyone, regardless of who they work for, is going to have highs golf tournaments were available; Endeavors he worked after hours and lows during their professional career,” Bonomo said. “For those to arrange. just starting their careers, I would sincerely advise they not worry about things they cannot change. Instead, just focus on what you “The result after our first weekend of tournaments was astounding,” can change.” said Bonomo. “Participants were returning to work talking about how they were going to ‘one-up’ the competition during the next Bonomo said his working experiences with the government have games. They were smiling and laughing; now they were talking! only strengthened his belief in this advice. He recalled having There was an obvious boost in morale.” to apply this lesson in the workplace. It was during the late 70s, early 80s when he was working at the Naval Sea Combat Systems Bonomo shared lessons learned further advocating change being a Engineering Station (SEABAT) in Norfolk, Virginia. healthy “life challenge.” “When I first joined civil service, I did so as a key punch operator. However, I quickly learned that by volunteering “Not long after I began working at SEABAT, I hardly saw anyone for the night shift I could earn more money, and have my days free engaging in any kind of small talk or hallway greetings: Not much for sports and visiting my favorite chili dog stand,” said Bonomo. social interaction indicating high morale,” said Bonomo. “Well, I By adhering to his philosophy of “…focusing on changing only what U.S. Navy photos by Anthony Powers 8 | COASTAL COMPASS | NSWC PANAMA CITY DIVISION

Bonomo said Panama City Beach truly is the site of some of the world’s most beautiful beaches and although today there are some worthy hot dogs to be found, he still considers his family’s recipe the best. So, what to do about his dilemma?

“I simply have to make them myself,” said Bonomo, also an avid golfer and car enthusiast, having owned over 92 automobiles.

Friends could often tell when Bonomo had a new ride simply by checking his early secured parking space and perhaps by noticing a wider-than-average smile on his face when a new car was parked in it. “I’ve always enjoyed driving into work at 5:30 a.m. to get the best parking space available,” said Bonomo, adding he considered it important to start the day by sharing a laugh and a smile with other command early birds.

“It’s really been an honor to work at this command,” said Bonomo.

“I’ve had the privilege to work with some of the smartest and most humble people I’ve ever met.” Reminiscing about his career, Bonomo credited the U.S. Navy for “many times” having provided him opportunities to advance his career by learning new skills. you can,” Bonomo looked for opportunities to learn new skill sets.

He then put his philosophy to the test and obtained enough training to become a computer specialist. This opened doors of opportunity for advancing in the ever-evolving world of IT. Becoming a subject matter expert as an IT Specialist was, in part, responsible for helping him survive a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) that occurred at SEABAT in 1995. “I had already received my BRAC notice from SEABAT and had 24 hours until I was to be considered ‘officially’ retired from civil service,” said Bonomo. “In fact, I was just returning to my office from having packed my car’s trunk with a box of personal belongings when I heard my office phone. When I answered, it was a human resource specialist from Panama City offering me the same job I had already been doing.”

“I have worked in so many different jobs while working for the Navy,” said Bonomo. “I really feel like one of the luckiest guys. I mean, when it comes to reflecting on my civil service, it just feels like I’ve always been the right guy, in the right place, at the right time.”

Bonomo said another important life lesson he’s learned is that he has no room in his life for pessimistic and/or negative people. “Especially when the Navy offers to fund its employees for continuous learning and advanced education,” said Bonomo. “They’ve paid me to go to school for several years. We have benefits, we get a guaranteed paycheck, and we help support the men and women in uniform keeping our country safe – it’s meaningful work. Why would anyone not want to start their day here without a smile? I mean, if there’s something you’re not happy with regarding your workday or your Bonomo said when he first arrived in Panama City Beach, Florida, career path, then change it!” his personal priorities were set, but they were slowed down slightly due to the area having been hit by Hurricane Opal, which occurred during early October 1995. “Well, first I was determined to report to work and get situated in my job. What made this go a touch slower than usual was the fact this was happening after Hurricane Opal had just ravaged Panama City as a Category 3 storm with winds of 114 miles per hour. I mean, I saw tracts of houses reduced to match sticks after this hurricane hit,” he said.

Bonomo complemented Panama City residents and the U.S. Navy’s workforce for their resolution, specifically for rebuilding.

Equally determined, he set out to accomplish his own personal set of priorities. “Because hurricane-reconstruction efforts were underway, this gave me a little time to get my own affairs in order.

