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U.S. Naval Information Forces

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Naval Information Forces Command
ActiveOctober 1, 2014-current
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeType Command
Garrison/HQSuffolk, Virginia
Commanders
Current
commander
VADM Michael Vernazza

The Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) is an Echelon III command under US Fleet Forces Command, (USFLTFORCOM). It is the Type Command (TYCOM) for meteorology and oceanography, cryptology/SIGINT, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, networks, and space disciplines. Like other TYCOMs, this is the manpower, training, modernization, and maintenance component for these disciplines. NAVIFOR's mission is to support operational commanders ashore and afloat by providing combat-ready information warfare forces, which are forward deployable, fully trained, properly crewed, capably equipped, always ready, well maintained and combat sustainable.[1]

On February 9, 2016, the command was renamed from Navy Information Dominance Forces (NAVIDFOR) to Naval Information Forces as part of the alignment of the Information Dominance Corps under its new name, the Information Warfare Community.

List of commanders

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No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
Commander, Navy Information Dominance Forces (COMNAVIDFOR)
1
Diane E.H. Webber
Rear Admiral (lower half)
Diane E.H. Webber
October 1, 2014October 3, 20142 days
2
Matthew J. Kohler
Rear Admiral
Matthew J. Kohler
October 3, 2014[2]February 9, 20161 year, 129 days
Commander, Naval Information Forces (COMNAVIFOR)
2
Matthew J. Kohler
Vice Admiral
Matthew J. Kohler
February 9, 2016June 15, 20182 years, 126 days
3
Brian B. Brown
Vice Admiral
Brian B. Brown
June 15, 2018May 7, 20212 years, 326 days
4
Kelly A. Aeschbach
Vice Admiral
Kelly A. Aeschbach
May 7, 2021July 26, 20243 years, 80 days
5
Michael J. Vernazza
Vice Admiral
Michael J. Vernazza
July 26, 2024Incumbent73 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Navy Establishes Information Dominance Forces". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  2. ^ Navy Cyber Forces (1 October 2014). "Navy Information Dominance Forces stand up". Dvidshub.net. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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