Jason Nelson LT Jason Nelson is a Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES) Masters Student at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He is a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) whose previous duties include tours as the Electrical Officer and Combat Information Center Officer aboard USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) and the Operations Officer for the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV-2). His awards include the Navy – Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his duties on USS Vandegrift and the Navy – Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his tour on Swift. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Illinois.

LT Jason Nelson explains the potential impact of an augmented reality, ship based, weapons trainer to a group of young cadets from the Monterey High JROTC program in February.