170816-N-IK959-187 NEWPORT, R.I., (Aug. 16 2017) Lt. Eleanore Mindeman, an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School, discusses virtual conning of a ship with Navy ROTC Midshipman 3rd Class Leticia Fontes Ferraz, an incoming sophomore at Jacksonville, during the 2017 Navy ROTC National Shiphandler of the Year competition at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS). The three-day event consisted of using the Naval Seamanship & Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulators at SWOS and participating in several virtual reality conning and ship driving scenarios. (U. S. Navy image by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)