Sept. 1, 2025, marked 80 years in the command's existence. Naval Surface Warfare Panama City Division's origins began in 1945 with mine countermeasures research conducted during World War II at the U.S. Naval Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons, Maryland. Since then, this Navy lab transitioned through several name changes, yet through it all, its mission grew to meet the increasing call for technical solutions made by our nation's warfighters. Today, NSWC PCD is one of the major research, development, test and evaluation laboratories in the U.S. Navy and boasts a wide base of expertise in engineering and scientific disciplines with the vision to deliver relevant solutions in the littorals from seabed to space: For Today, Tomorrow and...
