>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," A WIDE SPREAD OUTAGE TOOK DOWN MULTIPLE INDIANA UNIVERSITY WEB PAGES.

VIDEO OBTAINED FROM A STAFF MEETING MAY SHOW THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR IF ANY DATA WAS COMPROMISED.

>> I DON'T EXPECT THERE TO BE A PUBLIC AIRING OF ANY MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

>> IT'S BEEN SIX WEEKS SINCE AN EF2 TORNADO RAVAGED MONROE COUNTY, INJURING DOZENS OF PEOPLE AND DESTROYING MULTIPLE STRUCTURES.

>> I JUST SAT THERE IN FEAR FOR A SOLID COUPLE OF MINUTES UNTIL I HEARD MY NEIGHBOR SCREAMING MY NAME.

>> REBUILDING AFTER THE STORM COMING UP.

AND ON THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY, HOOSIERS GIVE US A RARE LOOK AT THEIR LIVES WORKING AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST NAVY BASE.

>> I WON'T TELL ANYONE THAT THE NAVY IS AN EASY THING.

>> THOSE STORIES, PLUS LATEST NEWS HEADLINES FROM ACROSS STATE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN ALONGSIDE ETHAN SANDWEISS.

FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, THE INDIANA WEBSITES HAVE BEEN DOWN, AND FRUSTRATING THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.

MANY OF THE SITES HAVE NOT COME BACK.

ETHAN SANDWEISS HAS MORE.

>> IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS PLAGUING I.U.

WEBSITES BUT THE UNIVERSITY IS ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT IT CALLS A SECURITY INCIDENT.

>> LAST WEEK, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT PATRICK PHILLIPS MET WITH I.T.

SUPPORT TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.

THE SOURCE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE ZOOM MEETING TO WTIU NEWS.

IT INCLUDED PHILLIPS ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

>> WILL THERE BE ANY KIND OF PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF WHAT THE INITIAL INCIDENT WAS?

THAT QUIETNESS ABOUT THAT, I THINK HAS BEEN VERY DISCONCERTING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE DISCONCERTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A WORD OR IF I JUST MADE ONE UP.

NO, I DO NOT EXPECT THERE WILL EVER BE A PUBLIC AIRING -- OF -- ANY MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

>> PHILLIPS SAYS THEY GOT REPORTED ON JUNE 7th THAT SITE HOST STARTED AROUND THE YEAR 2000, WAS FALTERING.

PAGES WERE LOADING SLOWLY WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM.

PRESIDENT PAMELA WHITTEN, UNIVERSITY MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND I.U.

OFFICIALS I.T.

BEGAN TO DECIDE WHICH WEBSITES TO KEEP ONLINE.

IT REPRESENTS ABOUT 95% OF THE UNIVERSITY'S WEB PRESENCE.

>> THERE ARE OTHER SITES THAT GET THINGS PRIORITIZED AND YOU HAVE JUMP WHEN THEY COME IN.

AND SO IT'S BEEN -- IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I THINK WE HAD TO DO HOW TO PRIORITIZE GETTING STUFF BACK ON.

>> I.T.

SERVICES SHUT DOWN ALL THE 2600 WEB PAGES TO CONTAIN THE PROBLEM.

I.U.

RELEASED NOTHING BUT SAID SECURITY VULNERABILITIES WERE AT FAULT.

>> IT'S BEEN PUBLICLY REPORTED THAT IT WAS SECURITY RELATED.

THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT ELABORATE BEYOND THAT.

BUT, YES, IT WAS SECURITY RELATED.

>> I.U.

SPOKESPERSON MIKE BODY DESIGNED AN INTERVIEW.

HE ISSUED A BRIEF STATEMENT SAYING NO SENSITIVE INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE COMPROMISED.

UNIVERSITY DIDN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INVOLVED AND WHETHER OR NOT THE CRISIS WAS PREVENTED.

IT WAS ENOUGH FOR I.U.

TO COMPLETELY BUILD A NEW WEB PLATFORM FROM SCRATCH.

SITE HOST WAS TOSSED AND A NEW SYSTEM CALLED SITE CUBE IS IN THE WORKS.

THERE'S NO TIME WHEN IT WILL BE FULLY RESTORED.

>> I'M GIVING YOU PROBABLY THAN WHAT YOU ARE GETTING FROM THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING PART OF THIS TEAM.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME.

