170816-N-IK959-683 NEWPORT, R.I., (Aug. 16, 2017) Lt. Alex Tyndall, an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS), observes Navy ROTC Midshipman 2nd Class Cole Yelich, an incoming junior at the University of Notre Dame, virtually conning of a ship 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)