By Pat Maio, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Public Affairs Ready-to-field virtual remote technologies that could significantly enhance how a land-based subject matter expert (SME) supports a warfighter at sea were validated at a recent Navy-led exercise at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California. Naval Sea Systems Commands Technology Office (NAVSEA 05T) led the Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX) Distance Support, a three-day exercise focused on assessing technologies that can provide better distance support to forward operational units, and involved collaboration during various scenarios between Department of Defense (DOD) stakeholders and industry partners from March 21 to 23 across three locations, mostly at the…