>> IF SITE HOST WERE COMPROMISED SOMEONE COULD INSTALLED ACCESS TO OFFER MY SQL THAT COULD CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS AND STAFF.

>> SO IF FOLKS' DATA WAS COMPROMISED, WOULD THEY HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE UNIVERSITY?

>> WHEN THAT KIND OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IS STOLEN, IT REQUIRES DATABASE PEOPLE TO NOTIFY PEOPLE WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY, NO MORE THAN 45.

A REASONABLE DELAY COULD MEAN THE TIME IT TAKES THE TIME TO DISCOVER THE SCOPE OF THE BREACH.

>> YOU SAW A VIDEO THAT WE JUST SAW FROM SECURITY EXPERTS AND, OF COURSE, THE UNIVERSITY.

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU LEARNED FROM IT?

>> THE EXPERTS I SPOKE TO AGREED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN THE ENTIRE SITUATION WITHOUT ALL THE BACK AROUND DETAILS.

TARA WHEELER, WHO IS C.E.O.

OF RED QUEEN TECHNOLOGIES TOOK ISSUE WITH I.U.

'S DECISION NOT TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION.

HERE SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT.

>> FIRST OBLIGATION IS TO FIGHT FOR THE USERS AND ANYONE SAYING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION THAT IS KEY TO LETTING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS PROTECT THEMSELVES, HAS AN ETHICS PROBLEM.

A DEEP ONE.

I AM DISAPPOINTED AND I AM APPALLED AT THE IDEA THAT A PERSON WOULD COVER UP THAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND -- I CAN UNDERSTAND THE INSTITUTIONAL INCENTIVES.

>> I.U.

COULD ALSO PUT INFORMATION OUT IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED THEM TO DELAY FOR AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION OR NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

WHEELER TOLD ME THAT'S NOT AS CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS.

I.U.

PARTNERS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON DEFENSE RESEARCH, INCLUDING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INVESTED IN THE CRANE NAVAL WARFARE SERVICE CENTER.

>> THEY DO A LOT OF CONTRACTING AND IF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS ALL THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF EVERYBODY ON PAYROLL WHO IS RECEIVING MONEY FOR WORKING ON DEFENSE CONTRACTS, DO YOU KNOW THE GOLD MINE OF INFORMATION THAT IS?

RIGHT?

IT'S NOT JUST THE STUDENTS.

IT'S EVERYBODY ASSOCIATED.

>> ANOTHER UNIVERSITY WAS RECENTLY HIT WITH A MAJOR SECURITY BRIEF.

HACKERS STOLE DATA FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK BELONGING TO EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS AND STUDENTS.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, JOE.

>> THANKS, ETHAN.

I'M SURE CONTINUING COVERAGE AS THIS GOES ON.

>> THERE'S MORE TO COME.

>> WELL, INDIANA'S PUBLIC COLLEGES ARE CUTTING 20% OF THEIR DEGREE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE.

IT COMES AFTER A NEW LAW REQUIRED THEM TO ELIMINATE PROGRAMS WITH LOW NUMBERS OF GRADUATES.

WHILE OFFICIALS WELCOME THE CUTS, AUBREY WRIGHT REPORTS INDIANA UNIVERSITY FACULTY FEAR WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE BRACING FOR THE LOSS OF MORE THAN 400 DEGREES ACROSS THE STATE.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY MADE THE MOST CUTS ADDING UP TO 249 PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.

I.U.

LEADERS VOLUNTEERED ABOUT 115 CUTS FOR BLOOMINGTON ALONE.

>> YOU ARE CHEATING THE STUDENTS.

YOU ARE CHEATING THE STUDENTS OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT THEY NEVER KNEW THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED?

>> CURRENT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH ANY PROGRAM THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED.

SOME FACULTY WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER PART OF THE LAW.

UNIVERSITIES ARE REQUIRED TO ELIMINATE DEGREES AND THE COSTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

>> MANY OF US, WE ARE WONDERING DO THOSE COSTS INCLUDE US?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> THE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED LATER THIS MONTH.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> GOP LEADERS SAY THE CUTS WILL STREAMLINE HIGHER EDUCATION, AND BETTER CONNECT STUDENTS TO CAREERS.

WELL, A LOT OF HOOSIERS WILL BE HAVING COOKOUTS THIS WEEKEND AS THEY CELEBRATE JULY 4.

ACCORDING TO THE FARM BUREAU'S ANNUAL SURVEY, IT WILL COST SLIGHTLY MORE THIS YEAR.

