STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 29, 2024) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Christopher Maier receives a familiarization brief of the Special Operations Craft-Riverine 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)