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Unit/Organization Information
  • Naval Sea Systems Command
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center
Location
Coin Location: 11R2
Homebase: Port Hueneme, California
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 4 October 2016
Donated by: P. Hoppe
Copies: 1 of 1

C005694

Location: 11R2

Coin: Location

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Narrative

Round shaped coin, brass in color, 2 inches in diameter.

Journal - Page 122 - Line 19

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), a component of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is a tenant command located at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California. In addition to its primary location at Port Hueneme, the division operates detachments at White Sands, New Mexico, N.M., Virginia Beach, Va. and Louisville, Ky.

NSWC PHD was initially established to provide overall technical support for the new guided missiles that were being introduced into the naval fleet in 1963. Today, the command supports new technologies and innovations to sustain a wide variety of weapon, combat and warfare systems.