Karen Lenox - Naval surface warfare center

DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Senior Contract Specialist Karen Lenox retired from the Contracts Department after 32 years at the end of January 2021. “When I look back over the workload I’ve had over the years, I always think back to when the war in Iraq got started up. I was supporting a couple of programs that directly supported the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was trying to move heaven and earth to make things happen the best I could when they had a requirement. I had a brother that went overseas. I would like to think I was at least helpful when it was really important,” said Lenox. In retirement, which Lenox calls a “phase of discovery,” she plans to travel in her teardrop camper