Commander, Naval Information Forces Biographies

Rear Adm. Michael L. Freidberg, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC)

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Rear Adm. Michael Freidberg is a native of Massachusetts. He is a 1988 graduate of Dartmouth

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Command Master Chief Steven M. Rinkavage hails from North Carolina. He enlisted in the Navy in

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Capt. Christi Montgomery is a native of Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University in 1998 with

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Mr. Weitzman serves as the Deputy Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) leading a staff of

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Rear Adm. Greg Emery is a Maryland native. He graduated with distinction from the United States

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Capt. Lane was raised in Maryland and is a proud daughter of a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer.

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Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza is a native of New Jersey and a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy,

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Master Chief Cooper is a native of Oklahoma. He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1992.

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Rear Adm. Brian Harding is a native of Virginia. He enlisted in the Navy in 1988, selected to Chief

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Capt. Sharon Pinder, the daughter of a career Air Force Airman, is a native of South Carolina, but

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Edwin Grohe serves as the technical director for the Naval Information Warfighting Development

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Ms. Tamara North is the Director of Information Warfare Readiness (DIWR) at Naval Information Forces