By Andrew Revelos

History is never far away atNaval Support Facility (NSF)Indian Head, established in1890 and one of the oldestbases in the Navy. Of the all itshistoric buildings, however, a“watch box,” or guard shack,that has been on the base formore than 110 years may bethe most historic of all. Beforeit saw service at NSF IndianHead, the watch box guardedthe Washington Navy Yardduring theCivilWar. As thena-tion celebrates the 150th anni-versary of the end of the war, aproject is underway to restorethe structure and return it tothe Navy Yard.

TommyWright, cultural re-sourcesmanager for Naval Fa-cilities EngineeringCommandWashington (NAVFACWASH)atNSF IndianHead, explainedthe historic significance of thebuilding. “On April 14, 1865President Abraham Lincolnvisited the Washington NavyYard,” he said. “Upon enteringthe Yard, President Lincolnand his wife Mary, passed bythe installation’s watch boxand paid a visit to the Mon-tauk, whichwasmoored near-by, to visit wounded soldiers.”

Later that same evening,John Wilkes Booth shot

Lincoln at Ford’s Theater.Throughout his presidency,Lincoln was a frequent visitorto the Navy Yard and was of-ten accompanied by its com-mander, RearAdm. JohnDahl-gren. It must be rememberedthat during the Civil War, theNavy Yard and WashingtonD.C. were in very close prox-imity to the combat zones ofnorthern Virginia. The watchbox played a central role inkeeping the Navy Yard secure

and it is the only surviving ex-ample from that time.

“This watch box contin-ued to serve the WashingtonNavy Yard until around 1903or 1904, when it was movedto the Naval Proving GroundIndian Head, approximately30 miles south of WashingtonD.C.,” said Wright. “Here itserved the Navy as the fore-man’s office for the NavalProving Ground and later asthe main telephone switch

facility around 1914. Priorto 1932, it was converted toserve as a storage facility andlater named as a contributingelement to the Naval ProvingGroundHistoric District.”

The watch box left the in-stallation in a fashion similarto the way it arrived, minusthe horses. Contractors spentabout a week shoring up themore than 13-ton structureand before carefully movingit one mile to the NSF Indian

Head Marina on April 11. OnApril 16, the watch box will beloaded onto a barge that willtake it back up the PotomacRiver.

During themove NAVFAC-WASH employees marveled atthe watch box’s old, but verymuch functional construc-tion and design. “They used adifferent nailing pattern anda lot more nails back then,”said Josh Wustner, engineer-ing technician. “They used cutnails with real two-by-fours,not nominal two-by-fours.”

“When you build some-

Melissa Lederer, Na-val Surface Warfare Cen-ter Dahlgren Division(NSWCDD) Systems SafetyEngineering Division head,presents an award certifi-cate to Greg Buchanan, anNSWCDD System Safetyand Systems Engineer, ata ceremony honoring thecommand’s inventors hereMarch 24. “I believe it’s agame changer,” said Bu-chanan about his “RotaryPiston Engine” patent. “Itcould spur the developmentof vehicles, weapons, andtools that we’ve never seenbefore. This rotary pistonengine will allow systemsof all types and sizes to dothings they never had thepower to do before, and willharness the power neces-

sary to leap forward in theevolution of the human-ro-bot experience.”

Buchanan was one of sixNSWCDD inventors recog-nized for their new patentsat the event. Susan Bartyczakwas honored for her patent,called “Gas Gun Fixture toEvaluate Blast Wave on Tar-get Sample” and Dr. WilliamHoward Thomas was recog-nized for his “CooperativeCommunication Control Be-tween Vehicles” invention.In addition, Shawn Schnei-der, Seth Williamson, ScottSmith, and Stephen Dix wererecognized for their patent -“Inert and Pressure-ActuatedSubmunitions DispensingProjectile”.

The patents representa culmination of effort by

many individuals, includingthe inventors, the InventionEvaluation Board members,patent attorneys, and otherswho conceive - and reducedto practice - the technologi-cal innovations arising from

the command’s research anddevelopment activities.

NSWCDD innovationsare patented to benefit thetaxpayer, the Navy, and thecommand’s inventors.

Patents ensure the Navy’s

ability to integrate complexsystems and enables theNavy to work smarter in ad-dition to saving time andmoney.

