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By Patrick GordonNSAW Public Affairs

With spring comes numbers of fans inred and white flocking to Nationals Park insoutheast D.C. The stadium sits mere blocksFrom the Washington Navy Yard which, forproperly credentialed fans, can act as a con-venient parking location for out of townfans.

But WNY security wants fans to know theparticulars of parking on the yard so they’renot left out in the cold once the game ends.

“We still encourage the usage, and if youhave the appropriate credentials, the NavyYard is still a close and safe place to park,”said Lt. Nicholas Pecci, Naval Support Ac-tivity Washington security officer. “We wantto make sure, though, they know how andwhere to properly access the installation.”

Pecci explained that access to the yardby vehicle traffic is available at several loca-tions. The 6th Street gate is open 24-hours aday. The 9th Street Gate is open 5:30 a.m. to10 a.m., Monday through Friday to inboundtraffic only, and closed all other times. TheN Street and O Street gates are open 5:30a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday forinbound and outbound traffic, and closedall other times.

Proper credentials, such as a Depart-ment of Defense-issued common accesscard, must be held by at least one passengerto park on the yard. Once on the yard, allvehicles are subject to parking rules. NavyYard employees in possession of a regis-tered parking placard, issued by the visi-tor control center, can park their vehicle inthe appropriate parking spaces, otherwise,visitor parking must be used. The placardsystem, which WNY security began enforc-ing March 15, is designed to limit howmanyvehicles can park on the yard at any giventime and relieve congestion on the yard. Ve-hicles without a placard found to be parkedillegally are subject to ticketing and towing.

Once parked, visitors can exit the Navy

Yard through any of the pedestrian turn-stiles lining the installation. Pedestrianturnstiles at the Navy Yard are along theRiverwalk, and at the 6th, 9th, N Street, andO Street gates.

“The issue some people run into is get-ting to their car once the game is over,” saidPecci. “When you’re coming back on theyard, you need a DoD-issued common ac-

cess card to enter through a pedestrian turn-stile. Otherwise, you’ll have to go throughthe O Street gate, which is currently the onlygate we have manned 24-hours.”

Pecci added that while restrictions are inplace, the Washington Navy Yard still pro-vides a cheap parking alterative for person-nel looking to enjoy what the surroundingneighborhood has to offer.

“We want to encourage [parking] andwe’re happy to offer it, it doesn’t cost themany money, but people need to know therules ahead of time due to some changes inpolicy recently.”

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By B.J. ArmstrongWar on the Rocks

On May 13th at the U.S. Naval Academy,Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus rolled outa slate of new initiatives to reform the navalpersonnel system andmake it more respon-sive in the 21st century. Many of the ideashe discussed have been foreshadowed in thewriting of junior officers, as well as seniorslike Vice Admiral Bill Moran. If the Depart-ment of the Navy is able to follow throughon these reforms, historians may look backon them as having importance like the Na-val Personnel Act of 1916, which introducedpromotion by selection, and the reforms ofthe All-Volunteer Force.

While there are a number of policies thatcan be changed internally, there are otherprograms that will require congressional ac-tion and reform of laws and statute. Specifi-cally, the Defense Officer Personnel Man-agement Act (DOPMA), which has governedthe military’s officer personnel system forthree decades without change, will need tobe updated and improved. The first placeCongress should start is with the expansionand permanence of the Career IntermissionProgram.

Aside from the obvious benefit to servicemembers looking to expand their horizons,career intermissions have the potential toimprove the ability of our armed forces toeffectively complete their missions. Thoughcommonly cast as a modern creation, theCareer Intermission Program actually has ahistorical foundation going all the way backto the earliest decades of the U.S. Navy. Theuse of career intermissions in the past hasplayed a vital role in the professional devel-opment of many accomplished leaders in-cluding renowned naval figures like DavidFarragut, William Sims, and Chester Nimitz.

