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 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...
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...
03 November 2021 Navy’s CTI Rate Receives New Manual The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) recently completed a year-long initiative of updating and modernizing the Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) Rate Training Manual (RTM) (NAVEDTRA 15023B). The CTI rating was under a life cycle update and the project streamlined and modernized...
02 November 2021 SERE Instructor Named CENSECFOR Junior Sailor of the Year Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class William Madson was selected as the Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) 2021 Junior Sailor of the Year. CENSECFOR Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pegher made the announcement during a virtual ceremony, Oct. 26...
02 November 2021 University of Illinois Captures UW-Madison NROTC Fall Invitational Title Saturday, October 23 was a good day for the University of Illinois. The school’s football team beat Top 10-ranked Penn State University 20-18 in nine overtimes. On the same day, the school’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit won the overall title at this year’s University of...
02 November 2021 Former Team USA synchronized skating athlete earns commission at Officer Candidate School A former Team USA synchronized skating athlete and Connecticut native will soon graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) as a newly commissioned Naval Flight Officer, Nov. 12...
29 October 2021 CENSECFOR Announces Top Sailor for 2021 The Center for Security Forces Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pegher announced Aviation Ordnance 1st Class Kimberly Harris as the command's top Sailor for 2021 during a virtual ceremony, Oct. 26...
29 October 2021 Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Schoolhouse Delivers New Skills to the Fleet The Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (CTM) schoolhouse at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station has recently completed the pilot course for the much anticipated Cryptologic Installation Methods, Practices, and Procedures (CRIMP) course. CRIMP provides additional training to new...
29 October 2021 CIWT Commander Makes First Visit to IWTC San Diego On Oct. 20, Capt. Marc Ratkus, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), made his first visit to Information Warfare Training Command San Diego (IWTC SD) since taking command in July 2020. During his visit, Ratkus met with IWTC SD staff, visited various training courses,...
27 October 2021 NAVIFOR Leaders First Visit to CIWT Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), Force Master Chief David Twiford and other key NAVIFOR staff visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) on Corry Station, Oct. 13. During her visit Aeschbach, who serves as the Navy’s Information Warfare (IW)...
14 October 2021 CNATTU Lemoore welcomes new leadership LEMOORE, Calif. -- Commander Manuel Sanchez relieved Cmdr. Shawn Rumbley as commanding officer of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Lemoore during an outdoor change of command ceremony today...
12 October 2021 CNATT chief petty officer selectees announced PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Congratulations to all 81 petty officers first class across the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) domain who were selected for chief petty officer (CPO) in Fiscal Year 2022...
08 October 2021 Navy Announces Eligibility For The Alaska Sea Services Scholarship The Navy League and Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the requirements on Oct. 8, 2021 for applications for the Alaska Sea Services Scholarships for academic year 2022-2023...
07 October 2021 CNATT’s first RRL-modernized aviation course gets underway PENSACOLA, Fla. -- After months of meetings, teleconferences, meticulous content conversion and a 55-day long pilot effort, the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) saw classroom instruction begin in its first Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL)-modernized course, the “A” school for...
04 October 2021 Civil Engineer Corps Students Train in Field Exercise PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Forty-one students from Civil Engineer Corps Officers School (CECOS) Basic Class 271 concluded the pipeline’s expeditionary phase during a five-day field training exercise (FTX) across Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu's coastal terrain Sep. 23...
01 October 2021 Flag Officer Visits CIWT to Observe the Cyber Training Program The director of exercises and training for U.S. Cyber Command visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), on Corry Station, September 29. Rear Adm. Christopher Bartz, U.S. Coast Guard, used his visit to better understand the Navy’s cyber training program and contributions to a ready,...
01 October 2021 IWTC Monterey Navy Linguists Promote Resiliency and Warrior Toughness The Sailors coming up in today’s Navy face unique challenges both on the front lines and back at home. Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey is instilling the concepts of warrior toughness in their new accession Sailors to meet those challenges head on and be a ready and lethal...
30 September 2021 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Sailors Honor Fallen Airman Many Sailors attached to Information Warfare Training Command Monterey Detachment Goodfellow participated in a 6.2-mile ruck march on Sept. 28, 2021, to honor the life of Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson who was killed by an improvised explosive device while deployed to Iraq in 2005. Jacobson,...
24 September 2021 Sailors graduate from CNATTU Norfolk’s first-ever EMALS class NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – As the U.S. Navy continues to test and develop its Gerald R. Ford-class of nuclear aircraft carriers, the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Norfolk reached a significant and historic milestone in naval aviation training, as a group of Sailors graduated...
17 September 2021 CENSECFOR Honors Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. on National POW/MIA Recognition Day The United States observes the third Friday of September as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It is a day that honors our nation's former prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. In observance of this day, the Center for Security Forces honors Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., a former...