Moreover, the patentsprovide a technological re-turn to the taxpayer by li-censing the command’s in-ventions to U.S. businessesso they may be commerciallydeveloped for public use.The patents provide defen-sive protection for the Navyso that others cannot obtainpatents to Navy inventions,preventing the Navy fromus-ing its own inventions. Thepatents also increase interna-tional recognition and enablepotential financial remuner-ation for the inventors of use-ful, novel, and non-obviousinventions.

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A historic, Civil War-era watch box, or guard shack, is carefully moved tothe Naval Support Facility Indian Head Marina on April 11. The watch boxguarded the Navy Yard during the war and President Abraham Lincolnpassed by it on the day of his assassination; a special project is underwayto restore the watch box and return it to the Navy Yard.

Louis Pace, quality con-trol manager for SummitConstruction, points outthe shiplap clapboardsiding of the historic,Civil War-era watch boxduring its move to theNaval Support FacilityIndian Head Marina onApril 11.

Historic ‘Watch Box’ leaves NSF Indian Head for Navy Yard

See Watch Box, Page 3

U.S. Navy photos by Bonnie Blum and Donielle Lorelli

Despite the cold spring temperatures, the crowd was bundled up and ready for fun at Naval Sup-port Facility (NSF) Indian Head’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza on March 21. Children of all agesenjoyed an egg pick-up, a moon bounce, face painting, games and muchmore! NSF Dahlgren celebrated an end to the National Library Week cel-ebration with the annual Spring Celebration on April 10. Patrons of allages took part in fitness demos encouraging family fitness and the USOprovided pizza. Children had fun petting the baby bunnies and baby duck-lings and also enjoyed pony rides.

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Note from the Editor: Each year in April, we take a mo-ment to recognize perhaps the strongest, bravest membersof the military - the children who support their militaryparents while frequently experiencing a changing life-style. Military children have to adapt to new homes (andsometimes new countries), make new friends, adjust tonew schools and endure lengthy separations from theirmilitary parents. Any servicemember with children willtell you that while the military is their career, their chil-dren are their life and their happiness makes doing thejob demanded by the military so much easier.

We asked Dahlgren School students to express their feel-ings about life as a military child, and we were pleasantlysurprised by haikus submitted by the sixth grade class.

Haikus about being a military childWritten by Dahlgren School sixth graders

CaliforniaRhode Island Norfolk DahlgrenAlabama nextBy Barret

Hard to leave old friendsHard to make new friends againBut it’s all worth itBy Trinity and Emma

I don’t want to move!Can I stay here forever?Dahlgren is the best.By Emma

We live in Dahlgren.There are no malls anywhere!I miss the cityBy Jaida

Friends leave way too soonParents leave for way too longMissing people stinksBy Shuma, Joseph, and Justin

We’ve learned change is goodIt feels like an adventureWe’ve traveled the globeBy Shuma, Joseph, and Justin

We love Dahlgren School.We get to do fun projects.We have smart students.By Joseph

April is Month of the Military ChildMWR celebrates spring at NSFs Indian Head, Dahlgren

Navy officials - confident a newtechnological capability tested onthe Potomac River Test Range willtransform surfacewarfare - are look-ing ahead to its future impact in theFleet.

Their outlook, however,wouldbeclouded if the live fire test featuringunmanned vehicles and the Aegisweapon system never occurred.

Fortunately,Navy Innovative Sci-ence and Engineering (NISE) fund-ing ensured that the military and ci-vilian leaders could see technologiessupporting the scienceof integrationguide gun fire onto distant targets ata Sept. 29, 2014 event.

NISE funding permitted NavalSurface Warfare Center DahlgrenDivision (NSWCDD) scientists andengineers to research, develop, test,and evaluate the new integratedsurface warfare capability in a mari-time environment over the past 12months of this effort’s initial phase.

“This demonstration was a fan-tastic example of the utilization ofinternal laboratory NISE funds toeducate our junior workforce whileexploring technical gaps betweentraditional system funded develop-ment and mission level integrationto fully demonstrate a kill chain,”said Neil Baron, NSWCDD distin-guished scientist for combat control.“We also demonstrated a tangibleexample of proactively designinginteroperability and integration intoour surface Fleet’s future warfight-ing capabilities.”

For the first time, unmannedsurface and air vehicles - integratedwith naval guns and the Aegis com-bat system - relayed targeting data tooperators engaging fictitious threatson the Potomac River Test Range.

