NORFOLK (NNS) -- Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Adm. John Korka announced Lt. Cmdr. Billy Woodward as the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2019 Moreell Medal recipient, Dec. 23.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Brooks announced Kendra Leibman and Lt. Cmdr. Chris Sandmel as the command’s 2020 Civilian and Military Engineers of the Year, respectively, Dec. 19.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) partnered with the Regional Defense Partnership for the 21st Century (RDP-21) to host an industry day focusing on emerging technologies in cyber, control systems, and machine learning focus areas.

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) hosted a traditional Hawaiian Blessing for the Ocean Energy 35 (OE35) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Buoy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Dec. 10.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Members of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific received recognition and command coins from U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Commander General Jonathan Braga during an October all hands held at its headquarters on Camp Smith, Hawaii.