Cmdr. Richard Bentancourt, right, commanding officer

Cmdr. Richard Bentancourt, right, commanding officer of Submarine Learning Facility Norfolk (SLFN) stands in a Virginia-class Ship Control Operations Trainer (VSCOT) with Rear Adm. Thadeu Lobo, commander, Brazilian Submarine Force, and key leadership from the Brazilian delegation at the SLFN headquarters in Norfolk, Va., Oct. 27, 2020. The VSCOT replicates the ship control station onboard Virginia-class submarines and dynamically simulates the ship’s submerged operational characteristics, while providing basic and advanced training in normal and casualty ship control procedures for diving and surfacing, submerged operations, periscope depth operations, weapons launch evolutions, and high and low speed operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alfred Coffield)