So, I went driving to hunt down locations for a couple of my life’s favorite passions,” said Bonomo. “Those were locations to find where to play golf and who sold the best chili dogs.”

Bonomo said the Navy base had already established a club for golf enthusiasts. However, back then, he found himself seriously challenged when it came to being able to find a chili dog sauce that could rival that of his own family’s recipe. “Now, to understand why I would make such a statement, you need to know that my family had invested in a hot dog stand when I lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia,” said Bonomo, emphasizing he and his family consider themselves serious hot dog connoisseurs. “When we bought into a very popular hot dog restaurant, we paid an extra $10,000 — and that was just for the chili dog sauce recipe!”

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Awards

RECOGNIZING ACHIEVEMENT

CIVILIAN LENGTH OF SERVICE

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM Highlight Achievements • AOCS(SW/AW0IW) Douglas J. Terry, Code E32 was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious service during his tour at ACU4.

• CM1(SCW/DV) Ian A. Kepran, Code CXB, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious service during his tour at NSWC PCD. • AWS1(NAC/AW) Harrison A. Greenmaki, Code CXA, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for Professional Achievement during his tour at NSWC PCD. • ASW1(NAC/AW) Harrison A. Greenmaki, Code CXA, was awarded the Military Outstanding Service Medal for outstanding service to the local community.

• AM1(AW/SW) Christopher D. Robbins, Code CXA, was selected as NSWC PCD Sailor of the Quarter, 1st quarter 2018.

• ND2((DSW/SW) Logan P. Dillenburger, Code CXB, was selected as NSWC PCD Junior Sailor of the Quarter, 1st quarter 2018.

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William Buffkin Jr. Anthony Powers

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Jenetta Langston Terry Walters

Upcoming Recognition Opportunities • Federal Asian Pacific American Council Civilian Awards (February) • Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Awards (March)

ABOUT THE

COMPASS

David Davis Carmen Ferrer Richard Jermyn Donald Lancaster Brian Mathewson

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Gordon Hall Charlotte Lawson Kevin Matthews John Montgomery Philip Rizzo Matthew Chastain Julia Gazagnaire Chiquita Mack Richard Manley Twonette Marshall Glenn Sulzberger

YEARS

For award information contact your Department Awards Coordinator or access the NSWC PCD Awards and Recognition portal.

AUTO SKILLS

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Contents of Coastal Compass are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the Department of Defense or Department of the Navy.

The Coastal Compass’ content is provided and prepared by the NSWC PCD Office of Congressional and Public Affairs (Code 1031). For details about submissions, call 636-6168 or email N S W C P C D _PA O .F C T @N AV Y.M I L.

To contact NSWC PCD’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline call: 234-4462.

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For more information, call (850) 234-4300.

Located in Building 537

Dave Tubridy Presented MERITORIOUS AWARD

by VADM Moore

Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, USN presents Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Deputy Technical Director Dave Tubridy the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award for his strategic vision and leadership and in recognition of his extraordinary leadership in the area of Mine Warfare Jan. 30, 2018.

U.S. Navy Photo by Ron Newsome

SAILOR YEAR OF THE

Congratu la to NSWC tions P FY17 Sail CD's or of the Ye ar ND1 Stev e Starner, U n S on comp N eting for the tit le of NAVSEA Sailor of the Ye ar Feb. 1, 2018.

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Workforce Development

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

ONSITE TRAINING February

26 ONLINE

REGISTRATION

PROJECT PLANNING February 26-28th Time: 0800 Location: Bldg. 389, Classroom C Instructor: Christopher Wright

PEER COURSE TRAINING

PCD University is pleased to announce registration for several onsite and peer courses. For a list of available courses and to register for classes that are open, visit: http://navsea.navy.deps.mil/wc/supernma/Training/ SitePages/PCDU.aspx

February

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN SUSTAINMENT Time: 0800 Location: Bldg. 110, Room 3B8 Instructor: Ivan Periera

For more information, visit the Training page on iNAVSEA! PCD-U Onsite Training or PCD-U Peer Course Training

2018 MANDATORY TRAINING FEB 28

Combating Trafficking in Persons

N

APR 30

Antiterrorism Training (Level 1)

N

FEB 28

Uncle Sam's Operations Security (OPSEC)

N

APR 30

Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH)