Study and Experience on the BarbaryCoast In the fall of 1817, Midshipman DavidFarragut was serving aboard the Ship-of-the-Line Washington, which was the flag-ship of the Mediterranean Squadron. At 16years old, he had already seen combat in theWar of 1812 and his service to that point hadbeen exemplary. When his friend and men-tor Charles Folsomwas appointed Americanconsul in Tunis he applied to CommodoreIsaac Chauncey to take Farragut with himfor the winter, writing that he wanted to do“all in my power to promote his education.”The winter months in the Mediterraneannormally found American warships seques-tered in port to avoid turbulent weather.Chauncey consented and gave permissionfor Farragut to leave the ship and join Fol-som to “advance his knowledge” and “im-prove his character.”

David Farragut traveled through south-

ern Europe with his mentor, picking up lan-guage and cultural lessons in Marseilles andMalaga, before taking to the consul’s housein Tunis. The young officer set to work at hisstudies, which were made up of mathemat-ics, English literature, and French and Ital-ian language courses. He mingled with thediplomatic corps in Tunis and made visitsto the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage,experiencing the presence of history first-hand. He joined a number of expeditionsinto the interior of North Africa, learningabout Muslim traditions, culture, and faith.

Ten months later, Farragut returned tothe Mediterranean Squadron and resumedhis duties. His broad experience and edu-cation immediately came to the attentionof the captain of the new flagship Franklin,who made him his aide. Within a year hewas promoted to acting-lieutenant and heleapt ahead of many of his peers in a careerthat would see him become the U.S. Navy’sfirst admiral and themost accomplished na-val combat leader of the Civil War.

Professionalism and a Parisian CafeIn January of 1889, Lieutenant William

Sims set sail for Paris, France. After nineyears at sea as a junior officer, his progresstoward promotion had been slower thanhe expected and he wanted to experiencesomething new. After trying to learn someFrench from a shipmate during a deploy-ment, he decided instead to apply to theNavy Department for a furlough, or a leaveof absence, to go to France and study. Aswas relatively common in the 19th century,his request was granted, and he took off hisuniform and headed across the Atlantic.

Sims spent a year in Paris, where he stud-ied French as well as European history andsociety. He learned from a pair of expatri-ate American artists about their bohemianlifestyle, and a French tutor helped him es-tablish an academic routine for his studies.Sims became a regular attendee of the Paristheatre. He traveled throughout Europewith his new friends and instructors, pick-ing up on culture and languages.

In 1890, he returned to the Navy andwas ordered to the training ship Saratoga.Sims was a new man. He took all he hadlearned and experienced in Paris and putit into instructor duty. His outlook on theNavy and on his profession had been re-inforced by his time away. When the op-portunity to return to Paris as an attachépresented itself a few years later, Sims ap-plied and was selected because of his newlanguage skills. It was in this position thatLieutenant Sims began his career-longstudy of battleship design and gunnery,which would lead him to drive the Navytoward the techniques of continuous-aim

fire and the all-big-gun battleship. With-out his year in Paris, the admiral wholed U.S. naval forces in World War I maynever have achieved the prominence weknow today.

Technology and Naval LearningIn May of 1913, Lieutenant Chester Nim-

itz and his recent bride Catherine headedfor Hamburg, Germany. Chester had justcompleted orders in the nascent Ameri-can submarine force, where the Navy wasexperimenting with the new technologyof diesel engines. Because of his serviceas one of the older officers in submarines,the 28-year-old Nimitz was seen as a lead-ing uniformed expert in the new propulsionfield. For this reason, he was selected totake off his uniform and accompany two ci-vilians to Germany to study the design andindustrial production of large diesels usedto drive entire ships.

The three Americans reported to theBlohm and Voss works, where they workedwith the company’s executives and ob-served operations. Nimitz organized tripsthroughout Germany to visit and study de-sign and production facilities in Augsburg(where Rudolf Diesel completed his firstcommercially successful engine), Nurem-berg, and Kiel. While his time in Europewas clearly dedicated to work, with manylong days at the plants and learning fromGerman executives, the Nimitzes also foundtime for short trips together to see Germa-ny, Demark, and Sweden.

