NAVY Press Release

ONR-Sponsored Research Could Potentially Lead to Millions of New Materials

Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature.

A research team, led by ONR’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a computational method for creating new types of ceramics using transition metals – carbonitrides or borides – through a process called Disordered Enthalpy-Entropy Descriptor (DEED).

The applications are endless, said Dr. Eric Wuchina, a research materials engineer who was the program officer with ONR’s Sea Warfare and Weapons department when Curtarolo’s research team was awarded the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

According to Wuchina, the variety of new compositions could create potentially millions of new materials.

VAQ-136 Commanding Officer Relieved

On Dec. 20, 2023, Commander, Carrier Strike Group ONE, Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, relieved Cmdr. William Coulter, commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.


SECNAV Del Toro Calls on Industry and Academia to Help Restore the Nation’s Competitive Shipbuilding and Repair Landscape

Calling it a strategic imperative, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro urged industry and academia to join efforts to restore the Nation’s competitive shipbuilding and repair landscape. Secretary Del Toro delivered the remarks at the NDIA Delaware Valley Chapter (NDIA-DVC) Naval Nuclear Submarine and Aircraft Carrier Suppliers’ Conference at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Dec. 14. 


Navy Talent Acquisition Group Pacific Commanding Officer Relieved

The commanding officer of Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific, Cmdr. Adam K. Pendleton, was relieved on Dec. 7, 2023, by Capt. Robert L. Moran, Navy Recruiting Command Region West, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to fulfill the responsibilities as commanding officer. Capt. Tommy Edgeworth, deputy commodore of Navy Recruiting Command Region West, has assumed duties as NTAG Pacific commanding officer.


Carrier Air Wing TWO Holds Change of Command

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Capt. Timothy Myers relieved Capt. Winston Scott as the Commander of Carrier Air Wing TWO (CVW 2) during an underway airborne change of command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 1.
 


Amphibious Squadron 5 Commodore Relieved

The commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, Rear Adm. Randall Peck, relieved Capt. James Harney, commodore of Amphibious Squadron 5, on Dec. 1, 2023 due to a loss of confidence in Capt. Harney’s ability to perform his duties.


New Breathing Training Program for Pilots Is Recognized by Training Industry Association

A TechSolutions sponsored project has been honored with an award from the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) for its TS-872 Breathing Dynamics Trainer, created in a collaboration with the Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA-205) and the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC).

The Breathing Dynamics Trainer won the 2023 NTSA Modeling and Simulation award in the Education and Human Performance award category, which was presented at a ceremony Nov. 28 during the Interservice Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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