{"id":29142,"date":"2023-09-26T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29142"},"modified":"2023-09-28T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:42:08","slug":"surface-combat-systems-training-command-showcases-training-at-snas-4th-waterfront-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29142","title":{"rendered":"Surface Combat Systems Training Command Showcases Training at SNA\u2019s 4th Waterfront Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>SCSTC is part of the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).\u00a0 NETC, led by Rear Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, is the U.S. Navy\u2019s Force Development pillar and largest shore command. Through its \u201cstreet to fleet\u201d focus, NETC recruits, trains and delivers those who serve the nation by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat ready warfighters.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>With over 6,500 staff and students across 12 global locations, SCSTC delivers training to 37,000 U.S. Navy Sailors as well as 700 international Sailors from 24 partner nations annually.\u00a0 SCSTC provides highly trained warfighters to maintain, operate, and tactically employ surface combat systems across the spectrum of operations.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>On Sept. 12, SCSTC offered tours of their trainers and schoolhouses to include Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Training Facility (LTF) Pacific, Mine Warfare Training Center (MWTC), Combined Integrated Air &amp; Missile Defense (IAMD) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT), ASW Virtual Operator Trainer (VOT), and ASW Tactical Employment Trainer (ATET).\u00a0 Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) also provided a tour of their Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific (MSTCPAC).\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>At their SNA Waterfront Symposium exhibit, SCSTC provided a physical demonstration of the Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cToday, these VMT solutions are delivering the right training, at the right time, in the right way in our schools so Sailors are ready to maintain their equipment at peak capability and reliability to win the high-end fight,\u201d explained Capt. George A. Kessler, Jr., SCSTC\u2019s commodore.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>SCSTC\u2019s trainers are part of the Director, Surface Warfare\u2019s (OPNAV N96) program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS), which are the culmination of over eight years of investment in training technologies, devices, and facilities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and availability of all surface training.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cA key tenet of the program is to immerse trainees in realistic real world training environments by emulating, simulating, or providing the physical elements of the equipment and operating conditions,\u201d said Kessler.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Sailors from MWTC also showcased the Mk 18 Mod 1 and SeaFox Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cWith the ever changing environment of mine warfare, MWTC remains at the forefront of the fleet\u2019s training requirements and needs,\u201d explained Cmdr. Joshua Freeze, MWTC\u2019s commanding officer. \u201cThe vehicles we showcased are used to train Officers and Enlisted personnel across the globe, ensuring minemen are ready to fight with the tools at hand.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>On Sept. 14, SCSTC\u2019s Command Master Chief Robert Laird, Jr. and SCSTC Det Southwest\u2019s instructor Fire Controlman (Aegis) 1st Class Jason Johnson participated in SNA\u2019s \u201cContinuing the Conversation\u201d and discussed how SCSTC is helping to ensure the surface force is ready today, prepared for tomorrow.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cBy delivering STAVE-CS training systems to the waterfront, we are advancing today\u2019s warfighter,\u201d said Laird.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Johnson explains that SCSTC is truly unique from other surface combat systems organizations because its military and civilian instructor workforce provide tactical, operational, and maintenance training.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>&#8220;We deliver the most capable technicians and future leaders to the fleet,\u201d he said.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>SCSTC is looking forward to exhibiting at SNA\u2019s 36th National Symposium, in Crystal City, Virginia, Jan. 9 \u2013 11, 2024. Make sure to stop by our exhibit!\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Surface Navy Association (SNA) was incorporated in 1985 to promote greater coordination and communication among those in the military, business, and academic communities who share a common interest in Surface Warfare while supporting the activities of Surface Forces.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>For information on the Surface Navy Association, visit<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navysna.org\/\">http:\/\/www.navysna.org\/<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>For information about the Surface Combat Systems Training Command, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netc.navy.mil\/SCSTC\">https:\/\/www.netc.navy.mil\/SCSTC<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Visit SCSTC on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SurfaceCombatSystemsTrainingCommand\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SurfaceCombatSystemsTrainingCommand\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0SCSTC is part of the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).\u00a0 NETC, led by Rear Adm. 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