Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) prepares students for their demanding shipboard responsibilities. At Center for Surface Combat System’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Training Facility at SWOS Learning Site San Diego, prospective engineering plant technicians learn how to do their jobs through blended classroom review and a highly advanced Integrated Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE), a 3-dimensional, interactive, LCS simulator, complete with voice controls and ultra-realistic sound effects. (U.S. Navy video/Released)