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  • Strategic Deterrence Mission Area Executive Stephen Lewia

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    Johns Hopkins APL Names Stephen Lewia Mission Area Executive

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    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, has named Stephen Lewia as Strategic Deterrence Mission Area Executive. Strategic Deterrence is one of three mission areas within the Lab’s Force Projection Sector.
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  • Lisa Blodgett

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    Johns Hopkins APL’s Lisa Blodgett Joins Board of Naval Submarine League

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    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is pleased to announce that Lisa Blodgett, head of the Force Projection Sector, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Naval Submarine League.
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  • Vice Admiral Joseph Tofalo, Rear Admiral Fritz Roegge, Rear Admiral (Sel) Bill Merz, Rear Admiral Moises Deltoro III, and George Drakeley III participating in a roundtable discussion

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    29th SubTech Symposium Focuses on Undersea Challenges and Innovative Solutions

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    Since its inception nearly three decades ago, the Submarine Technology Symposium — co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and the Naval Submarine League — has served as a prime platform for collaboration, addressing technology challenges that affect the future of the undersea domain.
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