NSWC Dahlgren Laser Weapon System Team wins 2014 Top Navy Scientists and Engineers Award [Image 2 of 2]

MANAMA, BAHRAIN

11.26.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Lawlor 

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 26, 2014) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert gets a firsthand look at the directed energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS) aboard the interim afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the ‪‎Navy for research, development and acquisition, recognized the LaWS engineering team from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) during the 2014 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards ceremony at the Pentagon on June 12, 2015. LaWS is a collaborative effort between ONR, Naval Sea Systems Command, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and NSWCDD. The system deployed aboard USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf in 2014. "This outstanding team worked long hours – many deployed away from home and family – to advance technology and enable the Navy's first deployment of a high energy laser weapon," Capt. Brian Durant, NSWCDD commanding officer. "Their achievements are the perfect example of NSWC Dahlgren Division's ability to design, develop, and install innovative and integrated solutions aboard warships."

• Date Taken: 11.26.2014
• Date Posted: 06.19.2015 20:01
• Photo ID: 2015801
• VIRIN: 141126-N-WL435-293
• Resolution: 5273x3523
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• Location: MANAMA, BH