Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.23.2026
Waves wash ashore near the Surface Warfare Engineering Facility at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California as a tugboat escorts USS Kingsville (LCS 36) into the harbor on a recent morning. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship traveled to NSWC PHD from its homeport of San Diego to undergo a Combat Systems Assessment Team event, during which......
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.23.2026
USS Kingsville (LCS 36) sails toward Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California on a recent morning as a flock of brown pelicans flies low over the Pacific Ocean. Homeported in San Diego, LCS 36 is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship that was commissioned in 2024. The arrival marked the ship’s first visit to NSWC PHD, where it underwent a Combat......
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.23.2026
USS Kingsville (LCS 36) points its bow toward the harbor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California on a recent morning as the ship arrives from its homeport of San Diego. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship features a trimaran hull design, which allows it to reach speeds much greater than destroyers and cruisers, as well as to operate in shallower waters......
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.12.2026
A group of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) employees explores the flight deck aboard USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) while on a guided tour during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in Port Hueneme, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)...
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.12.2026
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Lt. j.g. Vincent Vu (second from right) points out features of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as he leads a group of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) employees on a tour while the ship was in port recently for a Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in Port Hueneme, California. Behind the group is DDG 60’s......
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.12.2026
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Lt. j.g. Vincent Vu (right) talks about the mess deck as he leads a group of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) employees on a tour of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer while it was in port recently for a Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in Port Hueneme, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)...
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.12.2026
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Lt. j.g. Vincent Vu (left) talks about the capabilities of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as he leads a group of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) employees on a tour while the ship was in port recently for a Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD in Port Hueneme, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)...
Photo by Jhon Parsons | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 02.12.2026
David Thompson (left), close-in weapon system (CIWS) In-Service Engineering Agent with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Division, Picatinny Detachment works with USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Huy Le as they perform routine maintenance on DDG 60’s Phalanx CIWS during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC Port Hueneme Division in......
