SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19, 2014 (NNS) - It's a warm February day in San Diego, and a crowd gathers in front of an outdoor stage. A short distance away, the air carries the smell of a barbeque and there are bounce houses, clowns, and face painting. You might think you're at a county fair, but you're actually at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), enjoying the Gary Sinise … [Read more...]

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2014 (NNS) - The TechSolutions office at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) receives requests for new technologies directly from Sailors on the high seas, or Marines on the front lines-and in answer to just such an inquiry, new footwear could soon be making its way to the fleet, officials announced today. A new lightweight boot with a composite … [Read more...]

PANAMA CITY, Fla., Feb. 11, 2014 (NNS) - Engineering Technician Charles Self is beginning fiscal year 2014 having procured a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) 3D printer to fabricate parts and assemblies in his Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). "This rapid prototyping, or AM, is enabling one machine to do the work … [Read more...]

DAHLGREN, Va., Feb. 07, 2014 (NNS) - How is Navy science and technology impacting the capabilities that Sailors need to fight, win and come home safely - now and in the future? Military, businesses and academic minds pondering that question received new insight from Navy leaders at the 26th Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium over the course of a week in … [Read more...]

SPRING BRANCH, Texas, Feb. 07, 2014 (NNS) - Planning and making informed decisions about their future were the ethos of seven Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students of Smithson Valley High School whom received more than $1.2 million in NROTC Scholarships, Jan. 14 and 28. Awarded scholarships of $180,000 were Zach Hutchins, Johnny Potts, Walker Hobson, Sawyer … [Read more...]