 Sailors aboard littoral combat ships or LCS are using the Navy's newest programs to train shipboard evolutions. The training combines on-screen maintenance personnel avatars who instruct sailors in realistic environments using handheld devices that will emulate tools. This gives sailors maintenance training in both routine and potentially new ways using an approach similar to video games. Many of today's sailors grew up playing video games and the Navy believes this interaction has become second nature, which is important to the development of this training. The computer-based training coincides with automated systems aboard LCS, and the more sailors are familiar and comfortable with maintaining and operating the ship, the more efficient and effective they become. Read more about this story on the Navy Live blog. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Jen Blake.