160811-N-IK959-324 NEWPORT, (Aug. 11, 2016) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 2nd Class Alex Petroy and an incoming junior at the University of Southern California, virtually cons a ship at sea during the 2016 NROTC National Ship-handler of the Year competition at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS). The three-day event consisted of using the Naval Seamanship & Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment (NSS COVE) simulators at SWOS and participating in several virtual reality conning and ship driving scenarios. More than 10 midshipmen from NROTC units
160811-N-IK959-324 NEWPORT, (Aug. 11, 2016) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 2nd Class Alex Petroy and an incoming junior at the University of Southern California, virtually cons a ship at sea during the 2016 NROTC National Ship-handler of the Year competition at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS). The three-day event consisted of using the Naval Seamanship & Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment (NSS COVE) simulators at SWOS and participating in several virtual reality conning and ship driving scenarios. More than 10 midshipmen from NROTC units across the country competed to be named Ship-handler of the Year. (U. S. Navy image by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)
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