THE AVERAGE PRICE PER MEAL IS $7.15.

THAT'S A 5% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, AND NOW THAT BASKET INCLUDES GROUND BEEF, CHICKEN, ONE PACK OF HAMBURGER BUNS, POTATO SALADS, PORK AND BEANS, LEMONADES, COOKIES, ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES.

>> WE HAVE OUR HOGS AND WE HAVE MORE PORK IN COLD STORAGE.

THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME RELIEF IN THE MEAT CASE.

OUR SHOPPERS FOUND GROUND BEEF DOWN -- EXCUSE ME, ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, AND THAT WAS A WELCOME RESPONSE.

>> ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES SAW THE LARGEST INCREASES IN PRICE WITHIN THE STATE GOING UP 31% AND 19% RESPECTIVELY.

COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>> MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR HOME IN A MAY TORNADO ARE BEGINNING THE LONG PROCESS REBUILDING.

AND WE TRAVEL HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD WHERE I.U.

NURSING STUDENTS ARE GETTING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN ONE OF KENYA'S BUSIEST HOSPITALS.

THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WELL, SIX WEEKS AFTER AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN MONROE COUNTY, SOME RESIDENTS ARE STARTING THE LONG PROCESS OF REBUILDING.

NATALIE FITZGIBBONS REPORTS ON THE RECOVERY.

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER CARLY CROFT SAT IN HER BATHTUB HOLDING HER TABBY CAT AS THE WALLS OF HER HOME SHOOK IN WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BULLDOZER FILLED HER EARS.

PIECES OF HER CEILING AND CHUNKS OF INSULATION FELL ON HER.

CROFT THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO DIE.

>> I JUST SAT THERE IN FEAR FOR A SOLID COUPLE MINUTES UNTIL I HEARD MY NEIGHBOR SCREAMING MY NAME AND COMING IN.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, I WAS ABLE TO, LIKE, GET UP AND START TO KIND OF CLIMB MY WAY OUT OF MY HOME.

>> CROFT WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE SAW THE WHITE CLOUDS CHANGE SHAPE ABOVE THE GRASS FIELD ACROSS THE STREET.

ONCE SHE REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, SHE CALLED HER NEIGHBORS TO NOTIFY THEM.

AS SHE SOUGHT SHELTER.

THE TORNADO TORE AND COLLAPSED HER ROOF, CAUSED TREE LIMBS TO FALL ON HER HOME, SHATTERED ALL THE WINDOWS AND TOTALED HER CAR.

>> IT WAS A BRICK AND LIMESTONE BUILDING.

IT'S ONE OF THE SAFEST STRUCTURES YOU COULD BE IN.

SO -- AND I WAS IN THE BATHTUB AND IT WAS A VERY SAFE STRUCTURE TO BE IN.

I WASN'T HARMED AND NEITHER WAS ANYONE ELSE HERE.

>> MANY OF THE HOMES AROUND HER ARE STILL STANDING AND SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE.

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF CROFT'S HOME IS THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND DIRT.

SHE'S PLANNING TO REBUILD AND LIVING WITH HER PARENTS IN THE MEANTIME.

SHE IS STILL PROCESSING WHAT HAPPENED AND STRUGGLES WITH THE TRAUMA.

>> SOUNDS WILL AFFECT ME, LIKE, AIR CONDITIONING KICKING ON BECAUSE OF THAT, LIKE, WHOOSHING SOUND.

COMPLETE SILENCE EVEN, IF THE AIR CONDITIONING KICKS OFF AND THERE'S COMPLETE SILENCE, BECAUSE BEFORE THE STORM STARTED, IT WAS COMPLETELY SILENT.

>> CROFT EXPECTS IT TO TAKE SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS TO REBUILD HER HOME.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M NATALIE FITZGIBBONS.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY NURSING STUDENTS HAD A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER IN KENYA.

THE SIX STUDENTS TRAVELED OVER 7,000 MILES AND WORKED IN A VASTLY DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

OUR ELYSE PERRY HAS MORE.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST HOSPITALS.

FOR COMPARISON, INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLOOMINGTON HAS JUST 190 BEDS.

IN KENYA, THE STUDENTS WERE IMMERSED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY HAD TO PROVIDE HANDS ON CARE, UNLIKE THE CLINICALS IN THE UNITED STATES THERE WAS NO TIME FOR THE STUDENTS TO SIMPLY OBSERVE.

