180711-N-ZK021-0117 NEWPORT, R.I. (July 11, 2018) Lt.

180711-N-ZK021-0117 NEWPORT, R.I. (July 11, 2018) Lt. Elizabeth Lippie of Fort Wayne, Indiana, an Advanced Division Officer Course (ADOC) student assigned to Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS), receives feedback from instructor Lt. Jim Clendenin of Auburn, Virginia, on shiphandling techniques and pier work using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment (COVE) simulator. The COVE simulator provides state-of-the-art navigation and shiphandling training and can emulate the U.S. Navy’s homeports and almost every routine port of call around the world. Headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island and overseeing nine learning sites worldwide, SWOS readies seabound Sailors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigational professionals to fulfill the Navy’s mission to maintain global maritime superiority. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel Gervacio)