180626-N-GG458-011 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Ensign Luisa Holland
180626-N-GG458-011 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Ensign Luisa Holland makes log entries while standing watch in the pilot house of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during a live fi... More
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) hosted advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer (ASWO) students for hands-on training inside of CSCS’s C... More
SMWDC Commander visits SWOS San Diego Basic Division Officer Course
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 30, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) speaks with members of Surface Warfare Officer Schools Command detachment San Diego's B... More
Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Cushanick, a Navy reservist and federal
Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Cushanick, a Navy reservist and federal civil servant who works at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC), listens as he attends Naval Surface and Mine... More
First ASW/SUW WTI Re-Blue Increases Surface Fleet Warfighting Capabili...
SAN DIEGO (May 22, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), far right, poses for a photo with Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfa... More
Surface Fleet Welcomes Newest ASW / SUW Warfare Tactics Instructors
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 23, 2019) Graduates of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC’s) Anti-Submarine Warfare / Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) course pose for a pho... More
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA (Aug. 24, 2018) Rear Adm. Erik Ross, President, Board of Inspection and Survey, left, shakes hands with the Lt. Cmdr. Ryan McBride, Honor Graduate for Naval ... More
180626-N-GG458-008 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Ensign Zachary
180626-N-GG458-008 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Ensign Zachary Kohama stands watch in the pilot house of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) i... More
ASW/SUW WTI Assumes Command of USS Charleston (LCS 18)
Cmdr. James Hoey, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI), became the first ASW/SUW WTI to assume command of a warship December 6, 2019.
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to LCDR Jeremy Blanchette, an Information Warfare (IW) ... More
Lt. Kelly Murphy (left) receives her Amphibious Warfare
Lt. Kelly Murphy (left) receives her Amphibious Warfare (AMW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch from Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), d... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to LCDR Jeremy Blanchette, an Information Warfare (IW) ... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), presents the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to LCDR Jeremy Blanchette, an Information Warfare (IW) W... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), presents certificates to Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Grusich for being selected as the Honor Graduate (for having the... More
Lt. Tyler Westover, receives the Honor Graduate award
Lt. Tyler Westover, receives the Honor Graduate award from Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), during a graduation ceremony for the newest Anti... More
Lt. Andrew Campos, an Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Lt. Andrew Campos, an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) is assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Headquarters.
Graduates of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development
Graduates of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC’s) Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) course stand behind Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, co... More
Little Creek VA (April 20, 2018) Commodore Daniel Blackburn,
Little Creek VA (April 20, 2018) Commodore Daniel Blackburn, commander Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Six presents the Honor Graduate plaque to Lt. Michael Pires from Mountainside, N.J., April 20, 2018 for his s... More
Lt. Rod Hanks, receives the Arleigh Burke and Top Tactician
Lt. Rod Hanks, receives the Arleigh Burke and Top Tactician awards from Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), during a graduation ceremony for th... More
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Polnaszek, Naval Surface and
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Polnaszek, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC’s) Instructor and Tactics Course (ITC) manager speaks to ITC class 19010 prior to their graduation. ITC is the ini... More
Joint Staff Leader Welcomes Navy’s Newest Integrated
Joint Staff Leader Welcomes Navy’s Newest Integrated Air & Missile Defense Top Tacticians to the Fleet
Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and
Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), speaks to the Instructors and Tactics Course (ITC) class 19010 prior to their graduation. ITC is the initial cours... More
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) hosted advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer (ASWO) students for hands-on training inside of CSCS’s C... More
Joint Staff Leader Welcomes Navy’s Newest Integrated
Joint Staff Leader Welcomes Navy’s Newest Integrated Air & Missile Defense Top Tacticians to the Fleet
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Polnaszek, Naval Surface and
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Polnaszek, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC’s) Instructor and Tactics Course (ITC) manager speaks to ITC class 19010 prior to their graduation. ITC is the ini... More
Pacific Fleet and Fleet Forces Commanders visit Surface Fleet’s Warfig...
180625-N-SE292-002 SAN DIEGO (June 25, 2018) Adm. John Aquilino, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (left) and Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (right)... More
Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and
Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), speaks to the Instructors and Tactics Course (ITC) class 19010 prior to their graduation. ITC is the initial cours... More
Top SWOs Begin Surface Warfare Tactics and Instructor Training
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (July 23, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the fir... More
Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development
Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch addresses the newly promoted chiefs during the SMWDC, Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare, and Mine Warfare Training Comman... More
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel O'Neill
Portrait of LCDR Daniel O'Neill
Lt. Erich Buss, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare
Lt. Erich Buss, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) is assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Sea Combat Division.
180626-N-GG458-001 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) The Whidbey Island-class
180626-N-GG458-001 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sail in formation behind the... More
The Mine Warfare (MIW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI)
The Mine Warfare (MIW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch is one of four warfare area WTI patches worn by the top-talented Surface Warfare Officers who have qualified as warfighting experts in MIW, Amphibio... More
SMWDC Celebrates Fifth Anniversary, Rapidly Increasing Surface Force L...
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Headquarters staff pose for a group photo while celebrating SMWDC's fifth anniversary. From left to right: Lt. Eugenia Rhone, Lt. Matthew Heimer, Cm... More
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA (Aug. 24, 2018) Amphibious Warfare (AMW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 18020 graduates pose for a photo with Rear Adm. Erik Ross, President, Board ... More
At center and far left (respectively), Rear Admiral
At center and far left (respectively), Rear Admiral Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), and Capt. Christopher Merwin, director of Naval Surface and Mine War... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) talks with SMWDC Headquarters staff following an award ceremony where he presented the Navy and Marine Corps Co... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), presents a certificate to Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Smith for being selected as the Top Tactician (for displaying ... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), center, poses for a group photo with the newest 15 Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare... More
Score of Surface Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) Candidates Complete ...
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 14, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the firs... More
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) visited USS San Jacinto (CG 56) September 19, 2019, where he discussed SMWDC’s Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI)... More
Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Bartholomeaux receives his Integrated
Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Bartholomeaux receives his Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch from Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Devel... More
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) hosted advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer (ASWO) students for hands-on training inside of CSCS’s C... More
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Pavlik receives his Amphibious Warfare
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Pavlik receives his Amphibious Warfare (AMW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch from Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), d... More