Now the Navy is trying to address some of those issues with a new 130,000 square-foot surface ship training center on Naval Base San Diego. The center, the first of two that are planned, is preparing to graduate its first class of surface warfare officers. The $40-million Mariner Skills Training Center Pacific will be fully up and running by the end of the year, according to the center’s commanding officer. (AP)In San Diego, the training center houses five full-size bridge simulators. “Newly reporting junior [surface warfare officers] now have better training than ever before,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2021 15:45 UTC