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
22 August 2023 Spectrum Management Today and Tomorrow A Recount of NAVIFOR Deputy Commander’s Keynote Naval Information Forces Deputy Commander Ms. Liz Nashold gave keynote remarks at the U.S. Navy-U.S. Marine Corps Electromagnetic Spectrum Summit at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center Aug. 21.The annual conference brings together military electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) managers and experts to share
27 June 2023 Navy Establishes the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator -- 1880 The Navy has announced the establishment of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 143/23. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law on Dec. 23, 2022, directed the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the
04 June 2023 Hybrid Fleet Readiness Seminar Goes Coast to Coast Capt. Harold Cole, Naval Information Forces’ (NAVIFOR) Deputy Director for Information Warfare Readiness Directorate (IWRD), kicked off the Fleet C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) Familiarization Seminar, in early May. This