NIWDC Commander visits Stennis Commands

by Lt. J.G. Jennifer Meryl Marks, NIWDC Public Affairs Office

20 October 2022 Stennis, Miss. -- Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center - NIWDC, made his first visit to Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command & the four subordinate commands in Stennis, Miss. in October 2022.

SLIDESHOW | images | 221011-N-N0798-1005 During his recent visit to Naval Information Warfare Training Group Gulfport (NIWTG-G), Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, is briefed by Mr. Jake Thompson, Training Officer, NIWTG-G, on the mission and capabilities of the Maritime Robotics Otter. The Otter is an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), an easily deployable turn-key system for seabed and shoreline mapping using its onboard bathymetric SONAR and terrestrial LiDar systems. This USV provides NIWTG-G the capability to teach Unmanned Systems operation technology to their international military students attending their six-month International Hydrographic Management and Engineering Program (IHMEP). This capability keeps U.S. Navy’s hydrography training modern, relevant, and able to meet international accreditation standards with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) at the category B level. (U.S. Navy/Released)

SLIDESHOW | images | 221011-N-N0798-1004 Standing in front of Naval Information Warfare Training Group Gulfport (NIWTG-G) headquarters building (from left to right) are Lt. Cmdr. James McDowell, Executive Officer, NIWTG-G, Cmdr. Colleen Perle, Commanding Officer, NIWTG-G, Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, Mr. John Pope, Technical Director, NIWTG-G, and CMC Vernon Diedrich, NIWTG-G Command Master Chief. (U.S. Navy/Released)

SLIDESHOW | images | 221011-N-N0798-1003 Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, receives a presentation by Mr. Jake Thompson, Training Officer, Naval Information Warfare Training Group Gulfport (NIWTG-G), on past projects of former students of the International Hydrographic Management and Engineering Program (IHMEP). (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

SLIDESHOW | images | 221011-N-N0798-1002 Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, stands with Capt. Jonathan Vorrath Chief of Staff, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM), in the command’s executive suite. This is Braswell’s first visit to COMNAVMETOCCOM and the four subordinate commands in Stennis, Miss. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

SLIDESHOW | images | 221011-N-N0798-1001 Capt. Bryan Braswell, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, speaks to the new cadre of Naval Oceanography officers attending the Basic Officer Accession Training (BOAT) Naval Oceanography course during his first visit to Naval Information Warfare Training Group Gulfport (NIWTG-G) in Mississippi Oct. 11. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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