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Virtual Victories: Marines Sharpen Skills with New Virtual-Reality Games

The U.S. Marine Corps is distributing new “tactical decision kits” to 24 infantry battalions. The kits—which include software sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)—can be used in field, barracks or classroom settings to provide warfighters with a versatile workspace to practice and hone their decision-making skills.

May 17, 2017

STEM Showcase: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo

Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the Navy League STEM Expo at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

August 04, 2021

Ready Player One: Video Games and the Navy Future Force

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work to determine if computer games can help Navy recruits find military jobs they’ll enjoy and turn into long-term careers.

July 19, 2018

Navy Hosts Top High School Researchers in National Competition

See winners from the ONR-cosponsored 52nd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, April 23-27, 2014.

January 01, 2014

Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Published Reports

This page provides access to Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) reports published between the years 1988 through 2017.

March 18, 2022

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

July 17, 2023

Student Teams Vie for $20,000 in Underwater Vehicle Competition

What: Fourth Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition When: Thursday, July 12 to Sunday, July 15, 2001 Where: U.S. Naval Academy, Hubbard Hall, Annapolis, MD. See 12 teams of college and high school student engineers pit their unmanned submersible vehicles for $20,000 in prizes...

July 05, 2001

Flying High

What do the hawkmoth, the fruit fly, and the bird-wrasse fish all have in common? Over millions of years, each of these animals seems to have figured out how to achieve high-lift in their respective medium…. quickly, and with more stability and less heave, pitch, yaw, torque, drag and cavitation...

February 05, 2002

Riders on the Storm

While some are still cleaning up from the series of hurricanes that plowed through the Caribbean and southern United States this season, scientists supported by the Office of Naval Research are busily cleaning up valuable data collected during the storms.

November 17, 2004

Making a CACE For It

Marines Take a Byte Out Of Complex Mission Planning "When carrying out a mission, Marine aviators don't take off without a plan," says ONR science officer Tom McKenna. "A definitive plan is critical. This is because flight schedules are more than just timetables-any scheduling must consider the...

January 01, 2002