T

FEB 28

Workplace Violence Prevention

T

MAY 31

DOD Cyber Awareness Challenge

N

MAR 31

No Fear Act

T

MAY 31

NAVSEA Intro to Controlled Unclassified N Info Training

MAR 31

Records Management

N

TBD

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MAR 31

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR)

NAVSEA Counterintelligence Awareness Training

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TBD

NAVSEA Physical Security Training

i

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TWMS: https://twms.navy.mil/selfservice

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Instructor Training

N

NeL (new NKO): https://learning.nel.navy.mil/ELIAASv2p/

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Business

CREATING A BETTER BUSINESS CLIMATE Congratulations to NSWC PCD Combat Diver Navigation Module team who were selected to receive a 2018 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Jan. 29, 2018.

January 29, 2018

Mr. Dennis Gall Naval Surface agher 110 Vernon Warfare Center Panama Ave City Division Code E15 Panama City , FL 32405

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FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM

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Technology Transfer Award

it pays to

PATENT

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$300 $400 $500 $2k

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for the filing of a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for submitting a complete invention disclosure to the Legal Office

for the issuance of a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Licensed patents – first $2,000 to inventor plus 20% of the amount over $2,000 annually

For more information on the patenting process call 234-4940.

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Panama City Division

By Jacqui Barker

Captures USS Secure Flag

PANAMA CITY, Florida – Collaboration and teamwork sprinkled with a healthy dose of frustration, commitment and encouragement led a Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) team to win the USS Secure Capture the Flag (CTF) cyber challenge.

The CTF event was held Dec. 14, 2017 at the National Cyber Range in Orlando, Florida. The number one goal was to host an event that provided an environment representative of the hardware, operating systems, applications and configurations found on U.S. Navy systems. The event was coordinated by Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR)’s Keith Jordan.

The range is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project that allows U.S. government entities to host cyber war games and serves as a test range for anti-cyberterrorism projects. According to NSWC PCD Cyber Team Lead Kate Maglio, the day-long event included various efforts that included learning new skills – high-velocity learning at its finest.

GOAL

Event that provided an environment representative of the hardware, operating systems, applications and configurations found on U.S. Navy systems

“It was eight hours of trying to get access into these networks and realizing how much we don't know,” said Maglio. “At the end, we were close to getting more flags and we ran out of time. It was like just getting into a rhythm and then not being able to do anything about it.”

Each team earned points for each flag they captured and bonus points for sinking a ship based on the difficulty of the ship. For instance, a carrier was worth nine points per flag and two bonus points for sinking the ship for a total of 29 points possible. The team with the most points at the end of the eight hours was the event winner.

The Panama City team featured 18 employees from A, E, and X Department and in a short amount of time, coalesced as a team that pushed each other farther and faster with each action.

“When we got to have a second chance we got a bit farther, but still not as good as we wanted. It gave us some insight into what we needed to work on for future events,” she said. “The USS Secure folks hope to have two events a year going forward. At NSWC PCD, we're going to set up an environment in the cyber lab so we can practice and be more prepared for the next event. I think only a few of us had ever been through a CTF event before so we were all new at this.”

Maglio, however, had led a team of students in a CTF event hosted at Gulf Coast State College’s Cyber Lab in 2016. “They told us after that it was a really hard event so I guess we shouldn't feel too bad. Adam Shrout was the one that actually got us into the sub's network,” she said.

“When Shrout got access, he was just as surprised about it as we were.

It was priceless to watch his reaction. That was the best part for me, to watch everyone working together and being excited about something.

There's really nothing better than to see that.”

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in attempt of gaining access into networks

NSWC PCD Employees from Codes A, E, and X.

29 POINTS possible to earn

That was the best part for me, to watch everyone working together and being excited about something.

There's really nothing better than to see that.

- Kate Maglio

Cyber Team Lead, NSWC PCD

Black History Month Diversity

t h g i l t o Sp TEAMWORK IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING THE MISSION. -- Louis Louis Lee Lee Mechanical Mechanical Engineer Engineer NSWC NSWC PCD PCD

By NSWC PCD Public Affairs PANAMA CITY, Florida — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Mechanical Engineer Louis Lee works in the Unmanned Systems Technology Branch.

Lee’s contributions to Naval Sea Systems Command include working in Science and Technology (S&T) with various unmanned systems under the National Unmanned Systems Shared Resource Center (NUSSRC) where he is involved in sensor integration, surveying and data collection, and maintenance of unmanned systems.

