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PENSACOLA, Fla.

Newly frocked, Capt. Michael Tiefel, thanked everyone for attending, but gave a special thanks to his mother, who came down from Lyons, Mich., and his wife and children for the support and commitment they have shown during his career enabling him to reach the rank of captain, during the ceremony at All Faiths Chapel on Naval Air Station Pensacola, on Mar. 31, 2023. Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Rear Adm. George Wikoff, vice director of the Joint Staff, who served as the presiding officer, congratulated Capt. Michael Tiefel, after his children pinned his collars with eagles, during his frocking ceremony, held at the All Faiths Chapel on Naval Air Station Pensacola, on Mar. 31, 2023. Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 31, 2023) Recruits prepare for a pass in review inspection during a recruit graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., March 31, 2023. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 27, 2023) Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, 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) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 27, 2023) Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, 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) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Cmdr. Colleen Hanbury, commanding officer, Navy Information Operations Center Pensacola, Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, Capt. Chris Bryant, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Furst, executive officer, Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, posed for a photo during Studeman’s visit to CIWT headquarters on Mar. 30, 2023. Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

During a visit to Corry Station, Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, received a brief history of how Corry Station evolved into the Navy’s hub for information warfare training from Capt. Chris Bryant, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), in the crow’s nest at CIWT headquarters on Mar. 30, 2023. Share

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

(March 28, 2023) NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Force Master Chief Jason M. Haka (far right), Commander, Naval Air Forces, visits with members of Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) leadership March 28. (From left) CNATT Command Master Chief Michael Marler, CNATT Executive Officer Capt. Jeffrey Brown, and CNATT Executive Director Mitch Allen. Haka was in Pensacola to better familiarize himself with the aviation commands in the area. While at CNATT, he learned about the center's mission and progress with modernizing Naval Aviation training classrooms through the Ready Relevant Learning initiative. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

DAHLGREN, Va.

DAHLGREN, Va. (March 28, 2023) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center’s (ATRC) Instructors provide an Aegis Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) demonstration to cadets from Stafford High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NJROTC) during their visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, March 28. The VMT is part of the Director, Surface Warfare’s (OPNAV N96) program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS), which was introduced in 2015 as a means to invest in training technologies, devices, and facilities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and availability of all surface training. Share

DAHLGREN, Va.

DAHLGREN, Va. (March 28, 2023) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center’s (ATRC) Lt. Tofik Benyaminov provides a training demonstration in the Reconfigurable Combat Information Center Trainer (RCT) to a cadet from Stafford High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NJROTC) during her visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, March 28. The RCT is part of the Director, Surface Warfare’s (OPNAV N96) program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS), which was introduced in 2015 as a means to invest in training technologies, devices, and facilities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and availability of all surface training. Share

DAHLGREN, Va.

DAHLGREN, Va. (March 28, 2023) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center’s (ATRC) Director of Training Readiness, Mrs. Amanda Blackman, illustrates the many capabilities of the Reconfigurable Combat Information Center Trainer (RCT) to cadets and instructors from Stafford High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NJROTC) during their visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, March 28. The RCT is part of the Director, Surface Warfare’s (OPNAV N96) program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS), which was introduced in 2015 as a means to invest in training technologies, devices, and facilities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and availability of all surface training. Share

DAHLGREN, Va.

DAHLGREN, Va. (March 28, 2023) Cadets and instructors from Stafford High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NJROTC) pose for a group photo with leadership from Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC), its co-located learning site SCSTC AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) during their visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, March 28. Over thirty-five cadets visited as part of an effort to help potential future warfighters learn more about the different careers and opportunities found in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Bova) Share