STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 29, 2024) Students demonstrate a simulated hot extraction utilizing Special Operations Craft-Riverine for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Christopher Maier on the Pearl River at the John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, Feb. 29, 2024. During his visit to U.S. Naval Special Warfare commands located along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Maier toured Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 and the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. (U.S. Navy photo by Angela K. Fry)