190626-N-OR058-265 WEST BETHESDA, Md. (June 26, 2019) Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers, talks with students, June 26, 2019, from Kids Into Discovering Science (Maryland) at the 15th International Human-Powered Submarine Races in West Bethesda, Md. The races take place in the 3,200-foot David Taylor Model Basin at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. This biennial science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) event, sponsored by the Foundation for Underwater Research and Education, provides an avenue for high school and college teams to tackle the difficult challenges of submarine design, construction and operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)