SAN DIEGO – Chief Petty Officer Samuel Beall, a native of Milton, Florida, joined the Navy to see the world and go to college.
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Now, 19 years later, Beall is stationed with a command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.
“I have been able to give back my fleet knowledge to future information assurance technicians in the Navy,” said Beall.
Beall, a 1997 graduate of Allen High School in Texas, is an information systems technician operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“I am an instructor for network security vulnerability technicans,” said Beall. “We teach information technology students to secure and fortify their ship and shore networks through software and hardware configurations.”
Beall credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Milton.
“It's important to accept people for who they are," said Beall. "Also, you get what you give in your career and life."
IWTC San Diego is just one component that makes up the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) domain, headquartered at Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, Florida.
Charged with developing the future technical cadre of the information warfare community, the CIWT domain leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training to 22,000 students annually. With 1,200 military, civilian and contracted staff members, CIWT oversees about 200 courses at four information warfare training commands, two detachments, and additional learning sites located throughout the United States and Japan.
CIWT is responsible for training enlisted cryptologic technicians, information systems technicians, intelligence specialists, and electronics technicians. CIWT also provides training to cryptologic warfare, information professional, intelligence, and foreign area officers that prepares them to be prepared to wage battle and assure the nation’s success in this burgeoning warfare arena.
There are many reasons to be proud of naval service, and Beall is most proud of Becoming a chief petty officer.
“I am most proud of this because I have worked my entire career to become a Chief,” said Beall. “I persevered through serveal years and finally accomplished my goal and became a part of something that is bigger than myself. This is one of the greatest organizations that I get a privilege to be part of. It is a humbling experience to become a chief and be beyond reproach in all aspects of life.”
A key element of the Navy the Nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, according to Navy officials, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Beall and other sailors and staff know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes serving as a key part of the information warfare community in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of adversaries, and developing unmatched knowledge of the battlespace during wartime.
These sailors and staff have a tremendous responsibility in creating war-fighting options for fleet commanders and advising decision-makers at all levels as they serve worldwide aboard ships, submarines and aircraft.
“Serving in the Navy means that I get the privilege to part of one of the most elite organizations in the world,” said Beall. “Being in the Navy I get to work with some of the most highly decicated people I will ever meet in my life, people that genuinely want to be here and serve their Navy."
“I have been able to give back my fleet knowledge to future information assurance technicians in the Navy,” said Beall.
Beall, a 1997 graduate of Allen High School in Texas, is an information systems technician operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“I am an instructor for network security vulnerability technicans,” said Beall. “We teach information technology students to secure and fortify their ship and shore networks through software and hardware configurations.”
Beall credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Milton.
“It's important to accept people for who they are," said Beall. "Also, you get what you give in your career and life."
Charged with developing the future technical cadre of the information warfare community, the CIWT domain leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training to 22,000 students annually. With 1,200 military, civilian and contracted staff members, CIWT oversees about 200 courses at four information warfare training commands, two detachments, and additional learning sites located throughout the United States and Japan.
CIWT is responsible for training enlisted cryptologic technicians, information systems technicians, intelligence specialists, and electronics technicians. CIWT also provides training to cryptologic warfare, information professional, intelligence, and foreign area officers that prepares them to be prepared to wage battle and assure the nation’s success in this burgeoning warfare arena.
There are many reasons to be proud of naval service, and Beall is most proud of Becoming a chief petty officer.
“I am most proud of this because I have worked my entire career to become a Chief,” said Beall. “I persevered through serveal years and finally accomplished my goal and became a part of something that is bigger than myself. This is one of the greatest organizations that I get a privilege to be part of. It is a humbling experience to become a chief and be beyond reproach in all aspects of life.”
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Beall and other sailors and staff know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes serving as a key part of the information warfare community in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of adversaries, and developing unmatched knowledge of the battlespace during wartime.
These sailors and staff have a tremendous responsibility in creating war-fighting options for fleet commanders and advising decision-makers at all levels as they serve worldwide aboard ships, submarines and aircraft.
“Serving in the Navy means that I get the privilege to part of one of the most elite organizations in the world,” said Beall. “Being in the Navy I get to work with some of the most highly decicated people I will ever meet in my life, people that genuinely want to be here and serve their Navy."