“This is a major first step indemonstrating an integrated sur-face warfare capability utilizing un-manned vehicles in support of thekey engagement functions of plan,detect, control, engage and assess,”said Baron. “We are working hard atfocusing on the integration sciencesto deal with mission engineeringchallenges for surface warfare.”

Specifically, Baron and his teamof Navy scientists and engineersused the science of integration tomake surface warfare systems in-teroperable with unmanned air andsurface vehicles, allowingnaval gun-nery to receive streaming identifica-tion and shot correction data.

“It’s a spectacular example ofhow scientists and engineers areenabling new technologies for thewarfighter,” said Baron. “NISEfunding was critical to the success-ful demonstration as an enabler ofthe integration needs between theindividual systems used to detect,control, engage and assess the tar-get threat - demonstrating the fullsensor-to-shooter kill chain.”

Surface warfare officers evaluat-ing the technology joined civiliantechnologists at the event to provethe Navy can bridge interoperabil-ity gaps - known as the interstitialspace - between complex system-of-systems.

“The ability to send a small, per-sistent unmanned system downrange in hostile territory for real-

time gun or missile engagementspotting and targeting is needed bywarships,” said NSWCDD Engage-ment Systems Department MilitaryDeputy Cmdr. Marc Williams. “Thetechnology has the potential to beimportant for surface ships, espe-cially relating to Aegis weapon sys-tem,Naval Surface Fire Support, andsurface warfare.”

Williams - the surface warfaretactical action officer for the experi-ment - ordered a gun engagementon a fictitious threat based on iden-tification and targeting data he sawstreaming from an unmanned sur-face vehicle.

At that point, the commanderused a deployed Scan Eagle un-manned aerial vehicle’s streamingvideo data to spot, precisely target,engage and continually support re-engagement through gun targetingcorrections to theMK160 gunweap-on system operator.

“Scan Eagle has been deployedon guided missile destroyers foryears to provide persistent electro-optical and infrared surveillance,”

said Williams, adding that, “it hasbeen used for Naval Surface FireSupport spotting towalk gun roundsonto an enemy target, but not in anautomated fashion like in this ex-periment.”

Williams used a Navy technol-ogy calledVisual Automated ScoringSystem (VASS) to instantly correctthe gun targeting.

The NSWCDD-patented systemis an automated, computerizedtool for determining gunfire missdistances using video data. With anon-line of sight weapon system,VASS allows the gunner to adapt gunpointing angle and converge gunfireonto a target without having to riskthe lives of forward observers.

“This was as much a demonstra-tionabout integrationas itwasaboutthe three research initiatives beingexercised,” said Baron. “ThroughNISE funds, we plan to continue thisadvancement throughout 2015 bycomplicating the threat definitionand bringing to bear multiple gunengagements - fromdifferent virtualships - onto the threat to demon-

strate force level engagement coor-dination.”

The command’sNISE funded ini-tiatives featured a virtual ship calledthe USS Dahlgren, VASS adaptivefire control, and new mission engi-neering efforts to link surface com-batant warfare systems with un-manned vehicles.

Throughout the test, the cyber-netic USS Dahlgren responded toreports of hostile threats by search-ing intelligence anddata acrossmul-tiple air and ship control operationalsystems,maximizing response accu-racy and timeliness.

“The virtual USS Dahlgren ishosting new technological advance-ments and platforms for integrat-ed test and evaluation full speedahead,” said NSWCDD TechnicalDirector Dennis McLaughlin whowatched the demonstration. “Weare providing linkage that ensuresour test and evaluation capabilitiescan be rapidly adapted to changingwarfighter needs.”

NISE funding allowed the Navyto establish connectivity and secu-rity boundaries between dispersedlaboratories making the virtual USSDahlgren possible. The NISEmoney

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U.S. Navy photo by John Williams

A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launches from the Naval Surface WarfareCenter Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Potomac River Test Range. NSWCDD scientists andengineers demonstrated how the science of integration makes surface warfare systemsinteroperable with unmanned systems - including Scan Eagle UAVs - during a surface war-fare integration experiment.

U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Dunn

An autonomous unmannedsurface vehicle (USV) trans-mits real-time targeting datato an Aegis weapon systemthat engaged a target on thePotomac River Test Rangewith the MK34 5 inch/62caliber gun weapon systemduring a surface warfare in-tegration test.

