SAN DIEGO – Lt. Patrick Rumsey, a native of Tuscon, Arizona, was inspired to join the Navy for educational opportunties and to serve the country.
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"I liked the idea of being able to fund college,” Rumsey said. “The Navy gave me some direction and helped me figure out what to do with my life."
Now, 14 years later, Rumsey is stationed with a command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.
“IWTC brings together experts from around the information warfare community to prepare sailors to execute in the fleet and I get to soak up knowledge from those experts as well,” said Rumsey.
Rumsey, a 2004 graduate of Santa Rita High School, is a intelligence officer operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“I’m responsible for the management of the course I teach, as well as, leading the sailors that teach with me,” said Rumsey.
Rumsey credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Tuscon.
“I always thought that it's important to follow the golden rule and try to prioritize the interstes of others above yourself,” Rumsey said. “It's something the Navy prioritizes and being taught that by my parents helped me embrace the culture here.”
Now, 14 years later, Rumsey is stationed with a command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.
“IWTC brings together experts from around the information warfare community to prepare sailors to execute in the fleet and I get to soak up knowledge from those experts as well,” said Rumsey.
Rumsey, a 2004 graduate of Santa Rita High School, is a intelligence officer operating from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) in San Diego.
“I’m responsible for the management of the course I teach, as well as, leading the sailors that teach with me,” said Rumsey.
Rumsey credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Tuscon.
“I always thought that it's important to follow the golden rule and try to prioritize the interstes of others above yourself,” Rumsey said. “It's something the Navy prioritizes and being taught that by my parents helped me embrace the culture here.”
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 Rumsey is most proud of helping others to grow in their careers.
“I think I've had the opportunity to influence the careers of my peers and subordinates and I've seen a lot of people that have advanced themselves personally or professionaly and that’s the most rewarding thing that I've expeienced," said Rumsey. "I think it's important that we come together as a community to help ensure mutual success. When that happens I feel like we're running on all cylinders.”
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, Rumsey 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 believing that you fit into something that is bigger than yourself and essential to being able to perpetuate our way of life,” said Rumsey.