CAPTAIN DAN COVELLI, USN, is the Commanding Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and Naval Support Activity (NSA), Orlando. NAWCTSD is the Navy’s principal center for modeling, simulation and training systems technologies. The command provides training solutions and research for a wide spectrum of military programs, including aviation, surface, and undersea warfare and other specialized requirements. Captain Covelli leads a workforce of more than 1,200 scientists, evaluators, engineers, technicians, logisticians, contracting specialists, and support personnel. Captain Covelli, a 1994 graduate of S.U.N.Y. Maritime College with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering, received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1997. Captain Covelli served as the Executive Officer for NAWCTSD prior to assuming command in July 2021. A Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 graduate, CAPT Covelli has flown 119 combat missions and logged over 2,800 flight hours in 19 different aircraft. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal – Strike/Flight, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal along with various other personal, unit, and service medals.