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...

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...