NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: As Nathan Thomas Jr. stood alongside nearly 600 demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, March 7, 1965, he did not know that what he was doing would be a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. "We were just ordinary folks," Thomas said. "Nobody was trying to be great. The one thing we were trying to do was stay alive." Thomas, now a 74-year-old retired U.S. Army colo  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell L. Smith spoke with the U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) enlisted Sailors, Jan. 16. Smith addressed 42 Sailors during the event and discussed the growing maritime threats the Navy faces. "The Navy has to be ready to go to sea, and do battle at sea, in a way we haven't done since WWII," said Smith. He went on to emphasize the importance of damage control (DC)  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Ron Cappucci, business operations manager at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, has found a bit of work/life balance in exploring Ghana, one of a handful of countries vying for the title of being located closest to the equator. Not only did the trip offer an opportunity to learn about a new culture, but Cappucci discovered what it meant to really unplug from work for a while. "The gre  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employee Denise Brown has been selected as the head of the Undersea Warfare Mission Engineering and Analysis Department. Brown, a resident of Exeter, Rhode Island, will lead Division Newport's efforts toward assessing, informing, developing, influencing and shaping U.S. Navy investment in undersea warfare (USW), conducting continuous strategic assessm  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Jan. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Coalition for Government Procurement Excellence in Partnership Awards have been awarded to two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport teams. The Division Newport Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Team won in the acquisition category, and the Division Newport-NUWC-Office of Naval Research (ONR) Team won in the innovation category. The Coalition for Government Procurement Excellence in Partne  more