Photo by Thomas McMahon | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Organizers and speakers gather at the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Waterfront Symposium in San Diego on Nov. 8. The two-day event brought together nearly 70 technical experts on SSDS from various naval commands and industry partners to train sailors and answer their questions. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division spearheaded the symposium. (U.S. Navy photo by Vincent......
Photo by Thomas McMahon | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Sailors and subject matter experts assemble in the Naval Base San Diego Theater for the Nov. 8-9 Ship Self-Defense System Waterfront Symposium. The event’s total attendance of 137 was up more than 150% from the previous year’s tally of 53. (U.S. Navy photo by Vincent Catarroja/Released)...
Courtesy Photo | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Brian Langley (right), baseline manager with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems 80, presents an Outstanding System Ownership Award to Fire Controlman 2nd Class Denicia Villarreal of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) at the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Waterfront Symposium in San Diego on Nov. 8. The inaugural awards were a surprise for the two recipients,......
Courtesy Photo | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Brian Langley (right), baseline manager with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems 80, presents an Outstanding System Ownership Award to Fire Controlman 1st Class Tyler Bowman of dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) at the Ship Self-Defense System Waterfront Symposium in San Diego on Nov. 8. The award was a new addition to the event, which Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port......
Courtesy Photo | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Melissa Bosshardt, Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) system engineer with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), welcomes attendees to the 12th SSDS Waterfront Symposium at Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 8. Bosshardt leads the planning of the symposiums, which NSWC PHD holds twice per year — one in Norfolk, Virginia, and one in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Vincent......
Courtesy Photo | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 11.08.2023
Brian Langley (left), baseline manager with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) 80, speaks to attendees at the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Waterfront Symposium at Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 8. PEO IWS 80 funded Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division to plan the event, which trained sailors on keeping their ships’ SSDS ready for combat. (U.S. Navy......
Photo by Monique Randolph | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division | 05.20.2021
Lauren Sencio, Ship Self Defense System Hardware Design Task Planning Lead, checks the fit of the front plate of a 3D-printed arming unit May 25, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The SSDS Hardware Design Team worked with DNA’s FIRE Lab to 3D print the arming unit—a component of the SSDS Command Control Group console—to speed......
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Brianna Thompson | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) | 02.19.2020
200219-N-AY174-1047 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2020) Operations Specialist Seaman Cerena Jones, from Orange Park, Florida, stands watch on the ship’s self defense console aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
