26 November 2024 Training the next Generation: BM1 Benavides’ Role in Navy Training Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Gustavo Benavides, from Brownsville, Texas, assigned to Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Littoral Training Facility (LTF) Pacific (PAC), embarked on his Navy career with a passion for service that started in high school. Now serving as an instructor,...
15 October 2024 Fleet to Faculty: GM1 Smith’s Impact as an Instructor at SCSTC San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2024) – Gunner’s Mate 1st Class DeAngela Smith has built a reputation as a dedicated leader and mentor in the U.S. Navy. Since beginning her Navy journey aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91), where she advanced from E-3 to E-6 within four years, Smith now brings her...
18 April 2023 The Navy’s Aegis Virtual Maintenance Trainer DAHLGREN, Va. – The future of surface combat systems training is virtual and it has arrived here onboard Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Va. Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) took a crucial step forward in its hands-on combat training capabilities in unveiling its Aegis Virtual...