‘NISE’ funds support weapon systemsintegration for new surface warfare capability

thing so stable and solid, it’s rela-tively easy tomove,” added JimCole,safety manager. “It was built really,really well-it’s almost a bomb shel-ter.”

Louis Pace, construction qualitycontrol manager for Summit Con-struction, the prime contractor, alsoappreciated the craftsmanship evi-dent in the old watch box. “The ar-chitecture they did on it is just beau-tiful,” he said, pointing to some ofthe structure’s siding as an example.“The siding is shiplap clapboardwitha cove on the bottom. It’s lappedwith an ‘L’ cut in the back that pre-vents the water from going under-neath. All of it was cut by hand.”

To remanufacture such siding

today would require a metal workerto fashion special “knives” to millthe wood, said Pace. “It’s just a reallynice, old, historic building,” he said.“The fact that Abe Lincoln was heremakes it that muchmore special.”

The National Historic Preserva-tion Act requires federal agenciesto ensure projects do not adverselyaffect historic buildings and land-marks. It also established state his-toric preservation offices (SHPOs)to document historic features andproperties. In Maryland, this func-tion is the responsibility of the De-partment of Planning and the Mary-land Historical Trust, which recentlyrecognized NSF Indian Head for itsefforts to preserve historic sites.

A process helps agencies workwith SHPOs to maintain a balancebetween operational needs and his-toric preservation. If preserving a

historic feature is not possible, as inthe case of Piers 3 and 4 at the NavyYard, agencies can make up for theloss of the historic feature in ques-tion through several actions, knownas “mitigation of adverse effects.”

“A traditional form of mitigation-if the site consists of architecturallyor historically significant standingstructure-would be to have themrecorded in the Historic AmericanBuilding Survey orHistoric AmericanEngineering Record standards,” saidAmanda Apple, preservation officerwith theMaryland Historical Trust.

Suchmitigations typically includemeasured drawings, measured floorplans, large-format photographs,and entry into the Maryland Inven-tory ofHistoric Properties before anydemolition can occur, she added.“For an archeological site, [agencies]maybe asked to go to data recovery.”

In the case of the Navy Yard’s im-pending demolition of Piers 3 and 4,the consultationprocesswith SHPOsled to a rather uniquemitigation: theNavy would restore and return thehistoric watch box at NSF IndianHead to the Navy Yard.

Such “creative mitigations” havebecome popular, said Apple, and of-ten take the form of history-themedvideos, donations of historical collec-tions, conducting tours or providingcultural resources for school chil-dren. Creative approaches can be ef-fective, but only if the public knowsabout them, Apple emphasized.

The coincidental timing of themove, as the nation celebrates theanniversary of the end of the CivilWar and beginning of Reconstruc-tion, should help the mitigationachieve that goal. It also showed thatdespite ongoing fiscal uncertainty,

the Navy is working with SHPOs tofind cost-effective ways to preservehistory on its bases.

“In the case of the watch box,this was a very special project be-cause [NSF IndianHead] didn’t havethe money to maintain the historicstructure,” said Apple. “And theNavy Yard was looking for mitiga-tion for their undertaking; when thelink to the watch box [was] discov-ered, it seemed like all the puzzlepieces started to come together andwe could get this little building pre-served. The mitigation would be theactual restoration of a historic re-source and not just photos or an in-terpretive panel. Getting two SHPOoffices and two Navy installations toagree to this showcased how impor-tant and collaborative this projecthas been.”

Watch box:Continued from page 1

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Wallyball Tournament MeetingApril 20 at 11:30 a.m. Show your

competitive side! Sign up for the an-nual 3v3 Wallyball Tournament! Thisorganization meeting will take place togo over the rules and regulations of thetournament. Cost: FREE.

SAPR 5k Run/WalkApril 22 at 11 a.m. Free teal ribbon

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NSF Dahlgren will hold an Earth Day Celebra-tion on Apr. 22 at the Parade Field Pavilion from11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Exhibits will include informationon recycling, energy efficiency, resourcemanage-ment and more. Dahlgren School students willhave presentations for all attendees.

