Information Warfare Training Command Monterey: Home

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.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey is one of four commands for the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), a learning center for Naval Education and Training Command. With a specialized focus on language training, our students attend the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Army’s Presidio of Monterey.

We are also in charge of Information Warfare Training Command Monterey Detachment Goodfellow.

We provide a continuum of foreign language training to Navy personnel that prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.

About 800 students attend language courses annually with a focus on Navy linguists, the special warfare community, Personnel Exchange Program (PEP), and foreign area officers (FAO).

The most common languages studied are:

Persian Farsi
Arabic and dialects
Chinese
Korean
Spanish
Russian

Monterey Information
IWTC_Monterey_Sponsor@us.navy.mil

Updated 18 JAN 2023

MISSION

To train and develop Navy language professionals, capable of conducting full spectrum cyber, information warfare, and intelligence missions across the entire range of military operations.

VISION

By exerting leadership, mentorship, and instructional expertise, we develop Sailors with the skill proficiency and toughness to help our Navy and Nation preserve peace and, when necessary, to fight and win.

Information Warfare Training Command Monterey
485 Caffrey Ct.
Monterey, CA 93943

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