WTIs aboard USS Bunker Hill [Image 1 of 16]

UNITED STATES

05.05.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ignacio Perez      

USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2017) - Lt. Joven Ernani Dinglasan, center, Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) of the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), monitors Lt. Ryan Kelly and Lt. Beux Wedderburen as they operate as tactical actions officer and force tactical actions officer during a missile exercise rehearsal aboard USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Thirteen WTIs were underway with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group (CSG), May 2-11, leading advanced tactical training events in support of the Theodore Roosevelt Group Sail. WTIs are an elite cadreof young surface warfare officers (SWO) selected by SMWDC to become the best of the best in tactics and doctrine development. These new generation surface warriors are charged with increasing the tactical proficiency of surface ships in support of sea control and maintaining maritime superiority. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.05.2017
• Date Posted: 05.18.2017 20:02
• Photo ID: 3400914
• VIRIN: 170505-N-TC437-023
• Resolution: 6913x4614
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: US