Defense News in Brief: Second Chance to Serve

Source: United States Navy

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – When it comes to choosing a military career, a call to serve drives many people to join. Others choose it as part of their family’s legacy and heritage. For one Sailor, the choice was made early on, but the decision to stay Navy seemed untenable — until he was given a second chance. 

Defense News in Brief: USS Charlotte Commanding Officer Relieved

Source: United States Navy

PEARL HARBOR — Capt. Michael Majewski, commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (CSS-7), relieved Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) on April 27, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to serve as commanding officer.

Defense News in Brief: NPS Professor, Students Explore Innovative Ways to Power the Navy

Source: United States Navy

MONTEREY , Calif. – Imagine a machine that collected water from the air, broke the water down into hydrogen and oxygen, then used hydrogen as a power source. That’s the goal of Dr. Anthony Gannon, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) school, and his rotating group of thesis students, who are applying their interdisciplinary education and research to support developing these new capabilities. Gannon has been working with students towards this goal since 2016.

Defense News in Brief: NPS’ Peter Denning Adds Computer Pioneer Award to Long List of Honors

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MONTEREY, Calif. – The list of accolades and awards for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Peter Denning continues to get longer. The Institute of Electrical and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), which recently renamed its Computer Pioneer Award to the IEEE Computer Society Women of Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) Award, recognized Denning for significant contributions in virtual memory, Internet development, infrastructure, and computing education on Feb. 2, 2021.