06 May 2022 CIWT Staff Member Receives Copernicus Award Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Cortez, assigned to the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), was honored as one of the 2022 Copernicus Award winners for his contributions supporting information warfare during the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber conference at the
02 May 2022 CIWT PQS Updates Keep the Fleet’s IW Professionals on Track The Center for Information Warfare Training provides training for the Navy’s information warfare (IW) professionals throughout their careers allowing them to keep advancing their knowledge and expertise, while also maintaining proficiency in perishable skills. Another part of the training mandate is
25 April 2022 Navy’s Senior Language Authority Visits CIWT James Lewis, senior language authority and director of the Navy Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) office and Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Master Chief Kenneth Paulsen, senior rating advisor for the CTI rating to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information
11 April 2022 IWTC Virginia Beach First Female Senior Enlisted Leader Reflects on 129 Years of Deckplate Leadership On April 1, 1893, the title "Chief Petty Officer" was officially established, and since that day chiefs have provided a formidable keel of leadership and stability for the Navy. On April 1st, 2022, Navy chief petty officers at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach and around the
11 April 2022 CIWT Restores Language Testing in Hawaii and Japan The Center for Information Warfare Training is pleased to announce the restoration of testing under the Navy Defense Foreign Language Testing Program (N-DFLTP) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Yokosuka, Japan. Appointments are now available for the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) and the
05 April 2022 Corry Station Instructors Reflect on COVID-19, Then and Now Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station reflects on COVID-19 “Then and Now” in response to the regions reduction in COVID-19 mask and medical screening protocols, March 2022. The Navy Region Southwest All Hands Message, Corona Virus (COVID-19) Update: March 4, 2022 stated, “While
04 April 2022 IWTC Virginia Beach Sailors Gather to Celebrate National Women's History Month On Mar. 31, 2022, students and staff members attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach gathered to celebrate National Women's History Month. The event, hosted by the multi-cultural heritage committee, featured two guest speakers, and concluded with a cake-cutting
01 April 2022 CIWT Celebrates Birthday of Chief Petty Officer Rate The Navy’s grade of chief petty officer (CPO) was officially established on Apr. 1, 1893, and is now celebrated on that date annually by Navy commands around the world. On Apr. 1, 2022, all the chief petty officers stationed onboard Corey Station gathered at Center for Information Warfare Training
31 March 2022 IWTS Hawaii Sailors Honored for Volunteer Efforts Preserving USS Missouri Each Thursday morning Sailors from Information Warfare Training Site (IWTS) Hawaii can be found volunteering onboard USS Missouri (BB 63), preserving the Battleship, famous for being the site of surrender that marked the end of World War II. During a ceremony on Mar. 24, the IWTS Hawaii volunteers
28 March 2022 ACE Team Completes On-Site Review of Seven CIWT Courses The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) welcomed the team from the American Council on Education (ACE) from Mar. 22 - 24, for its first in-person review of courses and occupations since 2019. The last three reviews took place virtually due to COVID-19, but this year the ACE team was