Nimitz returned to the United States andwas ordered to the New York Navy Yard. Hewas given the task of leading the manufac-ture and installation of engines aboard theU.S. Navy’s first diesel-powered ship. It wasa ship, the oiler Maumee, which he wouldlater command and use for the early de-velopment of underway replenishment forthe Navy. As he supervised the construc-tion, Nimitz was approached by Americanfirms who had learned he was the Navy’sleading diesel engine expert. The young of-ficer was offered incredible sums to leavethe service and assume an executive role inindustry. At one point a company from St.Louis told him he could write his own tick-et, offering him nearly a blank check. ButNimitz turned them all down. He knew theeducation and training he gained throughhis experience in Germany was importantto the future of the Navy, and he believedthe Navy would recognize it eventually. Itwas one of the many experiences that pre-pared him to command the Pacific Theaterin World War II.

Career Intermission: Retrospect andProspect Today, the idea of taking a breakfrom service has been cast as a modern and

creative solution to the talent managementissues of the 20th century. However, thefurlough or leave of absence actually has along and important history in the Navy. His-torian Christopher McKee has shown that itextends all the way back to the formativeyears of the service. His research demon-strated that in the first fifteen years of theNavy’s existence “between one-fifth andone-quarter of the navy’s officers were fur-loughed to gain career-related experience.”And it wasn’t just the Navy. In the 19th cen-tury, the Army also offered furloughs to offi-cers who were in search of new experiencesor knowledge.

Our modern discussion of career inter-missions tends to focus on the talent man-agement concepts of work-life-balance,personal agendas, or family considerations.This is unfortunate because throughoutAmerican military history career intermis-sions have been used to educate and devel-op officers in order to make them better attheir profession. The examples provided byFarragut, Sims, and Nimitz show how someof our most accomplished combat leadersand strategic admirals benefited from theirown career intermissions. But these exam-ples also show how the Navy benefited bysending the young officers into the worldto develop themselves, which resulted inmore professional leadership, tactical in-novation, and technological developmentfor the service.

Career intermission programs are inex-pensive for the military to run, but the ben-efits accrued from returning service mem-bers with greater experience, leadershipability, and knowledge should be seen as agreat opportunity and potential force mul-tiplier. There is always a chance that some-one on an intermission might be temptednot to return. However, with the right ad-ministrative management and incentivesin place the small amount of attrition thatprograms like these might generate is toler-able. And the future greats, like Nimitz, willstick around.

There are a growing number of voicescalling for reform to the military personnelsystem, and these voices come from acrossthe spectrum of experience and seniority.As political leaders consider changes to thelaws that govern this system, it is impor-tant to remember our history. If they weremade permanent and expanded, the talentmanagement options created by careerintermissions could help provide the edu-cated, professional, and adaptive militarythat successfully faced the challenges ofour past.

BJ Armstrong is a naval officer and PhDCandidate with the Department of WarStudies, King’s College, London.

EditorialHow Did The Navy’s Greats Become Great?The Power Of Career Intermissions

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By Mass CommunicationSpecialist 1st ClassPedro RodriguezNDW Public Affairs

Naval District Washington is teaming upwith the Civil Engineer Corps Officer Schoolto proctor the Secretary of Navy-approvedFacilities EnergyManagement Course at theWashington Navy Yard, May 18-22.

The five-day course is designed to pro-vide students fundamental energy man-agement training and guidance on topicsranging from basic awareness, energy andwater management practices and audits toprojects and execution, use of Energy Starproducts and project designs, metrics, re-newable energy and new technologies.

“It’s a mandatory course for all energymanagers to attend every three years to en-sure each installation has a qualified andcertified energy manager, yet open to allwho support their respective energy andwater programs” said Lt. Cmdr. Keith Ben-son, NDW energy director. “Ultimately thecourse provides a comprehensive energyframework which resembles the SECNAV’spriorities from an energy strategy and man-agement perspective.”

He explained the course is an excellentnetworking opportunity and is the firststep towards meeting the goals of the 2005Energy Policy Act, 2007 Energy Indepen-dence and Security Act as well as ExecutiveOrder 13693, signed March 19, 2015, whichaddresses Federal sustainability over thenext decade.

Personnel eligible to participate arethose in energy management, public works,facilities support, engineers, planners, con-

tracting officers and other facility manage-ment professionals.