On the project engineering side, he has also helped organize and execute operations for NUSSRC in a variety of locations and has been part of the Navy team to gain insight into new sensors for Automated Target Recognition and autonomy developments and in many cases putting the technology into the water for its first time.

“Teamwork is critical to achieving the mission. With technology advancing faster than ever, innovative solutions from diverse perspectives to solve complex problems will enable our team to give the warfighter the asymmetric advantage,” said Lee. Lee also develops software in MATLAB for the Mine Countermeasures Task Force Planning Enabling Capabilities Program. In addition, he acted as the mechanical lead and mentor for the 2017 Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program working on the Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel under the Littoral Warfare Innovation Cell.

Mechanical Engineer Louis Lee carries out routine inspections on the unmanned underwater vehicles at the NSWC PCD Littoral Warfare Research Complex.

Lee has also given multiple technical overviews and briefs to discuss how new S&T efforts are developing and being implemented while fostering relationships with partners both in academia and industry. Lee attended Florida Atlantic University and attained his Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering.

U.S. Navy Photos by Ron Newsome

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INNOVATION COLLABORATION PARTNERSHIPS Innovation fuels economic growth…and the global competitiveness of U.S. industries. One driver of successful innovation is technology transfer (T2)...

- Presidential Memorandum of 2011

DENNIS GALLAGHER

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER?

T2 is the process by which innovative technologies developed under federal R&D funding are accelerated into the commercial marketplace through collaborative partnerships with private business, academia, state and local governments.

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T2 is one of the best programs at NSWC PCD for accelerated development of new technologies...not only for the warfighter, but for commercial industry, the private sector, and academic institutions...at greatly reduced cost.

TECH TRANSFER PROCESS

We are in a wonderful place to develop and grow our local students into the future leaders of tomorrow.

- Paige George STEM Outreach Coordinator, NSWC PCD

7,500+

Students reached through Science Fairs, MathCounts, First Lego League, Science Brothers, SeaPerch, and Summer STEM Camp

To make this possible for these students, the NSWC PCD personnel dedicated

3,000 HOURS

PAIGE GEORGE

The Navy’s most critical mission is maintaining freedom of the seas. STEM outreach is a large component of how we do that by educating our upcoming generations and helping them along the way in hopes that they will join our ranks as technically competent STEM professionals.

STEM Outreach Coordinator NSWC PCD

NSWC PCD currently has Education Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with

- Paige George

STEM Outreach Coordinator, NSWC PCD

DID YOU

KNOW?

Florida State University Panama City Campus, Gulf Coast State College, and Bay District Schools.

It is under these EPAs that NSWC PCD performs STEM Outreach activities in the local area.

Students with bachelor’s degrees in engineering had the highest average starting salary offers compared with students with bachelor’s degrees in other subjects (National Association of Colleges and Employers.) The median salary of STEM workers is more than double the median salary of the total U.S. Workforce.

Read more at www.onr.navy.mil and www.stem2stern.org

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Community

LIVING IN THE PANHANDLE

FSU Panama City to Offer New

ENGINEERING PROGRAMS PANAMA CITY, Florida – Officials announced two new engineering programs at FSU Panama City during the Florida State Board of Trustee meeting. A bachelor’s program in mechanical engineering and a master’s program in systems engineering will begin in fall 2018. These new programs are coming to Florida State University (FSU) Panama City because of the strong demand from local industry and support from the FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)-FSU College of Engineering,” FSU Panama City Dean Randy Hanna said. “With community partners, such as the Navy base, Tyndall and GKN, our students will have unlimited options.”

The FAMU-FSU mechanical engineering program, which is expanding from the Tallahassee campus, teaches contemporary engineering practices for developing products from concept to the marketplace.

Courses focus on thermal and fluid systems, mechanical systems, mechanics and materials, dynamic systems, and engineering design.

The systems engineering program integrates engineering disciplines with industrial and management practices. Graduates will design and manage complex technical systems and processes throughout their life cycles. The FAMU-FSU Department of Industrial and

FAST FACTS ONE COMMUNITY

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Scientists & Engineers

NSWC PCD employees sponsored for Master of Science in Software Engineering program

60+ Ph.Ds

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FSU PC/PCD Education Partnership

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Manufacturing Engineering and FSU Panama City developed the program with support from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City.

