Gosport - January 22, 2016

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Vol. 80, No. 3

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January 22, 2016

Director of Warfare Integration for Information Dominance visits NASP Story, photo by Carla M. McCarthy Center for Information Dominance Public Affairs

Rear Adm. Nancy A. Norton, director of Warfare Integration for Information Dominance, wrapped up a two-day visit to training and operational commands for the information warfare (IW) community in Pensacola Jan. 15. Her visit began with a stop at Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Pensacola for an operations brief and a facilities tour. She observed firsthand Cyber Mission Force and national support Sailors conducting cyberspace operations and signals intelligence tasks. In her previous position as the director of the Command, Control, Communications and Cyber

Directorate, J6, at U.S. Pacific Command, some of the combat support teams at NIOC Pensacola had worked for her, and she said she had always wanted to see them in action in person. “Seeing the progression that they’ve made, that all of the teams have made, and all of the missions there at NIOC Pensacola was just wonderful,” said Norton. “They have made leaps and bounds from pretty much a cold start of starting up capability to providing direct support to real world operations. It’s really impressive – great Sailors, great mission. They’re doing tremendous work.” Norton met with Rear Adm. Michael S. White, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), which set the stage for a comprehensive visit to the IW com-

3,800 students from all military services every day. “Nothing beats a trip to CID (in) Pensacola for a shot in the arm to tell you how bright the future of the United States Navy is and the information warfare community,” said Norton. Tours and briefs included the afloat operations training system, the electronics training lab, the AN/SLQ-32(V)6 maintenance course, the cryptologic technician (collection) digital signals lab, the cryptologic technician (networks) course and its capstone exercise, and the Ship Signal ExploitaRear Adm. Nancy A. Norton, director of Warfare Integration for Information Dominance tion Equipment (SSEE) (OpNav N2/N6F), discusses information systems technician training with students at the Increment “E” and IncreCenter for Information Dominance Unit Corry Station. The students were setting up a ment “F” shipboard counmock shipboard network as part of a capstone exercise. termeasures suite lab. munity’s training arm at units, CID Unit Corry Sta- the kind of courses taught Demonstrations for inthe Center for Information tion. throughout the CID do- telligent tutoring, adapted Dominance (CID) headInstructors and staff main, many in fleet conquarters and one of its four provided an overview of centration areas, to about See IW on page 2

CyberThon prepares students for cybersecurity careers From afceapensacola.org

With a focus on feeding the increasingly high demand for skilled workers in the cybersecurity field, local and regional technology leaders are teaming up for a second annual CyberThon event. Set to begin

today, Jan. 22, and continue through Jan. 24 at the National Flight Academy, CyberThon 2016 is presented by the AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Chapter and will bring together community leaders, cyber experts and a cadre of cyber competitors from local schools to participate in

real?world cyber operations and defense sessions. Teams of high school students will be placed in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked as the first responders for cybersecurity threat detection and response of a small company. With mentoring and guidance from local

cyber experts, teams will use security tools and defense tactics to find cybersecurity vulnerabilities and harden the IT infrastructure to prevent, mitigate and deter cyber attackers and maintain efficient system and network operations. Approximately 45 students

from high schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will participate in the event, more than twice the enrollment of last year’s inaugural CyberThon. In addition, more than 30 elementary school students

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NJROTC students tour wing By Ens. Anthony Junco CTW-6 Public Affairs

MM3 James Souza, stationed with USS America (LHA 6), throws MA2 Bobby Yamashita, a Northglenn, Colo., native stationed at NAS Pensacola, during a November 2015 bout. Photo by MC2 Cory Asato

NASP master-at-arms is Olympic wrestling hopeful From staff reports

NAS Pensacola Security’s MA2 Robert Yamashita was selected as one of 20 wrestlers selected to attend this year’s All-Navy wrestling camp at Naval Base Bangor Washington, in Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., being held Jan. 17 through Feb. 19. The Navy wrestlers are battling for spots on the All-Navy Wrestling Team, which is comprised of eight weight classes, to represent the Navy at the Armed Forces Wrestling Champi-

onships. At the championship, which will be Feb. 20-21 at Bangor, wrestlers from the U.S. Army, Marines and Air Force will duel in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. This year (2016) is Yamashita’s fifth time going to the camp (having gone in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2015). The opportunity arose after breaking through at last years Greco-Roman U.S. Open Senior Nationals, placing sixth in the 71 kg (157 pound) weight class and becoming

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Commander, Training Air Wing Six (CTW-6), headquartered aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP), hosted nearly 35 members of the Martin Luther King Jr. and Columbia High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) programs from Decatur, Ga., recently. Students toured the CTW-6 flight-line and received an up-close look at both the T-6 Texan II and T-45 Goshawk training aircraft. Students were invited to a presentation where they learned more about the training that goes into becoming a naval flight officer (NFO). At the conclusion of the brief, midshipmen from both JROTC units were given the opportunity to try on the anti-gravity suits (G-suits) worn by Navy pilots, NFOs and astronauts. The G-suit is a critical component of an aviator’s flight gear which allows both naval aviators and flight officers to better withstand the physical demands of high speed maneuvers. CTW-6 Training Officer Cmdr. Denis Turcotte said that tours such as this serve as unique opportunities to give young men and women a glimpse into the unparalleled training and career opportunities found here at the U.S. Navy’s “Cradle of Aviation.” “Tours such as these serve to expose

Cmdr. Denis Turcotte (right) helps Martin Luther King Jr. High School student Jasanai Nesbeth try on an naval aviation anti-gravity suit during a brief.

young NJROTC midshipman to all the Navy has to offer,” said Turcotte. “Hopefully seeing the jets up close and learning about what we do at CTW-6 will inspire the next generation of Sailors to pursue a

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