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...
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...
20 June 2024 IWTC Monterey and Naval Postgraduate School Leadership Facilitators Join Forces to Provide Local ELD Courses to Sailors Chief Petty Officers from Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are combining resources, facilities, and facilitators to provide Enlisted Leader Development (ELD) courses to Sailors stationed in Monterey, California...
02 May 2024 IWTC Monterey Changes Commander Cmdr. Miles Alvarez relieved Cmdr. Matthew Dalton as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey during a change of command ceremony at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) overlooking Monterey Bay, Apr. 29, 2024...
17 April 2024 Goodfellow Celebrates Commissioning of Chief Warrant Officer A chief cryptologic technician interpretive (CTI) assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow was commissioned as a chief warrant officer (CWO) during a ceremony at IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow headquarters on Mar. 15, 2024. Chief Warrant Officer 2...
08 March 2024 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Sailors Recognized Air Force Awards Banquet SAN ANGELO, Texas – Sailors assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow received four awards at the Air Force 17th Training Wing’s Joint-Service annual awards banquet on Feb. 24, 2024. While the majority of the Wing’s awards are exclusive to the Air Force...
29 February 2024 IWTC Monterey Holds First Spiritual Readiness Month Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey held its first-ever Spiritual Readiness Month to promote student and staff capacity to draw strength from their beliefs and practices, enabling them to navigate life’s challenges with resilience, honor, and purpose, in Jan. 2024...
10 January 2024 IWTC Monterey Sailors Complete Intense Norwegian Foot March Twelve Sailors from Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey recently participated in a Norwegian Foot March hosted by the Presidio of Monterey Marine Corps Detachment, at Fort Ord, Calif...
31 October 2023 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Announces Instructor of the Year Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow announced the fiscal year 2023 Instructor of the Year (IOY) on Sep. 19, 2023. Three of the detachment’s top instructors from various departments, competed for the recognition, and after a rigorous competition, Cryptologic...
29 September 2023 IWTC Monterey Hosts Inaugural Career Symposium for Future Cryptologic Language Analysts In an initiative aimed at shaping future linguists within the Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) rating, Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey hosted its first-ever Advanced Technical Language and Career Mentorship Symposium at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language...
18 August 2023 IWTC Monterey Sailor Selected as DLIFLC Military Language Instructor of the Quarter Cryptologic Technician Interpretive 1st Class Austin Gentry, a Military Language Instructor at Information Warfare Training Command Monterey, was recognized for his exceptional achievements by his selection as the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s Military Language Instructor of...
11 July 2023 IWTC Monterey Holds Captain’s Cup Competition – Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC ) Monterey continued its transition to command life, post COVID, with the return of one of its traditional command activities, the annual Captain’s Cup competition. IWTC Monterey Staff planned and executed a 10-station mental and physical competition,...
24 February 2023 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Holds Change of Charge During a change of charge ceremony, Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Leyba relieved Lt. Cmdr. Mark Wess as the officer in charge of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow at the Goodfellow Air Force Base Chapel, February 16...
13 February 2023 IWTC Monterey Welcomes their First Female Senior Enlisted Leader Language has always been an interest of Master Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Laura Stout, and she has served as Navy linguist for the past 25 years before being selected as Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey’s first female Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL)...
29 November 2022 Weekly Student-Led Runs Inspire and Reward 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...
08 September 2022 IWTC Monterey Sailor Wins DoD Language Professional of the Year 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...
15 July 2022 IWTC Monterey Sailor Wins Language Professional Excellence Award 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...
22 June 2022 IWTC Monterey Sailors Participate in Cultural Immersion Activities 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...
18 March 2022 Navy Detachment Goodfellow Sailors Recognized for Excellence at Joint Service Awards Ceremony 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:...
09 March 2022 IWTC Monterey Detachment Goodfellow Welcomes Home Sailor from Operation ALLIES WELCOME, Task Force Pickett 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...
19 January 2022 IWTC Monterey Honors Fallen Navy Linguist 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...
15 November 2021 Goodfellow AFB Sailors Modernizing NARC Course 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...
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,...
30 June 2021 Navy Chaplains Critical to IWTC Monterey Mission Readiness, Warrior Toughness Navy Chaplains are a force multiplier for the health and readiness of any command, and onboard Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey, they work confidently across the spectrum of faith by prioritizing the wellbeing of the Sailors and advising the leaders of counseling trends and...