Community ShredTheDahlgren Fleet and Family Support Center

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Marines, Sailors, federal employees and contrac-tors turned out in a big way for the annual SexualAssault Prevention and Response (SAPR) 5K raceat Naval Support Facility Indian Head on April 13.Felicia Hoyle, SAPR victim advocacy specialistfor NSFs Dahlgren and Indian Head, and NavalAir Station Patuxent River, thanked participantsand called the installation’s support for SAPRefforts “overwhelming.” Col. Stephen Redifer,commanding officer of the Chemical BiologicalIncident Response Force (CBIRF), and Cmdr.Chris Zayatz, executive officer of Naval Sup-port Activity South Potomac (NSASP), read andsigned a proclamation marking April as SexualAssault Awareness and Prevention Month. Theproclamation recognized sexual assaults as “anaffront to the core values we support and defend”and called on all members of the Department ofthe Navy to “speak out when witnessing acts ofsexual violence.” The race itself kicked off withcompetitive runners in the lead, while Redifer andCBIRF’s top enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. Brian Tay-lor, led a formation run. A SAPR 5K at NSF Dahl-gren is scheduled on April 22.

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DahlgrenSpring Rockfish Tournamentin Colonial Beach

April 17-18. Think you’ve got what ittakes to land the big one? The fun beginson April 17 at Dockside Restaurant with theCaptains’ Dinner at 6 p.m. and late regis-tration at 7 p.m. April 18 is fishing day... allpersons must adhere to all Potomac Riverfisheries Commission rules and regulations.Prizes to be awarded to winners. The bound-aries for tournament fishing are between the301 Bridge to the mouth of the Potomac. Formore information, call (804) 224-8726.

Trash to Art Contestat Caledon State Park

April 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Environ-mentally- and artistically-minded volunteerssought for the 4th annual Trash to Art con-test. Volunteers spend the morning collect-ing trash and helping to keep the shoreline atCaledon State Park pristine. In the afternoon,artist-volunteers will compete as they turnthe trash they collected into creative, whimsi-cal works of art. Art will be judged and prizesawarded towinners in several categories. Thisevent is a partnership between Caledon StatePark and these organizations: FredericksburgCenter for the Creative Arts (FCCA); The Al-ice Ferguson Foundation; and the DahlgrenChief Petty Officers Association. Participantsshould wear shoes appropriate for walking inareas with broken glass and rusty nails. Pre-pare for sun exposure with hats, long sleeves,and sun screen. For the creative part of theevent participants also are asked to bring

basic supplies and tools, such as lightweightwire, string, utility scissors, pliers or wire cut-ters and a hole punch or awl. Registrationfor the event is required. Contact the parkvia phone at (540) 663-3861 or email at iam.simleface@va.metrocast.net indicating: yourname, phone number, and number of per-sons in the your party.

Student Art Show at UMWApril 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the DuPont

Gallery, University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg Campus. This event is free.

Annual Spring Plant SaleThe James Madison Garden Club’s An-

nual Spring Plant & Bake Sale will be held onSaturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at St.John’s Episcopal Church in the heart of KingGeorge. In addition to hardy plants dug fromlocal gardens, the club will be selling springbedding plants, annuals, perennials, veggies,herbs & shrubs. Stop by for plants and snacks.

Indian HeadDiscovering Archaeology Day

April 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at JeffersonPatterson Park andMuseum. Archaeologicalorganizations from across Maryland will beon site with displays, exhibits, artifacts andhands-on activities for all ages. Free guidedtours of the Maryland Archaeological Con-servation Laboratory (MAC Lab) are sched-uled for 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Speak withconservators about recent projects and viewsome of the MAC Lab’s vast artifact collec-tion. Ride the solar powered bus or take a

walk to the Indian Village to enjoy demon-strations and activities. Do you have a his-torical item you know little about? Bring itto the Artifact ID table where a professionalwill look at it. April is Maryland ArcheologyMonth; come celebrate and get your handsdirty! Admission is free and the event will beheld rain or shine. Food will be available forpurchase. For additional information visitwww.jefpat.org or call (410) 586-8501.

Coastal Arts MarketApril 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at 23190

Newtowne Neck Rd., Leonardtown. Atten-tion Southern Maryland Artisans, Craftsmen,Growers andMakers! Presented by the Coast-al Arts Partnership, The Coastal ArtsMarket isnow accepting applications for the upcomingopen air market beginningMarch 21 throughDecember 19. What is the Arts Market? TheCoastal Arts Market is an outdoor monthlyArts Market open to Artisans, Craftsmen,Growers and Makers to sell their handmadeproducts.We also support our community byallotting space to nonprofit charities! Spacesare filling up fast! For more information, visitwww.coastartsmarket.com.