“We are excited to expand collaboration with FSU Panama City and the community,” FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dean Murray Gibson said. “When we looked at where there would be growth in engineering opportunities in Florida, Northwest Florida was a natural choice.” A proposal to begin a bachelor’s program in biomedical engineering is also being developed for potential start in fall 2018.

"Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division employs nearly 900 scientists and engineers, many of whom would like the opportunity to advance their education," said Mr. Stewart.

"Partnering with a prestigious university like Florida State University Panama City right here in our own community makes perfect sense as we collaborate to develop tomorrow's scientists and engineers to meet challenges of tomorrow's warfighters."

"Partnering with a prestigious university like Florida State University Panama City right here in our own community makes perfect sense as we collaborate to develop tomorrow's scientists and engineers to meet challenges of tomorrow's warfighters."

- Ed Stewart (SES) Technical Director, NSWC PCD

"CREATING FUTURE INNOVATORS, LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS" Elementary Students Think Big at Annual Invention Convention The Florida Invention Convention envisions a day when EVERY child in Florida has the chance to follow their natural curiosity, invent creative solutions to problems, and be inspired to achieve their highest level of personal accomplishment. Through these efforts, Florida’s future will be brighter and its workforce more capable and productive.

Florida Invention Convention is an initiative to bring invention education into Florida schools and to celebrate the young inventors with a state-wide event.

April 28, 2018 | 1300 - 1600 www.flinventionconvention.org

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Lifestyle

CREATING A BETTER BUSINESS CLIMATE

SAFETY

FLEET AND FAMILY

Support Center

By Patrick Beacom, NSWC PCD Safety Specialist

EYE SAFETY MONTH

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS PROGRAM

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. One in 10 teens report they have been physically abused by a girlfriend or boyfriend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, one-in-four teens report to have been sexually harassed or assaulted.

With so many people using computers at work and at home, complaints of eye strain, difficulty focusing and discomfort have become commonplace in doctors’ offices. One of the main reasons for this is — although offices have marched into the age of technology, not much else has. People are still using the same lighting, furniture and desk configurations they had when using typewriters.

To mark March as Workplace Eye Safety Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has put together some tips to help us alleviate some of the eye problems modern technology has given birth to. They are: • First and Most Important — get an eye exam by your ophthalmologist, who can rule out the possibility of eye disease as the cause of your symptoms. You could simply need glasses when working at a computer, or your prescription might need updating; • Screen distance — you should sit approximately 20 inches from the computer monitor, a little further than you would for reading distance, with the top of the screen at or below eye level.

• Equipment — choose a monitor that tilts or swivels, and has both contrast and brightness controls; • Furniture — an adjustable chair is best; • Reference materials — keep reference materials on a document holder so you don’t have to keep looking back and forth, frequently refocusing your eyes and turning your neck and head; • Lighting — modify your lighting to eliminate reflections or glare. A hood or micromesh filter for your screen might help limit reflections and glare; and • Rest breaks — take periodic rest breaks, and try to blink often to keep your eyes from drying out.

Another thing to remember is that the forced-air heating systems in big office buildings can increase problems with dry eyes during the winter months. The usual symptoms of dry eye are stinging or burning eyes, scratchiness, a feeling that there’s something in the eye, excessive tearing or difficulty wearing contact lenses.

Over-the-counter eye drops, called artificial tears, usually help, but if dry eye persists, see your eye doctor for an evaluation.

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These forms of violence are serious because they tend to introduce a negative pattern of behaviors in relationships at a very young age. These behaviors carry over into adult relationships, if they are not properly addressed and treated.

IDENTIFY THE WARNING SIGNS

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Extreme jealousy Angry outburst/temper tantrums Monitoring cell phones, social media, friends, classes and extra-curricular activities Name calling and public humiliation, including cyber bullying Unwanted sexual pressuring or behaviors Hitting, slapping, punching, pushing, grabbing, kicking, pulling and/or shoving Purposefully breaking objects and being intimidating Isolating from friends and family Preventing a person from making their own decisions Causing trouble when teen is traveling between school and home and classes

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH

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Bay County Chamber of Commerce First Friday

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Time: 0730 Location: FSU Panama City

Daddy Daughter Ball

Time: 1730-2000 Location: Main Deck Bar & Grille

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Daylight Savings Time

Don't forget to spring your clocks an hour forward!

