The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) welcomed the American Council on Education (ACE) team for their second review of information warfare classes and ratings in December to close out 2022. When the ACE team arrived at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station, Jim Hagy,

For most students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) simply learning another language in a short period of time is challenge enough, very few seek to take on additional challenges during this strenuous course. However, there are exceptions for the Sailors at

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Annie Holder, currently stationed at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach, was presented the Spirit of Service Award from the American Legion at the their 103rd National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis.

Along the Navy training continuum, the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) provides accessions training for Information Warfare (IW) Sailors in route to their first duty stations, where the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC) picks up to continue the training process

James “JimBob” Carragher, retired cryptologic technician collection master chief and deputy information technology division program manager for the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), retired for a second time during a ceremony at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station on

At 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, a commercial aircraft flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Within an hour and a half, other aircraft would hit the South Tower, the Pentagon, and crash in a Pennsylvania field. Although 21 years have passed, most Americans that were working or in

Every year, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) hosts the Advanced Command Language Program (ACLP) workshop at the Presidio of Monterey. While the conference has taken various forms since its inaugural event on June 6, 1994, including virtual evolutions during the height

Air Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Coppinger, deputy chief, Central Security Service (CSS), visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), spoke with staff and students, and toured cryptology classes in session at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station. Rear Adm. Pete Garvin,

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Falyn Taylor, a native of Washington, D.C., joined the Navy in May 2020 in order to fulfill a lifelong goal of serving her country. Taylor was influenced and inspired throughout her childhood by the overwhelmingly patriotic and militarily-influenced community she was

The U.S. Air Force’s 17th Training Group, in partnership with Angelo State University awards the James H. Doolittle Fellowship to highly competitive instructors stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base. This year, for the first time, a Navy Sailor was awarded the Doolittle Fellowship, allowing him the

A group of 25 Indonesian military officers graduated from Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego’s International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) on August 26, which was delivered in Indonesia. The course, delivered through a Mobile Training Team (MTT), was conducted to support

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey’s Cryptologic Technician Interpretive 1st Class Theamichaela Coyle won the Shannon M. Kent Award for Language Professional Excellence for 2021, and will go on to compete for the Department of Defense-level award in August.

Cmdr. John Copeland relieved Cmdr. James Brennan as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Dam Neck Annex, on June 30.

The Center for Information Warfare Training is pleased to announce the restoration of testing under the Navy Defense Foreign Language Testing Program (N-DFLTP) in Naples, Italy and Rota, Spain.

Intelligence Specialist Chief Wade Bowman, assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach, has been a vital component of the command's Warrior Toughness (WT) program and has helped usher in a mindset focused on encouraging mental health awareness. Bowman and his team utilize

At the Defense Language Institute (DLI), Sailors assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey are focused on their Navy military job specialty training, while also immersed in their target language classes, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. That is the baseline for

Angelo State University (ASU) signed a articulation agreement with the Navy for students and instructors of the Navy Analysis and Reporting Course (NARC) to receive credit toward a degree at ASU. Under the agreement, students completing NARC training or instructors teaching the course at Information

Cmdr. J. Greg Gabriel relieved Cmdr. Tim L. Raymie as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, during a change of command ceremony held on June 10.

Lieutenant Jonathan (Jon) Hilzinger, an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC), San Diego, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medal for non-combat heroism on Mar. 25, 2022, from Capt. Marc Ratkus, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training, for

Nineteen foreign officers from 11 different countries participated in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, running from May 2 through May 20, 2022. Navy Sailors train, prepare, and collaborate with our foreign partners to

Capt. Marc Ratkus, commander, Center for Information Warfare Training, (CIWT) hosted Adm. Bill Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, at CIWT to discuss progress made in instantiating the Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) program into information warfare training. Ratkus primarily concentrated the

From Apr. 28 to May 3, 2022, the entirety of the top-tier Navy Cryptologic Technicians Interpretive (CTIs) gathered in West Texas for their annual Rating Strategy Council (RSC). Goodfellow Air Force Base was chosen as the location to host the RSC to showcase the successful planning and execution

Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Brittney Navarro, a native of Oahu, Hawaii, has a deep connection and passion for being a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) victim advocate, a position she holds at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach. Navarro, whose primary

On Apr. 19, 2022, Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTCVB) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. James Brennan, meritoriously advanced Electronics Technician (ET), 2nd Class Andrew Dean to the rate of 1st class petty officer under the Navy's Meritorious Advancement Program. The program

Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Cortez, assigned to the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), was honored as one of the 2022 Copernicus Award winners for his contributions supporting information warfare during the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber conference at the