>> IN THE UNITED STATES, A LOT OF OUR CLINICAL SETTING IS KIND OF BEING A SHADOW TO THE NURSE, AND STEPPING IN WHEN IT FEELS APPROPRIATE.

WHEREAS HERE, IT'S EXPECTED THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF THE CARE.

THE PATIENT TO NURSE RATIO IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES USUALLY OPERATE ON ONE NURSE TO SIX PATIENTS.

IN KENYA IT'S COMMON TO SEE ONE NURSE FOR 30 PATIENTS.

THIS MEANT THEY WERE NOT JUST ASSISTING, THEY WERE ON THE FRONT-LINES, SOMETIMES EXPECTED TO PROVIDE CARE THIS CRITICAL SITUATIONS.

COOK DELIVERED A BABY, SOMETHING THAT BACHELOR LEVEL NURSING STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> ANY SECOND DAY, I ASSISTED IN THE BIRTH OF TWINS WHICH WAS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS ONE DAY ON LABOR AND DELIVERY IN THE STATES.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WAS ABLE TO DO A DELIVERY ON MY OWN.

>> THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY CLINICAL ASSISTANT BETH MURRAY.

THE LIMITED RESOURCES IN KENYA TAUGHT THE STUDENTS TO THINK ON THEIR FEET.

SHE OFFERED THE EXAMPLE OF USING A RUBBER GLOVE AS A TOURNIQUET OR AN ICE PACK.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL TAKE HOME, OKAY, I DON'T HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT.

WHAT DO I HAVE?

HOW CAN I MODIFY IT?

HOW CAN I USE MY MIND TO KIND OF MAKE THIS WORK?

>> THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS WERE PAIRED WITH KENYAN MEDICAL STUDENTS, AS THE I.U.

STUDENTS AND THEIR KENYAN COUNTERPARTS COLLABORATED, THEY FORMED FRIENDSHIPS.

THE TWO WILL TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOR CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND THREE I.U.

HEALTH HOSPITALS.

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANAPOLIS AND FORT WAYNE.

KIRABI SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO LEARN IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT ALSO TO SEE THE I.U.

STUDENTS AGAIN.

>> WE ARE NOW FRIENDS.

>> AS THE PROGRAM ENDED, THE I.U.

STUDENTS REFLECTED ON THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

FOR COOK, IT WAS A MOMENT TO CONSIDER HOW MUCH SHE HAD LEARNED ABOUT ADAPTABLE, RESOURCEFULNESS AND HOW TO INTERACT WITH PATIENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

>> I THINK THIS IS UP WITH OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS FROM NOW, I WILL LOOK BACK ON AND REMEMBER THE THINGS I LEARNED AND THE PEOPLE I MET.

AND BE SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DID HERE.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," REPORTING FROM KENYA, I'M ELYSE PERRY.

>>> THIS YEAR MARKS THE SECOND TIME I.U.

HAS OFFERED NURSING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO KENYA.

>>> THIS FALL MARKS 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FINDING OF THE U.S. NAVY.

MY COLLEAGUE GEORGE HALE WAS INVITED TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, TO LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN NAVY.

>> NORFOLK SPRAWLS OVER SMILES.

ITS HEADQUARTERS TO THE NAVY FLEET FORCES COMMAND AND THE ATLANTIC FLEET.

DOZENS, WHICH HOUSES SUBMARINES AND CARRIERS AND HELICOPTERS.

HOOSIERS ARE AMONG THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAILORS AND CIVILIANS THERE.

>> I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN THINGS THAT I ONLY SAW ON TV.

>> LANCE FINCHAM GREW UP NEAR MUNCIE AND JOINED THE NAVY IN 2017.

>> I MAINTAIN WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND TRAINS PEOPLE ON HOW TO USE THOSE WEAPONS, AS WELL AS DOING ANTITERRORISM.

>> HE ARRIVED IN NORFOLK AFTER DEPLOYING EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> HOW TO COMBAT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS LIKE A DIVER COMING UP, MAYBE PUTTING AN EXPLOSIVE ON THE SHIP OR THERE MAY BE A RIOT ON THE PIER THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

>> WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT SEA, IS THE SAILORS SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRAINING.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON IN MAY, PILOTS WITH THE HELICOPTERS C COMBAT SQUADRON TAKE OFF AND LAND AGAIN AND AGAIN, PRACTICING MEDICAL RESCUES.

