170816-N-IK959-260 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 17, 2017) Navy ROTC Midshipman 1st Class Michael Tisdall, an incoming senior at the State College of Maritime University in the Bronx, New York, virtually cons a ship at sea 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)