“This course benefits NDW by havingpeople learn about our NDW energy policyand energy focus areas for which to ap-ply their time and resources, in building acomprehensive energy program to improvereadiness and mission support,” said Ben-son. “It will also introduce people to otherenergy managers around the region andindustry professionals, so we can leverageskillsets and help each other solve challeng-ing energy related issues.”

The course also helps to promote andachieve NDW’s energy policy statement inbuilding a sustainable energy culture.

“It is everyone’s responsibility to under-stand the focus areas and add value to ourenergy culture by taking positive actions,”said Benson.

The NDW energy policy outlines fiveenergy pillars to include energy culture,energy information, energy efficiency, re-newable energy and alternative fuels, andenergy security, which serve as our focusareas to guide progress and energy aware-ness through persistent leadership.

“The NDW energy policy and five energypillars are an important aspect to our pro-gram and other federal programs, which willbe discussed during the course,” said Benson.

Some of the topics include detailed in-struction on advanced meter infrastructur,measurement and verification, energy proj-ect financing and development, alternativefuels, renewable energy, smartgrid, energyreporting, as well as roles and responsibili-ties for building energy monitors, installa-tion energymanagers and other key players,such as supported commanders across theregion. Opening remarks are to be providedby Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander,Navy Installations Command.

“The building energy monitors are fun-damentally the eyes and ears to the instal-lation energy program, signed in writingby installation commanding officers; theyare also our “energy warriors” leading thedaily efforts with public works at the build-ing level, to maintain fully operational andefficient buildings,” said Benson.

There are more than 40 confirmed per-sonnel attending the course.

“We are enthusiastic with our currentroster and the diverse commands repre-sented, for which we can continue to in-crease energy awareness and support acrossNDW and within each respective installa-tion,” said Benson.

NDW has reduced its energy intensity byup to 27% from the 2003 baseline and con-tinues to make improvements across all fiveenergy pillars, ensuring we set the standardfor energy excellence in every facet of shoreoperations. NDW was awarded with boththe FEMP and GreenGov Energy ProgramAwards for energy excellence.

NDW Hosts Energy Management Course

Lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson speaks at an energy symposium fro NDW com-mands at the Washington Navy Yard April 21. Naval District Washingtonis teaming up with the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School to proctor theSecretary of Navy-approved Facilities Energy Management Course at theWashington Navy Yard, May 18-22.

From U.S. Naval Observatorypublic affairs

The U.S. Naval Observatory and theTime and Frequency Division of the Na-tional Institute of Standards and Technol-ogy have signed a formal Memorandum ofUnderstanding to align their respective Co-ordinated Universal Tim programs. UTC,the international time standard, is gener-ated by the International Bureau of Weightsand Measures in Sèvres, France, under theterms of the Treaty of the Meter.

Clock data contributed by over seventytimekeeping laboratories around the worldare used to form this time scale.

UTC is published monthly in the formof time differences between UTC and theclock times of the contributing laborato-ries, approximately a week after the pre-vious month’s data are submitted to theBIPM. It is realized in real-time by theparticipating laboratories. These local re-alizations of UTC are designated by abbre-viations of the name of their institution inparentheses following the term UTC, suchas UTC(USNO) and UTC(NIST).

According to the America Competes Actof 2007, maintenance of UTC in the UnitedStates is a joint responsibility of the Secre-tary of Commerce and the Secretary of theNavy. These parent bodies have delegatedtheir timekeeping responsibilities to NISTand USNO for execution. NIST provides astandard used principally for commercial

and industrial development of U.S. prod-ucts, and for trade certifications and licens-es. It certifies compliance of U.S. productswith national and international standards.UTC(USNO) is the standard for real-timetimekeeping requirements principally forthe U.S. Department of Defense, but italso serves as the time standard for manycivilian applications that utilize the GlobalPositioning System (GPS) as a timing refer-

ence. The signing of this Memorandum ofUnderstanding ensures alignment and co-ordination between USNO and NIST and,perhaps most importantly, provides for-mal traceability between UTC(USNO) andUTC(NIST).

USNO and NIST have agreed to main-tain equivalence of their time scales atthe level of 50 nanoseconds and both timescales will then serve as national refer-

ences for both time and frequency. Met-rological traceability between USNO andNIST timescales will be made available ina new weekly publication of UTC(USNO)-UTC(NIST) time differences as well as viathe BIPM publications.