Women's History Month Program Time: 1030-1200 Location: Bldg. 110, Room 3B8

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Bay County Chamber of Commerce Block Party

Time: 1700 Location: Bay County Chamber of Commerce, 5th Street Downtown Panama City

DEOCS* Brief Out

Location: Long Glass Conference Center 0900-1000: Code A10 & A40 1315-1415: Code E10 & E20 1415-1515: Code E30, E40, & E50 1515-1615: Code A20 & A30

DEOCS* Brief Out

Location: Long Glass Conference Center 0900-1000: Code X, X STILO, & X10 1015-1150: Code X20 1300-1400: Code 00, TDB, 00E, 00T, 01, 02, & 10 1415-1515: Make-up Session

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Concert by the Bay

Time: 1500 Location: Main Deck Bar & Grille

APRIL

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Bay County Chamber of Commerce First Friday

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21st Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Burning of the Socks

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Invention Convention

Time: 0730 Location: FSU Panama City and Gulf Coast State College

Time: 1000 Location: St. Andrews Marina

Time: 1300-1600 Location: FSU Panama City and Gulf Coast State College

* DEOMI Organizational Climate Survey

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DIVE BUDDY Vehicle Tether

DIVER PROPULSION MODE

From Research and Development to Test and Evaluation

by NSWC PCD Public Affairs

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) scientists and engineers developed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as a tool to aid U.S. Navy divers in navigation, communication, search and transportation. Control software developed at the Naval Post Graduate School was integrated into the Dive Buddy and all manufacturing was completed in-house at NSWC PCD.

scalable and adaptable to mission’s requirements. Also, there is a need for a platform to have the ability to be outfitted with equipment and sensors that divers need for their specific mission at hand.

The DBROV is able to carry backup life-support systems, tools, items of interest, perform dive site reconnaissance and tagging, navigate and transport the diver to dive sites, perform small area searches and provide forward looking The up-and-coming device is known as the Dive Buddy sonar information and voice/video/data communications Remotely Operated Vehicle (DBROV). The Dive Buddy to the surface. is a purpose-built hybrid vehicle that can be operated as a ROV, a Diver Propulsion Vehicle, an Autonomous Cofer refers to the need for such an unmanned system Underwater Vehicle, or any combination of the three. capability as three-pronged.

Lee Cofer, NSWC PCD electronics engineer and Dive Buddy project lead, says the DBROV has a variety of beneficial aspects which will significantly improve efficiency and effectiveness of the diver’s assignments.

“The first need is for a system that can aid in decision support by providing dive supervisors and their teams with real time sensor feeds providing information on critical aspects of their underwater mission,” Cofer said.

“The final is the human and machine teaming aspect that Cofer said the Dive Buddy was created to fulfill the need multiplies the diver’s effectiveness.” for a fly-away, agile base unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) platform with autonomous capabilities that is 24 | COASTAL COMPASS | NSWC PANAMA CITY DIVISION

OBJECTIVE

TO DESIGN, BUILD, PROTOTYPE, AND TEST

a semi-autonomous unmanned system for the purpose of assisting divers and dive supervisors with safety, navigation, workload, communication, and situational awareness.

Cofer added that while the diver is the most critical and capable component in a dive mission, some tasks that are simple and/or repetitive can be assisted by or offloaded to an unmanned system. By doing this, there is better utilization of the limited bottom time of the diver.

The DBROV will not only increase diver safety, but it provides decision support through harvesting a greater situational awareness and command and control for dive supervisors. Command and control is part of a threetier technology pillar for Initial Response Diving, which also includes thermal management and decompression support.

According to Cofer, addressing these operations by teaming divers with a specialized UUV has potential to safely achieve greater capability while addressing numerous documented mission needs.

Examples of missions the DBROV would be useful include disabled submarine escape assessment or assistance and recovery of classified debris before they are reached by hostile forces.

In closing, Cofer stressed the significance of the Dive Buddy development, but explained it is not a replacement for human interaction. “DBROV is not a replacement for a diver, but a tool in their tool belt,” “Navy capability for subsea human intervention that is Cofer said. “The DBROV/diver relationship is an rapid, low cost, safe and is extremely limited yet critical example of human and machine symbiosis.” for all domain access, maritime security, power projection and sea control missions.

