170816-N-IK959-335 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 17, 2017) Navy ROTC Midshipman 2nd Class Ghazi Mazzal, an incoming junior at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 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)