THE SEAHAWKS ARE ABLE TO TAKE OFF AND LAND ON SHIPS OUT AT SEA.

THEY TRAIN AT THE AVIATION SURVIVAL TRAINING CENTER WHICH IS ALSO ON THE BASE.

IN THE CENTER'S POOL, THEY INSTRUCT SIMULATIONS GETTING READY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH, TEACHING THEM HOW TO EVACUATE UNDER WATER.

AND THEY LEARN HOW TO EJECT AND OPERATE PARACHUTES OVER LAND AND SEA.

KEEPING TRACK OF EVERY SAILOR'S CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING.

NAVY PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS WORK ALL OVER THE WORLD.

DARVEL CONNOR IS PLANNING TO RETIRE AFTER TWO DECADES IN THE NAVY.

>> RIGHT NOW, I'M AT 23 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AND SIX DAYS.

>> NOT THAT ANYONE IS COUNTING.

>> OH, NOT COUNTING AT ALL.

>> HE'S A PERSONNEL SPECIALIST.

HE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OPPORTUNITY IN GARY, INDIANA.

>> THE NAVY RECRUITER WAS THE ONE WE SAW THE MOST COMING TO THE SCHOOL AND WE JUST DECIDED TO TALK TO HIM AND REALLY SHOCKED MY PARENTS WHEN THE RECRUITER CAME TO THE HOUSE WITH PAPERWORK, BUT IT'S ONE OF THEM DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE IT, AND YOU JUST GO WITH IT, YOU KNOW?

AND THAT'S -- YOU THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, YOU PROBABLY TALK YOURSELF OUT OF IT.

>> 28 PLUS YEARS LATER, HIS WHOLE CAREER HAS BEEN IN THE NAVY, MOSTLY ON LAND ALTHOUGH PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS ALSO DO DEPLOY.

CONNELL SERVED IN IRAQ.

>> MOSTLY BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

WE HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE AND WE ARE JUST PROCESSING PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY, EMERGENCY LEAVES, MEDEVACS, R & R REQUESTS.

LIKE, WE JUST TAKE CARE OF THE SAILOR AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

>> NAVY INSTRUCTORS ARE USING ADVANCED SIMULATORS TO EDUCATE FUTURE SAILORS.

AT A TRAINING CENTER FOR THE MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY GROUP TWO, SAILORS GAIN EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY AIMING AND FIRING BUT ALSO MAKING SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS ON PERCEIVED THREATS, ALL WHILE THEIR SHIPS AND TARGETS ARE MOVING.

>> WHEN WE ARE ON THE MOTION, WE ARE PRACTICING OUR SEA WORK.

THAT IS HOW WE DETERMINE WHETHER SOMEONE IS A GOOD OR BAD GUY.

ONE OF OUR FINAL, FINAL STEPS BEFORE WE ENGAGE WITH DEADLY FORCE IS CALLED WARNING SHOTS.

>> ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE MARINERS SKILLS TRAINING CENTER 2018 PURDUE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE, EMILY DARLIDGE INSTRUCTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF NAVIGATORS.

>> WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE RULES THE ROAD, CALLED AN OVERTAKING.

THINK ON THE HIGHWAY, WE'RE COMING UP FROM BEHIND SOMEONE, WE ARE IN THE FAST LANE.

WE'RE GOING FASTER AND WE WANT TO GET AROUND THEM.

>> THE NAVY ESTABLISHED THE TRAINING CENTER IN RESPONSE TO A DEADLY COLLISION OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.

USING THIS SPECIAL SOFTWARE SHE TEACHES THEM HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID RISKS NO THEIR SHIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> YOU ARE LOOKING ON THE SCREEN HERE, THIS SHIP IS NOT MOVING IN RELATION TO US.

>> MM-HMM.

>> SO THAT'S A CONCERN, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT MOVING IN RELATION TO US, THERE'S A HIGH-RISK OF COLLISION.

>> DARLIDGE DRIVES FUTURE SHIP DRIVERS IN SIX OR EIGHT WEEK COURSES.

>> YOU GO THROUGH EACH INTERACTION WITH EACH OF THE SHIPS AND THEY MAKE THEIR DECISION APPROPRIATELY, BASED ON WHAT THEY LEARN OUT OF THE CURRICULUM.

>> WITH THE TOUCH OF A FEW BUTTONS SHE TRANSPORTS HER CLASSROOM INTO SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IN THE REAL WORLD.

