NEWPORT, R. I., (Aug. 10, 2017) – Midshipman 2nd Class Brandy Kinnunen, 20, from Chassell, Michigan, and an incoming junior of the Marquette University Naval Reserve Officers Corps (NROTC) unit, asks Lt. Nicole Bibber, an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS), on operating a Naval Seamanship & Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment (NSS COVE) simulator here, August 10. operates a Naval Seamanship & Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment (NSS COVE) simulator at the Surface Warfare Officers School here, August 10. More than 10 midshipmen from NROTC units across the country competed to be named the 2016 NROTC Ship-handler of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)