NAVIFOR Showcases Information Warfare Capabilities at WEST 2025

Naval Information Warfare (IW) warfighters, leaders, and industry partners gathered at WEST 2025 to highlight the growing importance of IW in maritime operations. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from January 28-30, the conference, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and

31 October 2024

Wednesday Warriors wear Pink!

In honor of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, Naval Information Force personnel came together today to honor the courageous warfighters who have battled or are fighting breast cancer. Our military and civilian team members donned their brightest pink to show solidarity and support for the women and men

15 October 2024

Navy IW Announces Inaugural Big Ideas Challenge

Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural “Big Ideas Challenge,” a competition aimed at harnessing the innovative spirit of the Navy’s Information Warfare (IW) community.This initiative invites all IW Sailors and government civilians to propose innovative

20 September 2024

Raising Awareness - Suicide Prevention Month

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, kicking off a year-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness, fostering connection, and spreading hope throughout our force. This year's initiative builds on ongoing efforts to advance the Secretary of Defense’s suicide prevention strategy,

26 July 2024

NAVIFOR Holds Change of Command

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), was relieved by Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza in a change of command and retirement ceremony July 26.Aeschbach assumed command of NAVIFOR in May 2021. As the Navy’s IBoss, she advanced several key initiatives that were instrumental

06 May 2024

Navy Leaders Engage the Hartford Community

Recently, Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), and Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Master Chief Tyler Murray, NAVIFOR Departmental Leading Chief Petty Officer, conducted a two-day Executive Engagement Visit (EEV) to Hartford, Conn. A native of Gales Ferry,

15 April 2024

Navy Information Warfare Showcased at Sea-Air-Space 2024

Leaders from across the Navy’s Information Warfare (IW) enterprise spoke at the Navy League of the United States-sponsored annual Sea-Air-Space (SAS) Exposition, April 8-10, addressing an audience at the Navy Information Warfare pavilion.Sea-Air-Space is the premier maritime exposition in the United

26 December 2023

'Twas the Night Before Christmas ... on the NCDOC Watchfloor

Tonight while you enjoy a silent night with your loved ones, your U.S. Navy #cyber Sailors are hard at work keeping our networks safe and secure! "Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the network,Several threats were stirring, our Sailors are hard at work The watch standers watch the

01 December 2023

Delivering Decision Advantage: NAVIFOR Hosts Annual IW Commanders Summit

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) and the Navy’s IBoss, hosted the annual NAVIFOR Commanders’ Summit in Suffolk, Va., Nov. 28-30.More than 180 Navy Information Warfare (IW) flag officers, commanders, and enlisted leaders representing 51 IW commands as far as

13 November 2023

From Training to Execution - USCYBERCOM DCOM visits Three IW Commands

Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Pensacola hosted a visit from Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Oct. 12, 2023. Haugh met with leaders from two Department of Defense cyber training centers, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) and Center