Courtesy Photo | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 09.15.2022
220915-N-NO820-1001 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn’s (DDG 113) bridge team maintains a watchful eye as Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) (right) comes alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) to conduct a simultaneous underway replenishment during Littoral Combat......
Courtesy Photo | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 09.13.2022
220913-N-NO820-1807 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2022) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) and Independence-variant LCS USS Mobile (LCS 26) sail in formation while an MH-60 Romeo from Helicopter Maritime Strike squadron 49 flies and small boats operate in the area during an LCS Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training integrated defense exercise off the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 09.29.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 29, 2016) -- Lt. Cmdr. Matthew McKenna, executive officer of USS Chafee (DDG 90) observes a rigid hull inflatable boat operation to ensure safety during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise in the Southern California operating area. SWATT is a three-week exercise designed to tactically prepare cruisers and destroyers for carrier strike group......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 09.29.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 29, 2016) – Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Luzinski acts as the shipping officer safely navigating the ship on the bridge of USS Chafee (DDG 90) in the Southern California operating area during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. SWATT is a three-week exercise designed to tactically prepare cruisers and destroyers for carrier strike group......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 09.29.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 29, 2016) – Chief Petty Officer Ben Clark gives one-on-one training on a primary air supply pack to Damage Controlman Fireman Jake Ondike during a damage control drill onboard USS Chafee (DDG 90) during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise in the Southern California operating area. SWATT is a three-week exercise designed to tactically prepare......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 09.29.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 29, 2016) -- Chief Petty Officer Ben Clark gives training on a primary air supply pack to Sailors during a damage control drill onboard USS Chafee (DDG 90) during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise in the Southern California operating area. SWATT is a three-week exercise designed to tactically prepare cruisers and destroyers for carrier strike......
Photo by William J Blees | U.S. Navy | 09.28.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 28, 2016) – Lt. Ben Olivas, warfare tactics instructors (WTI) of the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) uses internal communications to ensure the anti-air warfare coordinator is using effective tactics during a live-fire exercise. Thirteen WTIs are currently underway with USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group leading the Surface Warfare Advanced......
Photo by William J Blees | U.S. Navy | 09.28.2016
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 28, 2016) – Lt. Ben Olivas, warfare tactics instructors (WTI) of the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) uses internal communications to ensure the anti-air warfare coordinator is using effective tactics during a live-fire exercise. Thirteen WTIs are currently underway with USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group leading the Surface Warfare Advanced......
