160812-N-QU339-071 PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Members of

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PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Members of the Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo (LARC) vehicle project (right), explain their project during the Powerful Engagement and Learning In Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES), final presentations and Design Challenge Awards (left to right Dan McCambridge, Jean Paul Ortuno, Corey Stein and Kevin Hurtado). The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) in collaboration with University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), hosted the PIPELINES, Design Challenge Awards, which culminated summer 2016's new workforce learning initiative, part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, August 12, at the Bard Mansion on Naval Base Ventura County. The LARC vehicle project's objective was to research issues with the current ingress/egress system of the LARC vehicle and develop a new ladder system. Each project was briefed by a mentor who gave the project background before introducing the student team who presented their Design Challenge solution to the judges and audience. U.S. Navy Photo by Michael Ard (Released)