La Plata Bed RacesGrab some teammates and sign up for the

Town of La Plata Bed Races! Bed Races takeplace on Saturday, April 25th at 3 pm as partof the Celebrate La Plata event. Your teamwillrace on La Grange Ave as the crowd cheersyou on. It’s easy to participate - no registra-tion fee and the Town has beds that can beused for the races. Get your creative juicesflowing and make your own team bed! Each

team must have four participants that are 16years or older. Don’t miss out on the chanceto come dressed in team t-shirts or costumesto promote your business or organization.The annual bed race is a great way to do somemarketingwhile having a lot of fun. Prizes willbe awarded to the top teams and best teamattire. Registration deadline is April 17. Formore information or to register for the BedRaces, contact Colleen Wilson at (301) 934-8421 or cwilson@townoflaplata.org.

Spring “Fishin’ Buddies” DerbyThe Charles County Department of Public

Works, Parks Division, will sponsor the 2015annual Spring Fishin’ BuddiesDerby atGilbertRun Park in Dentsville, on Saturday, May 2,from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Anglers will competeby teams, which must include one adult atleast 21 years of age andone child between theages of 6 and 15. Each teammust supply theirown rods and bait. Trophies will be awardedin the two age divisions. Bank anglers willcompete separately from those who fish fromaboat. Local businesses have donated numer-ous fishing-related door prizes. All teams areeligible for the door prize drawings. The entryfee is $7 per team. Pre-registration is requiredsince participation is limited. Registrationforms are due in the Department of PublicWorks’ main office by noon on Wednesday,April 29. For more information or to receivean entry form, call the Department of PublicWorks, Parks Division, at (301) 932-3470 or(301) 870-2778 weekdays between 7:30 a.m.and 4 p.m. Citizens with special needs maycontact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, orRelay Service TDD: (800) 735-2258.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Divi-sion (NSWCDD) Commander Capt. Brian Durantpresents Dahlgren’s history book, ‘The Soundof Freedom’, to University of Mary WashingtonAssociate Professor Dr. Kristin Marsh - keynotespeaker at the NSWCDD Women’s History Obser-vance - at the base theater April 8 after she spokeabout her research related to this year’s NationalWomen’s History Month theme: “Weaving the Sto-ries of Women’s Lives”.

Durant briefly shared stories about women whoimpacted the Navy and his own life, while Marsh,who teaches courses in sociological theory, so-cial inequalities, gender and work, and aging andsociety, shared her current research examiningthe intersection of gender and aging in academia.

“I love the theme this year,” said Marsh, refer-ring to the full description of the unifying themeposted on the National Women’s History Projectwebsite as follows: “Accounts of the lives of in-dividual women are critically important becausethey reveal exceptionally strong role models whoshare a more expansive vision of what a womancan do. The stories of women’s lives, and thechoices they made, encourage girls and youngwomen to think larger and bolder, and give boysand men a fuller understanding of the female ex-perience. Knowing women’s achievements chal-lenges stereotypes and upends social assump-tions about who women are and what womencan accomplish today. There is a real power inhearing women’s stories, both personally and ina larger context. Remembering and recountingtales of our ancestors’ talents, sacrifices, andcommitments inspires today’s generations andopens the way to the future.”

Dahlgren history bookpresented to NSWCDDWomen’s HistoryMonth guest speaker

also supported in-housedevelopment of theVASS adaptive firecontrol and its streaming video from the UAV.

“The science of integration - a relatively new area of inves-tigation for NSWC Dahlgren Division - hides in the interstitialspace,” saidBaron. “We areworking hard at focusing on the in-tegration sciences to deal withmission engineering challengesfor surface warfare. These demonstrations are casting a stronglight into the interstitial space to address naval interoperabilityand integration challenges and continue to advance warfight-ing capabilities into our surface fleet.”

Bridging the interstitial spacebetweenNavy surface combat-ants, integrated systems, and adaptive fire control is vital to ac-complish key fiscal year 2015Navy objectives - proliferating un-manned systems, integrating unmanned systems into the Navyculture, anddeveloping, fielding, anddeployingunmanned sys-tems in the air, on and under the sea, and on the ground.

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