Naval Education and Training Command: Photo Gallery

Sailors sit a consoles as an instructor points something out on a screen.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 12, 2023) Naval ROTC New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates check the spray nozzle during firefighting application training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 12, 2023. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the Naval ROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy's new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Luke McCall)

PENSACOLA, Fla.

The first three officers in the Navy’s newest officer designation 1880, Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer, joined the enlisted Sailors who started training in Computer Network Operator Qualification Course, taught for the first time at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, on July 10, 2023.

SAN DIEGO

Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Bryant recognized Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego staff and instructors prior to an all hands call. IWTC San Diego provides a continuum of information warfare training to Navy and joint service personnel that prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 8, 2023) Naval ROTC New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates participate in a man overboard exercise during their third-class swimming qualification at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 8. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Capt. Craig Mattingly, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Luke McCall)

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Sailors graduate boot camp during pass-in-review at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command (RTC) May 12, 2023. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees in the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watch standing, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork, and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olympia O. Martin)

GOOSE CREEK, SC

GOOSE CREEK, SC (July 7, 2023) Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, speaks during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Phillips/RELEASED)

GOOSE CREEK, SC

GOOSE CREEK, SC (July 7, 2023) Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, right, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead, director-general of the Australian Submarine Agency, Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr Adam Klyne, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Abraham M. Denmark, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for AUKUS, pose for a photo during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dart D. De La Garza/RELEASED)

GOOSE CREEK, SC

GOOSE CREEK, SC (July 7, 2023) Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, right, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead, director-general of the Australian Submarine Agency, Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr James Heydon, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Abraham M. Denmark, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for AUKUS, pose for a photo during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dart D. De La Garza/RELEASED)

GOOSE CREEK, SC

GOOSE CREEK, SC (July 7, 2023) Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, right, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead, director-general of the Australian Submarine Agency, Royal Australian Navy Lt. William Hall, Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Abraham M. Denmark, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for AUKUS, pose for a photo during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dart D. De La Garza/RELEASED)

GOOSE CREEK, SC

GOOSE CREEK, SC (July 7, 2023) Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, speaks during a United States Naval Nuclear Power School (NPS) graduation ceremony Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), July 7, 2023. Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers graduated NPS, marking a significant step in Australia's goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dart D. De La Garza/RELEASED)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

On July 6, Lt. Cdr. Joseph Jones, executive officer of Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach, spoke to midshipmen from the U. S. Naval Academy about the differences between the officer designators in the Information Warfare community, during part of their summer cruise a program where the midshipmen begin to learn about life at sea, the responsibilities of a junior officer, and aspects of jobs they are interested in.

PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA (July 4, 2023) Sailors assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, march past Philadelphia City Hall while participating in the Salute to America Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia, July 4, 2023. The 1.4-mile parade celebrated cultural and social diversity, featuring dance groups, modern-day marching bands, drill teams, and historic, municipal and military groups. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of America's Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Diana Quinlan)