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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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,

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

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,

On Sept. 3, Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Richard “Ricky” Ayala recorded and released an original song titled, “Hard Times.” Ayala released “Hard Times” in September to coincide with the National Suicide Prevention Month. Ayala stated, “Hard Times is my way of reaching out to people who may be

SAN DIEGO – Three officers from Sri Lanka and Mexico successfully completed the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, May 21.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey welcomed Rear Adm. John A. Okon, commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, for a visit with staff and students, May 12

Six staff members from the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) domain recently participated in a Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)-led Conduct Formal Training Course Integrated Agile Team Integrated Workshop.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station began a major revision and modernization of the Afloat Cryptologic Management (ACM) Course to align with the demands of the fleet and improve afloat cryptology.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow recently kicked off its “Treat People With Kindness” campaign by supporting the Wesley Trinity United Methodist Church’s daily soup kitchen.

Thirteen fleet Sailors graduated from the Journeyman Communications Course (JCC) offered by Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, April. 22.

An exceptional group of student Sailors, attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey and attend foreign language training offered by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), have continued to find a way to give back to the communities they serve through

The chaplain team, assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida, has been creating new, alternative programs and events to help new-accession students better handle stress and support mental health.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow officially stood up its “A3” school for cryptologic technician (interpretive), or CTI, students, rejoining the consolidated Apprentice Cryptologic Language Analyst (ACLA) courses after 15 years of separate Navy-managed

As the need for more new-accession Sailors in the Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance), or CTM, rating increases, Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station, onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida, recently made changes to meet these fleet demands.

Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station observed a command-wide stand down addressing extremism in the ranks as ordered by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Lloyd Austin and in compliance with Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday.

While Navy students attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey are still learning how to be great Sailors, they are attending one of the longest and most arduous “A” schools the Navy has to offer varying between 36 weeks and 64 weeks depending on language difficulty.