“USNO and NIST have a long history ofcollaboration,” said CAPT Brian Connon,Superintendent of the US Naval Observa-tory. “This MOU formally captures workthat is already being done and providesclear identification of roles and responsi-bilities to avoid duplication while provid-ing useful redundancy and backup capabil-ity. In addition, it provides our timing userswith a clear path of traceability betweenUTC(USNO) and UTC(NIST).”

Dr. Thomas O’Brian, Chief of the NISTTime and Frequency Division, added “Thelong and successful history of coordina-tion and collaboration between USNO andNIST continues to broadly benefit the na-tion. Precision timing underpins many keytechnologies and national priorities. Thededicated scientists, technicians and ad-ministrative staff at USNO and NIST takevery seriously their responsibilities to pro-vide the highest accuracy and reliable tim-ing and related measurements.”

The five-year agreement allows for ex-panded coordination in research and im-plementation of time scales, developmentof standards, dissemination of time andfrequency, and collaboration in other areasof mutual interest.

USNO and NIST Formally Coordinate Timing Efforts

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Capt. Brian Connon, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, and Dr.Tom O’Brian, Chief of Time and Frequency Division, NIST sign a Memoran-dum of Understanding.

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From Naval Research Labpublic affairs

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) ChemistryDivision and Technology Transfer Office announce thesigning of licensing agreements for the commercial manu-facturing of an NRL-developed PEEK-like phthalonitrile(PN) resin composition. Inventors of the licensed patentsare Teddy M. Keller, Matthew Laskoski, and Andrew P.Saab of the Materials Chemistry Branch in the ChemistryDivision. “The many attractive features of the second-generation polyetheretherketone PEEK-like phthaloni-triles make these resins excellent candidates for numerousmilitary and domestic applications,” said, Teddy Keller,Ph.D., head, NRL Advanced Materials Section. “The NRL-developed phthalonitrile-based polymeric composites ex-hibit superior flame resistant, high temperature, and lowwater absorption properties that do not exist in the currentmarketplace.” Phthalonitrile-based polymers constitute aclass of high temperature thermosets that remain strong attemperatures up to 500 degrees Celsius (C) and are easilyprocessed into shaped fiber reinforced composite compo-nents by low-cost non-autoclave techniques. The resin canbe used to make composite components by establishedindustrial methods such as resin transfer molding (RTM),resin infusion molding (RIM), filament winding, prepregconsolidation, and potentially by automated compositemanufacturing techniques such as automated tape layingand automated fiber placement. NRL’s PEEK-like phthalo-nitrile resins were also measured to have excellent dielectricpermittivity and loss tangent characteristics for potentialhigh temperature radomes and other applications requiringradiofrequency transparency. The viscosity of the curing PN

composition can be readily controlled as a function of thecuring additive and temperature and the B-staged prepoly-mer intermediate can be stored indefinitely under ambientcondition until ready to convert to the thermoset polymeror to use in the fabrication of a composite component. Theability to cure to a shaped solid or composite below 200 Cand the superior physical properties relative to other hightemperature polymers such as polyimides enhance theimportance of the phthalonitrile system. Due to their lowwater absorption, processing temperatures comparableto common epoxy resins, and superior thermo-oxidativestability at temperatures in excess of 375 C, the second-generation PEEK-like phthalonitrile-based polymers canrevolutionize the use of composites in applications includ-ing lightweight automobiles, ships, oil rigs, aircraft, windblades, high temperature bearings, valves, battery and elec-tronic casings, fire resistant textiles, robotic and autono-mous firefighting on ships, ammunition casings and storage

containers, and fire-resistant building materials. A notableaspect of this second generation technology is the ability tomelt the resin and to control its initial cure to the shapedsolid below 200 C. This permits NRL’s phthalonitriles to beprocessed in the same way as ordinary commercial resins,using standard industrial composite manufacturing meth-ods - a vital technological advantage to the aerospace, ship,and other domestic industries. The oligomeric PEEK-likephthalonitrile is a liquid above 70 C and polymerizes to athermoset occurring above 150 C, giving it an ample pro-cessing temperature window. The rate of polymerization iscontrolled as a function of temperature and the amount ofcuring additive, and the fully cured void-free phthalonitrilepolymer does not exhibit a glass transition temperature(does not melt or soften) when post-cured to temperaturesgreater than 375 C. NRL’s phthalonitrile resins/prepoly-mers or resin prepregs have an indefinite shelf life withoutthe need for refrigeration.

