SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2016) Lt. Kevin Beasley shows the Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch he received upon graduating from the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s anti-submarine/ant-surface WTI course at Naval Base San Diego. Beasley was SMWDC’s 100th graduate. Akin to Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOP GUN) for the Navy’s best aviators, SMWDC is charged with increasing the tactical proficiency of the surface fleet by selecting an elite cadre of surface warfare officers to become WTIs – the best of the best in tactics. WTIs come from three surface warfare communities: amphi
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2016) Lt. Kevin Beasley shows the Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch he received upon graduating from the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s anti-submarine/ant-surface WTI course at Naval Base San Diego. Beasley was SMWDC’s 100th graduate. Akin to Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOP GUN) for the Navy’s best aviators, SMWDC is charged with increasing the tactical proficiency of the surface fleet by selecting an elite cadre of surface warfare officers to become WTIs – the best of the best in tactics. WTIs come from three surface warfare communities: amphibious warfare, anti-submarine/anti-surface warfare or integrated air and missile defense. WTI classes are held biannually – the next classes commence in January and July 2017.
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