The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Det. Chesapeake spotlighted its newest training asset designed to heighten the effectiveness and realism of its security force training, Jan. 21.

The new training simulator, a wooden open-roof structure, consists of eight rooms of various configurations and entryways that will allow for much more realistic advanced security force training.

Since 2012, the detachment had used a basic wire fence to simulate the interior rooms of a building, and the major drawback was students could always see around the corner.

"We recognized the need to make our training scenarios more realistic," said Chief Gunner's Mate David McNutt, an instructor at CENSECFOR Det. Chesapeake. "The logical step forward was to improve our current training simulators."

Undertaken as a "self-help" project and drawing upon the expertise of U.S. Navy Seabees, the project was completed in less than four months and saved more than $75,000 in costs. The new room-clearing trainer will also ease the scheduling constraints between courses, which average a throughput of 1,392 students per year. The trainer will present students with realistic situations comparable to those they might encounter in the fleet.

"I am very pleased with what the Seabees built for us," said Chief Gunner's Mate William Quella, CENSECFOR Det. Chesapeake senior enlisted leader. "The new trainer has essentially doubled the training area available to conduct reaction force training, and it provides more realistic training for the Sailor."

The Center for Security Forces provides specialized training to more than 28,000 students each year. It has 14 training locations across the United States and around the world where training breeds confidence.

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