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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 20, 2023) Mine Warfare Training Center’s Chief Mineman (select) Gary Dyer shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, the vehicles they use to train minemen warfighters across the globe, during his visit to Surface Combat Systems Training Command’s San Diego learning sites. (U.S. Navy photo by Mine Warfare Training Center)
  • Commander Joshua Freeze

    Commander Joshua Freeze

    Commanding Officer, Mine Warfare Training Center

    Cmdr. Joshua Freeze, a Texas native, graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2005 and was commissioned through the Seaman to Admiral program. He earned a master’s degree in Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.
  • Commander Valon Walker

    Commander Valon Walker

    Executive Officer, Mine Warfare Training Center

    Cmdr. Walker, a native of San Diego, Calif., graduated in 2006 from the University of San Diego with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and earned his commission through the Seaman to Admiral program.
  • Mineman Senior Chief Michael T. Lee

    Mineman Senior Chief Michael T. Lee

    Senior Enlisted Leader, Mine Warfare Training Center

    Mineman Senior Chief Michael Lee, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2007, and after boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, he attended Mineman “A” School. He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy Class 264.  
 
 
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