06 August 2019 Maritime Modernized Training: Capitalizing on Virtual Technology Over the past two years, SWOS has employed an expansion in the use of virtual environment technologies and capabilities in all areas, including shiphandling, navigation, engineering and maritime warfare to ensure Sailors have the right training when they need it to perform at their highest level...
29 July 2019 Fuel, Food Parts and People, USNS Robert E. Peary Delivers Military Sealift Command's dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) pulled into Naval Station Norfolk, July 26, after providing logistical support for the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group during their composite training unit exercise (COMTUEX)...
22 July 2019 Combat System Explains Working Aloft Sweat beads on the head of a Sailor as they edge their way up a ladder. Their breath comes out slow and heavy as they repeatedly attach and detach the D-ring of their safety harness onto the rungs of the ladder. Tools rattle and clang together on their tool belt as they ascend the main mast...
24 June 2019 Lincoln Supply Department Performs During Replenishments-at-Sea Supply Department works hard during replenishments-at-sea (RAS) to keep the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) mission-ready while underway for extended periods of time...
24 June 2019 Naval Oceanography has Small Footprint, Big Impact at BALTOPS With more than 18 nations, 50 surface ships, 36 aircraft, two submarines and 8,600 personnel involved in the 47th annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the people of Naval Oceanography are easily overshadowed but their work fortifies the entire exercise...
06 June 2019 NUWC Division, Keyport and UUVRON-1 Partner on Micro UUV NUWC Division, Keyport and UUVRON-1 partnered to develop a miniature, multifunctional UUV for the Navy...
28 May 2019 Carderock's McAllister Talks Future of Unmanned Vehicles Futuristic unmanned concepts are being developed and tested at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division...
28 May 2019 BHR Sailors Enhance Skills Using NSST Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) participated in a drill combining navigation and seamanship training with visual information training at the Navigation, Seamanship and Shiphandling Trainer (NSST) on Naval Base San Diego May 21...
28 May 2019 IAMD WTI Re-Blue: Surface Fleet WTIs Prepare for Great Power Competition Thirty-six Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs) participated in the third annual IAMD WTI Re-Blue hosted by Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center's (SMWDC) IAMD Division onboard Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Va., May 20 to May 24...
20 May 2019 Marines Make Virtual Training Reality for Naval Aviators The Occhipinti brothers were struggling through flight school but turned things around when they developed a virtual reality trainer...