Center for Information Warfare Training

Center for Information Warfare Training
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Active	Active
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Naval Education and Training Command Learning Center
Role	Training and education of naval information warfare forces
Size	staff: 1,200 student: 26,000 (annual)
Part of	Naval Education and Training Command
HQ	Corry Station, Escambia County, Florida
Motto(s)	Developing the right workforce through education and training
Website	www.netc.navy.mil/ciwt
Commanders
Commanding Officer	Captain Christopher G. Bryant
Executive Officer	Commander Christopher A. Dumas
Executive Director	Mr. Marc W. Ratkus
Command Master Chief	Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jason m. Thibodeaux

The United States Navy's Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) is one of the learning centers of Naval Education and Training Command, headquartered on Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station in Escambia County, Florida. It is responsible for the development of education and training policies for over 26,000 members of the Information Warfare Corps in the fields of cryptology and intelligence, along with the cyber realms of information operations and technology, and computer systems and networks. The center also oversees Language, Regional Expertise and Culture.Section 2 of Article 3 of the Self Defense Forces Act was revised on 9 January 2007. JSDF activities abroad were elevated from "miscellaneous regulations" to "basic duties." This fundamentally changed the nature of the JSDF because its activities were no longer solely defensive. JMSDF ships can be dispatched worldwide such as in activities against pirates. The JSDF's first postwar overseas base was established in Djibouti (July 2010).[37] On 18 September 2015, the National Diet enacted the 2015 Japanese military legislation, a series of laws that allow Japan's Self-Defense Forces to defend allies in combat. The JSDF may provide material support to allies engaged in combat overseas. The new law also allows JSDF troops to defend weapons platforms belonging to Japan's allies if doing so would somehow contribute to Japan's defense. The justification being that not defending or coming to the aid of an ally under attack weakens alliances and endangers Japan. These were Japan's broadest changes to its defense laws since World War II.[42] The JSDF Act was amended in 2015 to make it illegal for JSDF personnel/staff to participate in collective insubordination or to command forces without authority or in violation of orders, which was stated to be the reason Japan was involved in China in World War II.[43] A Credit Suisse survey published in 2015 ranked Japan as the world's fourth most-powerful military behind Russia, China, and United States.[44] Since March 2016, Japan's Legislation for Peace and Security enables seamless responses of the JSDF to any situation to protect the lives and livelihood of Japanese citizens. It also increases proactive contributions to peace and security in the world and deepens cooperation with partners. This enhanced the Japan-US alliance as global partners to promote peace and security in the region and the international community.[45]

Japan activated the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, its first marine unit since World War II, on 7 April 2018. It is trained to counter invaders from occupying Japanese islands.[46] The Ministry of Defense said that beginning 1 October 2018, the maximum age for enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officer applicants would be raised from 26 to 32 to secure "a stable supply of Self-Defense Forces [military] personnel amid a declining pool of recruits due to the recently declining birth rate."[2] In March 2019, the Ministry of Defense intended to establish its first regional cyber protection unit in the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) to safeguard defense communications from cyber attacks, such as for personnel deployed on remote islands with no established secure lines.[47] The Ministry of Defense has been developing supersonic glide bombs to strengthen the defense of Japan's remote islands, including the Senkaku Islands. The anti-surface strike capability will be used to help the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade’s landing and recapture operations of remote islands.[48]

The Center administers about 200 courses across the globe with an average of 4,000 students attending daily courses and an annual student count of roughly 26,000, with a staff of nearly 1,200 military, civilian and contracted staff.

All of CIWT's learning sites operate under one of four "schoolhouse commands, each which specializes in a different concentration. Each schoolhouse has its own leadership team (CO/XO/CMC) and operates independently of one another.

Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station focuses on cryptologic technician (CTT/CTR/CTI/CTM), cyber warfare technician (CWT) and information systems technician (IT) enlisted "A" and "C" schools and cryptologic warfare and information professional officer courses.

• Information Warfare Training Site Keesler
• Information Warfare Training Site Fort Gordon

Information Warfare Training Command Monterey specializes in training language training for Navy linguists, the special warfare community, Personnel Exchange Program, and foreign area officers through Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California.

• Detachment Goodfellow
• Information Warfare Training Site Washington D.C.

Information Warfare Training Command San Diego provides training for cryptologic technician (CTM, CTT), electronics technician (ET), intelligence specialist (IS), and information systems technician (IT) and information warfare officer courses.

• Information Warfare Training Site Hawaii
• Information Warfare Training Site Pacific Northwest
• Information Warfare Training Site Yokosuka

Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach provides training for cryptologic technician (CTT), electronics technician (ET), intelligence specialist (IS), and information systems technician (IT) and information warfare officer courses.

• Detachment Groton
• Information Warfare Training Site Jacksonville
• Information Warfare Training Site Kings Bay
• Information Warfare Training Site Mayport

The center had previously been called the Center for Information Dominance; its name was changed in 2016.

Attribution

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