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FEATURE

Expanding the Advantage

Dr. Jesse Angle, NSWC PCD Scientist (right) and Thomas Keller, Atlas Elektronik Senior Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Operator, observe the launching of a Sikuliaq work boat to assist in the recovery of a UUV, Nov. 2, 2017.

U.S. Navy courtesy photo.

Q&A PEOPLE OF PANAMA CITY DIVISION

"WHY I WORK HERE"

WITH JESSE ANGLE HOW DID YOU BECOME A WARFARE CENTER EMPLOYEE?

During the spring of 2009, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) was hiring for several positions, which was due to a high rate of attrition. NSWC PCD was replacing a large portion of its workforce that had been hired in the early 1980s. I had originally applied for an Engineering position, but was hired as a Scientist.

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WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT WORKING AT NSWC PCD?

That's easy: For me, it's the people. The people I work with are some of the best people in the world. These are people my family has shared holiday dinners with, camped and some whom we’ve ridden motorcycles together. Our workforce represents some of the best and brightest in the Navy. They are continually doing amazing things to support the warfighter and most are a joy to be around. Every day I get a chance to be around someone who makes me laugh and smile.

HOW MY WORK CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE WARFARE CENTER

Much of Panama City’s mission spectrum is focused around warfare in coastal and littoral waters of domestic and foreign shores. As such, NSWC PCD works to advance technologies relative to Mine Countermeasure (MCM), expeditionary warfare, and we leverage the most advanced technologies to apply towards alternative applications, most notably underwater Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) surveys. With a world-class workforce of subject matter experts, and some of the world’s most advanced technical facilities available, NSWC PCD works closely with our customers – including the end-user, our country’s warfighters – to ensure we are expanding the advantage and maintaining America’s technological advantage over adversaries. I’m proud to be a part of the NSWC PCD team!

It's the people.

The people I work with are some of the best people in the world. Our workforce represents some of the best and brightest in the Navy.

- Jesse Angle Scientist, NSWC PCD

EMPLOYEE PROFILE JOB: Scientist: Science and Technology Department HIRE DATE: July 2009 HOMETOWN: Sumner, Washington EDUCATION: Two Bachelor's degrees in Physics and

Astronomy from University of Washington in Seattle, Ph.D in Physics studying Experimental Particle Astrophysics from University of Florida HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I like to travel, whether cross country road trips or dragging the family along on international work trips, there's a lot of world to see and only so much time with which to see it. I've been snow skiing for about 30 years, practicing Kung Fu for about seven, and I picked up amateur photography about six years ago. I still enjoy reading a good sci-fi/fantasy book or playing games with friends and family.

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QUALITY AUDIT QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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• Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Certification • Quick Strike Mod 3

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When my career began in Panama City, I started working with the small magnetics team working with prototype magnetics sensors for mine countermeasures. It's a small niche group, but it gave me the opportunity to set myself apart from my colleagues working larger projects. Due to a collaborative environment, I was able to establish connections with a number of people outside my usual circle.

Eventually, I found myself working a small project trying to fuse magnetic and acoustic data from our unmanned vehicles. And ultimately, this has been become one of the primary focuses of my career, pushing magneto-acoustic data fusion, leveraging geographic information systems to merge different data types and working to improve how we present and display different data products, in large part supporting UXO surveys for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Army Corps of Engineers.

WHAT CAREER ADVICE WOULD YOU OFFER?

I’m a strong advocate for ‘never stop learning!’ I feel fortunate to work where I’ve been encouraged to pick up new skills and knowledge. I believe we should all strive to remain flexible and open to change different opportunities, because if your area of expertise remains too specific, you won’t be able to contribute as much to our warfighters.

I wouldn’t recommend striving for multiple degrees for the sake of notoriety. I know some world leading experts in their field who don't have Dr. in front of their name and they can absolutely do things I cannot. I believe it's important to surround yourself with competent people, learn who the experts are, and leverage their skills, that way everyone benefits.

Congratulations to the following projects that successfully passed their Internal Quality Audit

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• Diving and Life Support Analysis

• National Unmanned Systems Shared

• Damage Control Personal Protective Equipment

• Acoustic Target Scattering

• Joint and Expeditionary Command and Control

Quality

WHAT WAS A PIVOTAL CAREER MOMENT OR EXPERIENCE?

• Advanced Acoustic Sensors

Our most important resource is our people. Investment in their competence, awareness, and training efforts.

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