SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Daugherty, a native of Oswego, Illinois, was inspired to join the Navy for new opportunities.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown |
Now, 11 years later, Daugherty is stationed with a command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.
“You get a chance to really give back to the junior sailors and the fleet because you are teaching what you know," Daugherty said. "It's rewarding.”
Daugherty, a 2008 graduate of Oswego High School, is a cryptologic technician (technical) operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“We deal with a lot of radar systems and intelligence,” Daugherty said. “Primarily I'm an instructor and teach eight courses related to the cryptologic technician technical rating.”
Daugherty credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Oswego.
“I learned to treat others how you would want to be treated,” said Daugherty.
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 Daugherty is most proud of writing an intelligence report that was briefed to the president.
“I felt like something I produced was heavily weighed enough to brief the commander in chief,” said Daugherty. “I felt it was a big accomplishment.”
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, Daugherty 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 to me means a great deal of pride and accomplishment,” said Daugherty.
“You get a chance to really give back to the junior sailors and the fleet because you are teaching what you know," Daugherty said. "It's rewarding.”
Daugherty, a 2008 graduate of Oswego High School, is a cryptologic technician (technical) operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“We deal with a lot of radar systems and intelligence,” Daugherty said. “Primarily I'm an instructor and teach eight courses related to the cryptologic technician technical rating.”
Daugherty credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Oswego.
“I learned to treat others how you would want to be treated,” said Daugherty.
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 Daugherty is most proud of writing an intelligence report that was briefed to the president.
“I felt like something I produced was heavily weighed enough to brief the commander in chief,” said Daugherty. “I felt it was a big accomplishment.”
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, Daugherty 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 to me means a great deal of pride and accomplishment,” said Daugherty.