GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (March 12, 2026) Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Trevor Thacker-Beach, from Bellevue, Washington, demonstrates how to use equipment in the Programmable Logic Controllers Lab to Michael Drake, Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator Director-General, during a tour of Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) March 12, 2026. As part of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States known as AUKUS, approximately 50 Royal Australian Navy sailors are currently enrolled in the nuclear training pipeline at NNPTC. NNPTC’s mission is to train officer and enlisted students in science and engineering fundamental to the design, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dartanon D. De La Garza)
| Date Taken: | 03.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2026 13:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9572335 |
| VIRIN: | 260312-N-MQ442-1120 |
| Resolution: | 7710x5140 |
| Size: | 4.16 MB |
| Location: | GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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