PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Rear Adm. Lorin Selby tours the Navy's five-inch gun magazine during his visit to Picatinny Arsenal's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division's (NSWC IHEODTD) Picatinny Detac...
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, Commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), visited Picatinny Arsenal Dec. 10 for the first time.
During his visit, the admiral looked at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division's (NSWC IHEODTD) Picatinny Detachment, which is home to the command's Systems Integration Department, which was established here as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process.
"The breadth and depth of the work the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers do in support of the Navy Fleet is truly impressive," Selby said. "Just about every ship and system in our operational Navy has fingerprints from one of our Divisions in some shape or form."
NAVSEA is comprised of command staff, headquarters directorates, affiliated Program Executive Offices and numerous field activities. Together, they engineer, build, buy and maintain ships, submarines and combat systems that meet the fleet's current and future operational requirements.
NAVSEA is the largest of the Navy's five system commands. With a fiscal year budget of nearly $30 billion, NAVSEA accounts for one quarter of the Navy's entire budget.
Its Picatinny detachment researches, develops and acquires guns and ammunition for the Department of the Navy. This includes supporting system design and procurement, installation, in-service trouble shooting and life-cycle support for guns and ammunition.
Selby assumed command of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in October 2014. He is responsible for leading more than 16,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel, both civilian and active duty, within seven NSWC divisions located across the country.
NSWC provides research, development, test, and evaluation for the future Navy as well as in-service engineering and logistics support for the operational fleet.
Selby holds a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The admiral received an overview briefing from David Rogers, the department head of NSWC IHEODTD Picatinny Detachment.
Some stops along Selby's tour included a Gun Turret Facility, the Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHST) Facility and the range where tests are conducted.
At the Turret Facility Selby witnessed how the division provides hands-on engineering, technical, and logistics support necessary to keep the Navy's sophisticated gun systems operational.
Because Navy ordnance spends the majority of its life cycle being packaged, stored, handled or transported, PHST systems are critical to ensuring Navy ordnance performs as intended when required.
"Our warfighters in uniform are operating platforms and systems on the frontlines -- we truly hold their lives of our hands as we build and maintain these platforms and systems," said Selby. "As a collaborative Warfare Center team, it is our responsibility to deliver technical solutions to keep our warfighters on the winning side of an unfair fight."
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