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Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Hosts Commander Expeditionary Strike Group Two

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS110204-16
2/4/2011

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Jamica Johnson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGLANT) played host to Rear Adm. Kevin D. Scott, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 2.

During his visit to the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) school house, Scott was given a tour of the new classrooms, where he was shown the improvements made as a result of a recent service life extension upgrade.

"Today the admiral's visit included showing him our capabilities, explaining how many students we advance through our program each year, our attrition rates, and what our basic pipeline for each student prior to graduation," said Damage Control Senior Chief Bret A. Lee, LCAC trainer leading chief petty officer. "We are also going to give him a tour of the facility showing him how the classroom is set up with computer based training for each individual student, what sort of classroom instruction each student gets, along with how to use the computer based training."

In addition to visiting classrooms and interacting with Sailors enrolled in the program, Adm. Scott was shown the virtual LCAC and full-motion trainer.

"The purpose of the virtual LCAC is to provide students with both the classroom environment and a somewhat realistic view before entering the full-motion trainer," said Lee.

Students present during the admiral's visit embraced the opportunity to interact with him and looked at the experience as a day to remember.

"Today's visit with the Admiral was great," said Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician Mechanical Christopher E. Austin, a student in the LCAC craftmaster, engineering and navigators course. "He was very personable and I appreciate him taking time out to talk to us students, he seemed very interested in what we have going on and he had a lot of knowledge to share as well."

The day's events proved to be successful both by introducing Adm. Scott to the improvements of the schoolhouse and reassuring the students that their progress does not go unnoticed.

"We want our junior Sailors to see that the chain of command is interested in the program and that it is vital for them to get through the school," said Lee. "We also wanted Admiral Scott to see that we are doing everything that we can to ensure our training is where it is supposed to be and that we are providing the fleet with qualified Sailors they need."