10 April 2025 CMNCC visits Naval Station Newport Commander, MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) Rear Adm. Stuart C. Satterwhite visited Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, March 25, 2025, where he held engagements at the Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA), Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC), and met virtually with students from the Human Resources...
09 April 2025 SWSC - Advanced Engineering Instructor Program The Advanced Engineering Instructor Program offers a unique opportunity for qualified Surface Warfare officers, chief warrant officers, limited duty officers, and senior enlisted engineers to become recognized experts in their field. AEIs play a vital role in enhancing the Surface Force’s tactical...
28 March 2025 IWTC Virginia Beach bolsters Navy, Marine Corps intel capabilities The graduation of 17 students from the Marine Air Ground Task Force Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Course in a surge convene comes at a time when demand is on the rise for these highly skilled professionals...
19 March 2025 Security Trainers Pilot New MA ‘A’ School Curriculum The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) is actively engaged in an ongoing pilot for a new 4.2-month long Master-at-Arms (MA) Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) “A” School curriculum. The pilot, which began mid-February and will conclude in mid-June, is being held at Naval Technical Training Center...
18 March 2025 Navy Culinary Specialists Showcase their skills at the 49th Joint Culinary Training Exercise Culinary Specialists (CS) from across the fleet competed at the 49th annual Joint Culinary Training Exercise (JCTE), which ran from Feb. 28 until March 7, 2025, at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. This year's training event attracted over 150 U.S. military personnel from installations and activities...
07 March 2025 CENSECFOR Sailors Support Their Local Adopt-A-Highway Program Sailors from Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Detachment Pearl Harbor volunteered their time to support the Adopt-A-Highway program along a two-mile stretch of the Kalaniana’ole highway on the east side of Oahu Island, 21 Feb...
27 February 2025 From NETC to the Fleet Marine Force: 2nd Lt. Rosario’s Path to Leadership For 2nd Lt. Anthony Rosario, becoming a Marine Corps officer was never just about personal ambition—it was about service, sacrifice, and seizing an opportunity to lead. A first-generation American from Brooklyn, New York, Rosario’s path to the Marine Corps was shaped by the values of hard work and...
24 February 2025 USMC 4th AABN Visits CENSECFOR Learning Site The 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (4th AABN) recently visited the Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Learning Site Camp Lejeune to express appreciation for the site’s continued support in delivering small boat training for Marine Corps personnel...
09 January 2025 Enhanced CIWT mobile app now available for download, enrollment The Center for Information Warfare Training’s Knowledge Port app is your source for on-demand Navy information warfare training materials and courses...
07 January 2025 Leading with Experience: AE1 Lamoreau’s Impact at Navy SERE School Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Trevor Lamoreau exemplifies the Navy’s "Street to Fleet" philosophy, showcasing the transformative impact of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). Inspired by his grandfather’s service, Lamoreau joined the Navy in 2012, advancing through rigorous NETC...
17 December 2024 Kris Kringle Visits Children’s Christmas Party! Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, made a surprise visit at a children’s Christmas party, taking time out of his busy schedule to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The social event was held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and sponsored by the Center for Security Forces’ (CENSECFOR)...
17 December 2024 The Making of a Mineman: Seaman Fye’s Navy Journey For Mineman Seaman Isaiah Fye, assigned to USS Dextrous (MCM 13), joining the Navy offered more than just a job, it was a lifeline to a better future. Working two jobs with little personal impact, Fye dreamed of something bigger. Inspired by his brothers who had joined the Army, he took a leap of...
16 December 2024 High Praise for Security Force Trainers at CENSECFOR Detachment Pearl Harbor Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) Adm. Stephen T. Koehler expressed his satisfaction in a letter of appreciation received in early December by Lt. Cmdr. Mantas Rysevas, Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Detachment Pearl Harbor officer in charge...
14 December 2024 CENSECFOR Selects 2024 Apex Sailor The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) proudly announces that Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick Hill, assigned to Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Lackland in San Antonio, Texas, is the command’s 2024 Sailor of the Year (SOY), Dec. 12...
13 December 2024 CIWT staffer elected to Council on Occupational Education Hall of Fame Denise Myers, who’s worked at Center for Information Warfare Training on Corry Station since January 1992, becomes the first recipient of COE’s Liaison Hall of Fame Award...
03 December 2024 Sailor selected as DOD’s Language Professional of the Year Chief Petty Officer Deborah Bowers, a cryptologic technician (interpretive) Sailor at Information Warfare Training Command Monterey’s Detachment Goodfellow, earns honor over top language professionals from the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps...
26 November 2024 Holiday Safety: Important Tips to Keep in Mind The Center for Security Forces Safety Manager shared helpful safety tips and reminders with staff in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. The brief was given during the command’s quarterly all-hands call at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Nov. 21...
26 November 2024 Training the next Generation: BM1 Benavides’ Role in Navy Training Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Gustavo Benavides, from Brownsville, Texas, assigned to Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Littoral Training Facility (LTF) Pacific (PAC), embarked on his Navy career with a passion for service that started in high school. Now serving as an instructor,...
22 November 2024 Naval Chaplaincy School completes latest iteration of Senior Leadership Course The Naval Chaplaincy School (NCS) completed the latest iteration of its Senior Leadership Course (SLC) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Nov. 22, 2024...
19 November 2024 IWTC Corry Station Sailors provide lift to Hometown Area Recruiting Program HARP allows Sailors to return to their hometowns for a month to assist local recruiters by relating their Navy experiences to peers and future recruits...
11 November 2024 Detachment North Island Honors Retired U.S. Navy Commander and POW Survivor In honor of Veterans Day, the Center for Security Forces Detachment North Island, traditionally known as SERE West, honored Jim Bedinger, a retired U.S. Navy commander and former prisoner of war, Nov. 11...
04 November 2024 CENSECFOR Selects Top Military Instructors for 2024 Center for Security Forces Commanding Officer Captain Joseph Bromley announced the CENSECFOR 2024 Instructor of the Year award winners. The award recognizes the Sailor’s continual superior performance and leadership in their position at their respective activities within the CENSECFOR domain...
31 October 2024 CENSECFOR CO Observes ECS Training Center for Security Forces Commanding Officer Captain Joseph Bromley completed a weeklong visit to Detachment Gulfport, where U.S. Navy Sailors receive Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) training. The visit is part of a larger plan to visit each training activity within the CENSECFOR domain...
29 October 2024 CENSECFOR Pilots BSCO Phase II The Center for Security Forces recently piloted phase two of its Basic Small Craft Operator course at Learning Site Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The course is designed to give Sailors the basic skills needed to complete their craft-specific qualifications...
11 October 2024 CENSECFOR Commemorates the U.S. Navy’s 249th Birthday The U.S. Navy will celebrate its 249th birthday on October 13, 2024. Its history traces back to the late summer of 1775, when delegates from Rhode Island petitioned the Second Continental Congress, which agreed on October 13 to establish a fleet capable of protecting the seaports and waterways to...