>> I CAN CHANGE THE SHIPS AND I CAN MAKE THEM GO FASTER OR SLOWER.

I CAN DO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT I WANT TO SCENARIO-WISE.

ON THIS SCREEN.

AND THEN THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CONTROL SCREEN THAT SHOWS ME WHAT SHIPS ARE DOING.

THIS IS WHERE I CAN CHANGE, LIKE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE.

I CAN CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENTALS.

I CAN CHANGE WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS.

I CAN CHANGE HOW MANY WAVES THERE ARE AND HOW HIGH THE WAVES ARE WIND, I CAN CHANGE WIND, WHICH AFFECTS HOW WE DRIVE.

>> DARRLIDGE NAVIGATED REPEATEDLY THROUGH SENSITIVE AND CHALLENGING SEA WAVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> NOW WE'RE AT A CHOKE POINT BETWEEN YEMEN AND DJIBOUTI.

>> A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC.

I HAVE DONE THIS TRANSIT 42 TIMES.

>> THE SIMULATOR CAN ALSO RECREATE THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE SHIPS THAT FUTURE NAVIGATORS WILL CONTROL.

OUT NOVEMBER WHERE AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER APPEARS ON THE HORIZON.

>> THIS IS LOOKS LIKE THE BRIDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

>> AS WE LOOK AROUND, LOOKING RIGHT OR STARBOARD, WE SEE SHIPS COMING AND GOING.

>> FIGHTER JETS TAKE OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN FROM THE DECK OF THE U.S.S.

GEORGE H.W.

BUSH UNDERWAY SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN EARLY MAY.

UNDER THE FLIGHT DECK IS A BUSTLING CITY AT SEA.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME TO PREPARE THE FOOD, TO MAKE IT ALL WORK, SET IT ALL UP.

IT IS A BIT STRAINING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYONE COMES OUT HAPPY.

>> LANE WARNER FROM LAFAYETTE HAS BEEN ON THE CARRIER FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

>> WE DO GET A LOT OF GOOD REVIEWS.

>> WARNER WAS WORKING AS A CULINARY SPECIALIST WHEN THEY DEPLOYED IN 2022 AND 2023 IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WITH 7,000 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

>> I ACTUALLY STARTED GETTING MORE RECOGNIZED FOR HOW I AM, BECAUSE I STARTED WORKING ON THE GRILL, AND I ALWAYS TRY AND BECOME, LIKE -- BE LIKE THE TYPE OF PERSON TO IMPROVE EVERYONE'S MORALE.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I WOULD TAKE MY OWN PERSONAL TIME THAT I HAD OFF, JUST BAKING SOMETHING, JUST ANYTHING I WANTED TO TRY TO BAKE, TO IMPROVE MORALE, BECAUSE ESPECIALLY ON A DEPLOYMENT, IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING TIME.

♪ >> COMPETITION IS TOUGH, BUT MUSICIAN IS A JOB IN THE NAVY.

NAVY BANDS RECRUIT FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING I.U.

'S RENOWNED JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN BLOOMINGTON.

>> I TOOK THE NAVY AUDITION, WHILE I WAS IN MY MASTER'S DEGREE.

>> ERICA LOVATTO, THOUGHT SHE WOULD PLAY IN THE ORCHESTRA.

AND NOW SHE PLAYS IN THE NAVY WOOD WIND.

>> WE DO CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONIES.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY JOB PLAYING IN THE BAND.

♪ >> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M GEORGE HALE.

>>> AND THERE'S STILL ONE MORE DAY LEFT TO VISIT THE MONROE COUNTY FAIR ITS SIX-DAY RUN ENDS TOMORROW.

NOW 8-YEAR-OLD RUBY MAKARAPTAP HAS BEEN AROUND THE FAIRGROUND SINCE SHE WAS BORN.

THIS YEAR SHE'S HELPING CLEAN PENS AND CARE FOR SHEEPS BUT THAT'S NOT ALL SHE DOES.

>> HERE'S THE FUNNEL CAKE.

I LIKE HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS, HAVING FUN, DOING THE SHOWING AND HANGING OUT WITH ANIMALS.

>> ANIMAL SHOWS END TODAY, BUT THE RIDES AND GAMES WILL BE OPEN THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE ARE ALSO FREE CONCERTS AND A DEMOLITION DERBY STILL AHEAD.

THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE