Welcome to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s White Sands Detachment (WSD), headquartered within White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, offering more than 2 million acres of testing capability. The WSD team also has access to multiple test ranges within and outside the continental U.S., including Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Hawaii, the Ministry of Defence Hebrides Range in Scotland, Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, and others. Lines of effort include the Suborbital Vehicles Center of Excellence; Live, Virtual, Constructive/networking via USS Desert Ship (LLS-1); Missile Assembly Facility production capability; and other mission advantages. WSD is agile and resilient with a culture of continuous learning, driving success for the organization and its stakeholders.
| Date Taken: | 02.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.20.2026 18:33 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 996646 |
| VIRIN: | 260216-O-OX250-4449 |
| Filename: | DOD_111533034 |
| Length: | 00:01:27 |
| Location: | US |
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