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To pay tribute to the sacrifice of Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Shannon Kent, who was killed in action in Manbij, Syria, Jan. 16, 2019, Sailors from Information Warfare Training Command Monterey held a memorial ceremony and participated in an honor run through the Presidio of Monterey on Jan. 14, 2022.

Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 
  • Commander Miles Alvarez

    Commander Miles Alvarez

    Commanding Officer, Information Warfare Training Command Monterey

    Cmdr. Miles Alvarez is a native of Los Angeles. In 2008, he was selected as a cryptologic warfare limited duty officer. He holds a Master of Arts in defense and strategic studies from U.S. Naval War College and Master of Business Administration from University of Baltimore’s Merrick School of Business.
  • Lieutenant Commander Christopher J. Wilson

    Lieutenant Commander Christopher J. Wilson

    Executive Officer, Information Warfare Training Command Monterey

    Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Wilson, a native of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington with Bachelor of Science degrees in marine biology and environmental science in 2007. In 2011, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in marine science from University of Texas at Austin. Wilson commissioned through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, as a meteorology and oceanography officer in 2013. He assumed duties as executive officer at Information Warfare Training Command Monterey in April 2025.
  • Master Chief Petty Officer Justin Heise

    Master Chief Petty Officer Justin Heise

    Senior Enlisted Leader, Information Warfare Training Command Monterey

    Master Chief Petty Officer Justin Heise, a native of Reedley, California, enlisted in the Navy in 2002. He attended Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) “A” school in Monterey and is a two-time graduate of Defense Language Institute, earning Associate of Arts degrees in Korean and Thai. Heise reported to Information Warfare Training Command Monterey as senior enlisted leader in December 2024.
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