01 October 2024 Monterey Sailors, Marines strengthen bond through joint Captain’s Cup Quarterly event allows service members a break from their classroom studies to engage with leadership and conduct unit-led training focused on student wellness...
27 September 2024 IWTC Corry Station rolls out new cyber course The Cyber Defense Analyst-Host Course is designed to prepare joint cyber analysts with the basic methodologies required for defensive cyber and cyber-protection team operations...
17 September 2024 IWTC Virginia Beach graduates 46 intelligence, information professional officers This milestone marks completion of a rigorous 20-week training program designed to prepare Navy officers for their first tour as information warfare professionals within the operational fleet...
09 September 2024 Chief of naval personnel visits IWTC San Diego Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman meets with active-duty and civilian cadre to discuss instructor manning concerns and initiatives on increasing recruitment, retention, and prioritization of operational and training billets...
06 September 2024 Revised course gives Navy officers boost ahead of milestone tours Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach conducted a two-week pilot course this summer designed to prepare lieutenant commanders for key milestone positions, focusing on both leadership and information warfare fundamentals...
06 September 2024 New leader takes charge at IWTC Goodfellow detachment Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Leyba transferred responsibility as officer in charge of Information Warfare Training Command Monterey’s Detachment Goodfellow to Lt. Cmdr. Yolanda Gutierrez earlier this summer...
14 August 2024 IWTC San Diego Sailors participate in community trash cleanup event Information Warfare Training Command San Diego joined forces with the Naval Base San Diego community for a monthly trash cleanup event July 27 in nearby Barrio Logan...
14 August 2024 IWTC Monterey staffer named CIWT Domain Sailor of the Year Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Borras, an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command Monterey, was selected as the Center for Information Warfare Training’s Domain Sailor of the Year for fiscal year 2024...
06 December 2021 Navy Student Recognized for Excellence by Air Force 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!...
03 December 2021 Navy EW System Maintenance Course Enabled by MRTS 3D 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)...
22 November 2021 CIWT Commander Presents Plaque to Family of Former Executive Director at Memorial Service 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...
29 October 2021 Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Schoolhouse Delivers New Skills to the Fleet 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...
29 October 2021 CIWT Commander Makes First Visit to IWTC San Diego On Oct. 20, Capt. Marc Ratkus, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), made his first visit to Information Warfare Training Command San Diego (IWTC SD) since taking command in July 2020. During his visit, Ratkus met with IWTC SD staff, visited various training courses,...
27 October 2021 NAVIFOR Leaders First Visit to CIWT 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)...
01 October 2021 Flag Officer Visits CIWT to Observe the Cyber Training Program 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,...
01 October 2021 IWTC Monterey Navy Linguists Promote Resiliency and Warrior Toughness 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...
30 September 2021 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Sailors Honor Fallen Airman 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,...
03 September 2021 Navy Intelligence Specialist Debuts Song “Hard Times” to Honor a Friend 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...
12 May 2021 Team CIWT Participates in OPNAV-led Integrated Agile Team Workshop 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...
01 May 2021 IWTC Corry Station Modernizes Afloat Cryptologic Management Course 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...
30 April 2021 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Kicks Off “Treat People With Kindness” Campaign 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...
22 April 2021 IWTC San Diego Graduates 13 Fleet Sailors from the Journeyman Communications Course Thirteen fleet Sailors graduated from the Journeyman Communications Course (JCC) offered by Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, April. 22...
17 April 2021 IWTC Monterey Sailors Proudly Serve Community as Goodwill Ambassadors 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...
14 April 2021 Entrepreneur and Film Producer Reinforces Resiliency, Helps Inspire IWTC Corry Station Sailors 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...
05 April 2021 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Revives School for Navy Cryptologic Language Analysts 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...