Defence Correspondents Course – 2019 Commences at MWC
The 2019 edition of the Defence Correspondents Course (DCC), a month-long course for selected journalists from regional and national media houses, commenced at the Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC) on 26 Aug 19. The Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command delivered the inaugural address and the Director MWC welcomed the 32 participants of the course. The aim of DCC is to build over time, a pool of journalists at all levels, who understand the Armed Forces and are cognizant of the domain when reporting on stories regarding the maritime environment.
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For the next one week, the participants will be addressed by subject matter experts from within the Navy and the Coast Guard and acquainted with aspects of naval operations like aircraft carrier operations, Naval Diplomacy, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief role of the Navy, the organisational structure of the Navy and the Coast Guard. The participants will also be visit naval and Coast Guard ships, submarines and the Naval Dockyard. The highlight of the Naval leg of the DCC is a sea sortie on a frontline Fleet ship where the participants will experience a glimpse of the Navy in action, hands on.
What is The Defence Correspondents’ Course?
The Defence Correspondents’ Course (DCC) is one of the most prestigious courses conducted by the Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. This year, a total of 31 correspondents were selected from all over the country to undergo this four week course.
The Integrated Services phase and Naval attachment commenced at Western Naval Command, Mumbai. Vice Admiral Sangram Singh Byce, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command (WNC) was the chief guest and delivered the inaugural speech for the course while Mr Sitanshu Kar, Additional Principal Information Officer (Defence) especially flew down to Mumbai to interact with the participants. He also delivered the opening lecture on ‘PR set-up in the Armed Forces’. The inaugural session was a true representation of jointmanship with senior officers of Army, Navy and Coast Guard posted in Mumbai. Capt AK Lambhate, Chief PRO (Defence), Mumbai was the Conducting Officer.