Sixteen senior foreign students from Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) Foreign Students toured Training Support Center (TSC) and Learning Sites (LS) as part of a scheduled visit Sept. 5.

The purpose of the visit was to demonstrate the training used at TSC and LS that provides 24-hour supervision, leadership, training and professional development of accession Sailors prior to their arrival to the Fleet.

"It was an honor meeting and sharing with our NETSAFA coalition counterparts from around the world," said Cmdr. Kevin Halfacre, executive officer at TSC. "The importance of sharing our training, culture, and diversity augments the many multi-national exercises we see in the fleet and continues to strengthen our relationships."

Participants from 11 different countries including Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Jamaica, Latvia , Malaysia and Saudi Arabia met with TSC, Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) Great Lakes and Surface Warfare Officers School Unit (SWOSU) Great Lakes for lunch at the galley prior to the tour.

From there they toured Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) where they viewed Gunner's Mate 'A' School's Fire Arms Training Simulator and Electronics Technician/Fire Controlman 'A' school T1 RADAR partial task trainer.

At SWOSU Great Lakes they were shown the training facilities of Basic Engineering Common Core (BECC).

BECC balances Computer Based Training with hands-on labs, instructor-led classroom training with realistic simulations creating an Integrated Learning Environment. They also visited the LPD 17 Maintainer Course where students gain knowledge and skills to maintain engineering control systems in the fleet.

"Our staff does amazing work and I am proud to share what they do, along with the technology and training curriculum that makes SWOSU a top notched training facility," said Lt. Cmdr. Andre Cleveland, executive officer at SWOSU. "Partnering with Foreign military personnel allows us to pass on lessons that we have learned and allows for us to create bonds with our military partners."

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