The Center for Information Warfare Training provides training for the Navy’s information warfare (IW) professionals throughout their careers allowing them to keep advancing their knowledge and expertise, while also maintaining proficiency in perishable skills. Another part of the training mandate is

James Lewis, senior language authority and director of the Navy Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) office and Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Master Chief Kenneth Paulsen, senior rating advisor for the CTI rating to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information

On April 1, 1893, the title "Chief Petty Officer" was officially established, and since that day chiefs have provided a formidable keel of leadership and stability for the Navy. On April 1st, 2022, Navy chief petty officers at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach and around the

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 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Yokosuka, Japan. Appointments are now available for the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) and the

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station reflects on COVID-19 “Then and Now” in response to the regions reduction in COVID-19 mask and medical screening protocols, March 2022. The Navy Region Southwest All Hands Message, Corona Virus (COVID-19) Update: March 4, 2022 stated, “While

On Mar. 31, 2022, students and staff members attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach gathered to celebrate National Women's History Month. The event, hosted by the multi-cultural heritage committee, featured two guest speakers, and concluded with a cake-cutting

The Navy’s grade of chief petty officer (CPO) was officially established on Apr. 1, 1893, and is now celebrated on that date annually by Navy commands around the world. On Apr. 1, 2022, all the chief petty officers stationed onboard Corey Station gathered at Center for Information Warfare Training

Each Thursday morning Sailors from Information Warfare Training Site (IWTS) Hawaii can be found volunteering onboard USS Missouri (BB 63), preserving the Battleship, famous for being the site of surrender that marked the end of World War II. During a ceremony on Mar. 24, the IWTS Hawaii volunteers

The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) welcomed the team from the American Council on Education (ACE) from Mar. 22 - 24, for its first in-person review of courses and occupations since 2019. The last three reviews took place virtually due to COVID-19, but this year the ACE team was

Sailors attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow were nominated for four joint service awards at the annual Goodfellow Air Force Base awards ceremony hosted by the U.S. Air Force 17th Training Wing. Of categories the command was eligible for were for:

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow welcomed home Cryptologic Technician (Interpretative) 1st Class Josan Rivera from a five-month deployment in support of Operation ALLIES WELCOME, Task Force Pickett. During Rivera’s assignment, he served as the linguist

Students at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station participated in “Warrior Day,” a multiple-sport competition after completing their active shooter training on Corry Station, Feb. 18, 2022. IWTC Corry Station’s Warrior Day provided 'A' and 'C' school students an opportunity to

You may not be aware, but for military service members, dependents and retirees in the Pensacola area, the Naval Air Station Pensacola Veterinary Services Clinic is available to provide medical care for your pets. The veterinary clinic is the primary medical care provider for military working dogs

On February 24th, 2022, students and staff assigned to Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTCVB) gathered to celebrate National African American/Black History Month. The event was hosted by the Multi-Cultural Heritage Committee and included guest speakers from local commands.

Information Warfare Training Command San Diego (IWTCSD) and its training sites in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Yokosuka, Japan, honored the achievements of African Americans and their positive impacts on the history of the United States and Department of Defense throughout February. During their Black

Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTCVB) hosted a blood drive Jan. 18 - 19 in order to collect as many blood donations as possible. The blood drive coincided with National Blood Donor Month. Blood donations across the country are more important than ever, as the nation is

Information Warfare Training Command, Corry Station student Information Systems Technician (IT) 3rd Class John A. Watkins II was recently selected to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS). Officer candidates are selected from a wide variety of applicants with diverse backgrounds, both military and

The deputy commander of Naval Education and Training Command, Rear Adm. Scott Ruston, visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), on Corry Station, Jan. 28. During his visit, Ruston was provided an overview of the CIWT training domain, and delved into some of the new training

Information Warfare Training Command Monterey held a memorial ceremony honoring Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Shannon Kent, on the eve of the third anniversary of the attack that took her life. Following the ceremony, the command held an honor run through the Presidio of Monterey.

Leaders from various fleets and naval operational units completed the Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) course at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego on Jan. 14, 2022. The mission of the C4ISR course is to provide

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

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

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

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

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!