NRL Licenses New Polymer Resin for Commercial Applications

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From Naval Research Labpublic affairs

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory(NRL) is taking some of its newest tech-nologies to the Big Apple May 20-26 to par-ticipate in Fleet Week New York, that city’stime-honored celebration of the sea servic-es. On Pier 86, alongside the former aircraftcarrier USS Intrepid, NRL will showcasethe WANDA unmanned underwater vehicle(UUV) and the Flimmer “flying swimmer”hybrid unmanned platform. Thousands ofvisitors are expected at this week-long eventthat shows off the latest technology of themaritime services and the skilled expertiseof our dedicated service members. NRL isparticipating together with the Office of Na-val Research, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. NavalAcademy, and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

“Fleet Week is a fantastic opportunity toshow a wide audience the kind of innova-tive work NRL is doing to give the Navy andMarine Corps the technological edge, todayand into the future,” says NRL Command-ing Officer Captain Mark Bruington. “Wealso consider it a privilege to be part of NewYork’sMemorial Day commemoration, hon-oring our service men and women.”

NRL technologies will be displayed onPier 86, in Times Square, and at Science,Technology, Engineering, andMath (STEM)Night at the New York Science Center.”FleetWeek is a fantastic opportunity to show a

wide audience the kind of innovative workNRL is doing to give the Navy and MarineCorps the technological edge, today andinto the future,” says NRL Commanding Of-ficer CaptainMark Bruington. “We also con-sider it a privilege to be part of New York’sMemorial Day commemoration, honoringour service men and women.”

The WANDA and Flimmer programsare investigating several unique aspects ofautonomous systems. WANDA is a bio-in-spired UUV that has flapping, deformablefins based on those of a coral reef fish. Thefins allowWANDA to achieve low-speedma-neuvering and station-keeping in dynamicshallow waters, where traditional platformsexperience stability and control problems.WANDA is advancing the capabilities need-ed for littoral zone missions such as harborprotection and shoreline monitoring.

Flimmer is a vehicle that combines bothflying and swimming capabilities: it is de-ployed from the air, flies to the area of inter-est, glides to a water surface landing, thendives to swim underwater. The design suc-cessfully balances the requirements of flyingand submerging, andmodifies WANDA’s fintechnology to function both in the air andunderwater. Flimmer provides a way to rap-idly emplace a UUV in hard-to-reach areas.

“BothWANDA and Flimmer are thinking-outside-the-box technologies, just the kind ofthingNRL excels at,” says NRLDirector of Re-searchDr. JohnMontgomery. “These uncon-

ventional vehicles are expanding the Navy’soperational envelope and represent NRL’smultidisciplinary, synergistic character.”

At STEM Night at the New York ScienceCenter, NRL aerospace engineer JasonGeder will have the WANDA and Flimmermodels on hand and will take part in a pan-el discussion answering student questionsabout what inspired him to pursue his field,and where his career journey has taken him.Also on display will be an engineeringmodelof NRL’s Vanguard satellite, always a favor-ite at STEM events.

Hosted nearly every year since 1984,Fleet Week New York is an opportunity forvisitors to get a first-hand look at the latestcapabilities of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps,and Coast Guard. Activities include dozensof demonstrations, displays, hands-on sci-ence activities, concerts, and tours of par-ticipating ships. Navy participating shipsinclude amphibious transport dock USS SanAntonio (LPD 17) and Aegis guided missiledestroyers USS Barry (DDG 52) and USSStout (DDG 55).

NRL to Showcase Autonomous Systems atFleet Week New York, May 20-26

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lacordrick Wilson

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase the WANDA un-manned underwater vehicle and the Flimmer “flying swimmer” hybrid un-manned platform at Fleet Week New York, May 20-26. Thousands of visitorsare expected at this week-long event that shows off the latest technologiesof the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

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