PENSACOLA, Fla. - Those serving at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station learn the importance of information warfare as part of modern warfare.
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| Photo by Ensign Tiffany Savoie, Navy Office of Community Outreach |
One of the sailors continuing the tradition of maritime superiority through information warfare is Seaman Apprentice Jahaira Griffin, a native of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Griffin is a 2024 graduate of Quantum High School.
Griffin joined the Navy three months ago. Today, Griffin serves as an information systems technician and student at IWTC Corry Station.
“I joined the Navy to help my mother get her U.S. citizenship,” Griffin said. “I also wanted to follow in the footsteps of my uncle, Jose Xuncax Lopez, a former Marine, and serve my country just like him.”
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Boynton Beach.
“Growing up, I learned not to be a quitter, to encourage others around you and nothing ever comes easy,” Griffin said. "Having this mindset has helped me to succeed in the Navy."
IWTC Corry Station is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola’s Corry Station, known as the “cradle of cryptology.” It falls under the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), one of the largest Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) learning centers. Through its “street to fleet” focus, NETC recruits civilians and transforms them into skilled warfighters ready to meet the Navy’s current and future needs. With four schoolhouse commands, two detachments and training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT provides instruction for more than 26,000 students every year, delivering information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services.
The CIWT domain, along with all other Navy training commands, is transforming and innovating its training programs through Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL), a pillar of Sailor 2025. Sailor 2025 is a program used to improve and modernize personnel management and training systems to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward and retain the force of tomorrow. It focuses on empowering sailors, updating policies, procedures, and operating systems, and providing the right training at the right time in the right way to ensure sailors are ready for the fleet.
The U.S. Navy is celebrating its 250th birthday this year.
According to Navy officials, “America is a maritime nation and for 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom.”
With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people from across the rich fabric of America.
Griffin serves a Navy that operates far forward, around the world and around the clock, promoting the nation's prosperity and security.
Griffin has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“I am honestly just proud to be a sailor in the United States Navy,” Griffin said.
Griffin can take pride in serving America through military service.
“To me, serving in the Navy means encouraging future generations in my family to accomplish anything,” Griffin said.
Griffin is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.
“I would love to thank my Mom, Jacqueline Lopez, and my uncle, Jose Xuncax Lopez, because without them, I definitely would've given up on myself,” Griffin added.