SMWDC Undergoes Major Reorganization Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) is undergoing a reorganization to establish a more efficient and functional organization focused on meeting the complex needs of the dynamic environment of the future by delivering on SMWDC’s major lines of operations: warfare tactic instruction (WTI) production; advanced tactical training; doctrine and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) development; operational support to naval component commanders and numbered fleet commanders; and capability assessments, experimentation and requirements support. WTI SAWS NSMWDC TOP STORY
SMWDC Breaks Ground on Surface Advanced Warfighting School Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC’s) Surface Advanced Warfighting School (SAWS) broke ground Tuesday onboard Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) for the refurbishment of two buildings (3303 and 3292) to collocate all Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) courses of instruction (COI), Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) development, and Advanced COI classroom training. SMWDC LATEST NEWS
220617-N-CE463-1140 PHILLIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Cmdr. David Catterall, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), delivers remarks during a Remembrance Ceremony held for the seven Sailors lost during a collision-at-sea on the five-year anniversary. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a schedule deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Catie Coyle) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Catie Coyle VIRIN: 220617-N-CE463-1140 USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of Sailors following 2017 Collision PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet. CNSP LATEST NEWS SMWDC LATEST NEWS
U.S. Navy Announces 28th RIMPAC Exercise Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 29 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. CNSP LATEST NEWS SMWDC LATEST NEWS
USS Preble Change of Command Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) held a change of command ceremony on Preble Field at Liberty Station as Cmdr. John Baggett turned over the role of commanding officer to Cmdr. Peter Lesaca, Oct. 29. DDG 88 LATEST NEWS DDG 66 DDG 58 LSD 49 LATEST NEWS DDG 73 LATEST NEWS DDG 93 LATEST NEWS USAPACOM SMWDC LATEST NEWS CDS 23 LATEST NEWS
210915-N-SE292-019 Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Gaisford, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), graduated from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC's) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Lt. Clinton Beaird VIRIN: 210930-N-N0831-0003 Royal Australian Navy Officer Joins the Cadre of Warfare Tactics Instructors Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Gaisford, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), graduated from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC's) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program. SMWDC LATEST NEWS RAN IAMD WTI
Best Preparation for SWO Career Success – Become a WTI Best Preparation for SWO Career Success – Become a WTI SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 210730-N-N0831-0002 Best Preparation for SWO Career Success – Become a WTI Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, along with several Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs), visited the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) July 15, 2021. SMWDC LATEST NEWS
210504-N-FG807-1046 Lt. Tia Walker (left) and Lt. Taylor Reck, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI), pose for a photo outside the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) in Fallon, Nev. where they instruct at the Integrated Air Defense Course (IADC) at Carrier Airborne Early Weapons School (CAEWS). SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Lowe VIRIN: 210504-N-FG807-1046 Surface WTIs Bring Together Tactical Integration of Strike Groups and Air Wings The roar of naval aircraft flying through vast, blue skies is a familiar sound for those stationed in the “Oasis of Nevada”. SMWDC LATEST NEWS
Female Warfare Tactics Instructors Lead Warship Rushmore Female Warfare Tactics Instructors Lead Warship Rushmore SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 210324-N-N0831-0001 Female Warfare Tactics Instructors Lead Warship Rushmore Cmdr. Emily Royse, an Amphibious Warfare (AMW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) from South SMWDC LATEST NEWS
Pilot program Pilot program SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 210329-N-N0831-0001 Pilot Program Previews Future of Surface Warfare Tactical Training The U.S. Navy Surface Force kicked off the New Year with a six-month pilot program designed to SMWDC LATEST NEWS
SMWDC Graduates Seven New Amphibious Warfare Tactics Instructors Seven Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates completed the Amphibious Warfare (AMW) WTI SMWDC LATEST NEWS
N/A N/A SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: N/A VIRIN: 210114-N-N0831-0008 Fleet Welcomes Newest Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructors DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) -- Seven Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) qualified as Integrated Air and Missile SMWDC LATEST NEWS