Officially Licensed US Navy Surface Combat Systems Training Command Patch - U.S. Navy SCSTC officially licensed embroidered patch representing the command that trains surface warfighters to fight and win.Sea-Stick pride, surface warfare readiness, and the global training mission that keeps the fleet lethal and prepared.The Surface Combat Systems Training Command, known throughout the surface Navy as SCSTC and pronounced Sea-Stick, was established under the Naval Education and Training Command in 2004 and formally renamed from the Center for Surface Combat Systems on November 1, 2021. Headquartered at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia, SCSTC operates 15 global learning sites and detachments spanning Great Lakes, Hampton Roads, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Yokosuka, and beyond. The command teaches surface Navy Sailors across every stage of their career, from boot camp graduates learning their first ratings to commanding officers preparing to lead ships. Its mission covers the full kill chain, training warfighters to maintain, operate, and tactically employ Aegis combat systems, vertical launching systems, anti-submarine warfare suites, ballistic missile defense platforms, and integrated air and missile defense capabilities. SCSTC annually trains more than 31,000 U.S. Navy Sailors and over 1,000 international Sailors from 27 partner nations, making it one of the most consequential shore training commands in the fleet. Lessons from real-world events, including surface engagements in the Red Sea, are continuously incorporated into training scenarios so deploying ships arrive ready for the threats they will actually face.Perfect For: Surface warfare veterans, SCSTC graduates and instructors, Fire Controlmen, Gunner's Mates, Operations Specialists, Electronics Technicians, Aegis Tactical Action Officer course alumni, Dahlgren and Dam Neck command veterans, surface fleet collectors, shadow box builders, reunion attendees, and anyone who wants a patch that represents the schoolhouse behind the surface Navy's combat readiness. It also makes a meaningful gift for families and supporters who understand that the training pipeline is where fleet lethality is built, one qualified watchstander at a time.SCSTC heritage, stitched for the Sailors who built the kill chain and kept the surface fleet ready to fight.
