12 January 2022 Kuwaiti Air Force students gain knowledge on Super Hornets at CNATTU Oceana NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. -- From October to December 2021, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana staff have been critical players in increasing the Kuwaiti Air Force’s operational readiness with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets...
11 January 2022 Passionate, ambitious Marine secures 2021 CNATT Marine of the Year award SAN DIEGO – Marine Sgt. Julie Swett, an aviation ground support equipment/mobile facilities technician instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) North Island, took time to reflect on her 2021 CNATT Marine of the Year achievement recently announced by CNATT...
07 January 2022 Navy Extends Boot Camp Training to 10 Weeks Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s enlisted boot camp, has extended the duration of its basic military training (BMT) program from eight to 10 weeks...
03 January 2022 LREC Offers Cultural Orientation Training for Sailors The Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) Program, part of the Center for Information Warfare Training, offers cultural orientation training (COT) to Sailors to assist with better understanding the countries, cultures and languages they will encounter while serving abroad. The LREC...
21 December 2021 CENSECFOR Selects Top Military Instructors for 2021 The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) announced its three 2021 military Instructors of the Year (IOY) in the senior, mid-grade, and junior categories, Nov. 29...
21 December 2021 NLEC: Dedicated to Developing Leaders The Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) on Naval Station Newport is finding creative ways to develop their staff as facilitators of ethical leadership in today’s Navy...
15 December 2021 MilGears Platform Suite of Tools: How can it Benefit You? MilGears focuses on Sailors’ personal and unique qualifications to produce career pathway outcomes while in service or afterwards...
15 December 2021 Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School Leads Seabee Chief Petty Officer Leadership Course The Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School (CECOS) held a Naval Construction Force (NCF) Chief Petty Officer Leadership Course Nov. 29 through Dec. 10 in Port Hueneme, Calif...
10 December 2021 CIWT Pilots Cyber Defense Analyst Basic Course The Center for Information Warfare Training is gearing up to pilot its new Cyber Defense Analyst Basic (CDA-Basic) Course beginning on Jan. 24, here at Information Warfare Training Center Corry Station. This is significant as it is the first ever 2000 level, classroom-delivered training course to be...
10 December 2021 CIWT Command Team Visit IWTC Virginia Beach On Nov. 30, 2021, Capt. Marc Ratkus, commander, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), and CIWT Command Master Chief Jason Thibodeaux visited Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTCVB). Ratkus and Thibodeaux spent the day touring the IWTCVB campus, talking to students and...
07 December 2021 Sailors in San Angelo Give Back on Thanksgiving A group of 20 staff members and students attached to Information Warfare Training Command Monterey (IWTCM) Detachment Goodfellow volunteered at Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021. Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is an organization run by employees and volunteers that...
06 December 2021 Navy Student Recognized for Excellence by Air Force The 316th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base holds a student of the month competition with more than 500 accession students competing for the title. Although the Navy regularly participates in this competition, November was the first recorded month where they reigned victorious!...
03 December 2021 Navy EW System Maintenance Course Enabled by MRTS 3D Four years in the making, the AN/SLQ-32 (V)6 maintenance course using Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System 3D® (MRTS 3D®) trainers is up and running and has completed two pilot rounds of instruction. What makes this significant is that prior to this the cryptologic technician technical (CTT)...
23 November 2021 Under Secretary of the Air Force Reenlists Sister Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones reenlists her sister, Operations Specialist 1st Class Christiann Jones...
22 November 2021 Navy Working to Resume Language Testing for Affected Overseas Areas The Navy Senior Language Authority's Office in D.C. (OPNAV N13F) is working with Naval Education Training Command (NETC) and the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) to resume language testing at Navy Language Testing Sites affected by the closure / consolidation of overseas Navy College...
22 November 2021 Navy Senior Chief Shares Education Journey, Recommends Sailors Take Advantage of Education Opportunities PENSACOLA, Fla.—A senior chief assigned to Surface Division Two One is sharing his personal education journey with Sailors, giving advice and sharing lessons learned along the way...
22 November 2021 CIWT Commander Presents Plaque to Family of Former Executive Director at Memorial Service Capt. Mark Ratkus, commander of the Center for Information Warfare Training attended the memorial service for retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Charles “Chuck” Bragg Sr., former CIWT executive director, at Bellview Baptist Church, on Nov. 19, 2021. Before the service, Ratkus was able to meet with...
19 November 2021 CNATT celebrates 45 years of accreditation NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Council on Occupational Education (COE) recognized the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) for completing 45 years of accredited status at the Council’s Virtual Annual Meeting Nov. 15-19...
19 November 2021 IWTC San Diego Pins Newest Chiefs Ten petty officers 1st class assigned to Information Warfare Training Command San Diego (IWTC SD) were pinned as chief petty officers during a ceremony held on November 19, 2021. The rank of chief petty officer was established on April 1, 1893, and selection to this paygrade is a significant...
16 November 2021 CNATTU North Island Chief’s Mess celebrates a local legend’s life, legacy SAN DIEGO –The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) North Island Chief’s Mess joined more than 3,000 chief petty officers (CPO) who came to network, mentor, and celebrate being and becoming a Navy CPO during the city’s CPO Pride Day event Nov. 5...
16 November 2021 Warrior Toughness: Skills for Every Warfighter In late 2018, Warrior Toughness training was introduced to Recruit Training Command (RTC) staff, Recruit Division Commanders, and recruits. It has since developed toughness in Sailors throughout the Navy, enhancing their ability to focus and perform well under pressure...
15 November 2021 Goodfellow AFB Sailors Modernizing NARC Course After extensive and careful planning, staff members assigned to Information Warfare Training Command Monterey Detachment Goodfellow have officially begun modernizing the Navy Analysis and Reporting Course (NARC). The staff began the modernization process by restructuring the course over six blocks...
09 November 2021 CNP visits Surface Combat Systems Training Command Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education, N1, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/Chief of Naval Personnel, visited Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) San Diego (SD) to observe first-hand advancements in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training...
05 November 2021 CNIC Visits NTTC Lackland Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, visited Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Lackland in San Antonio, Texas, to see firsthand the new master-at-arms apprenticeship training, Nov. 1...
05 November 2021 Navy CTR Leaders Review and Update Occupational Standards Leaders in the Cryptologic Technician (Collection) (CTR) rating from around the world gathered at Corry Station to discuss the way-ahead and future of their rating, from Nov. 1 – 5, 2021. Every two years subject matter experts from within the Navy’s varied ratings come together to validate and build...