The U.S. Navy Information Warfare Community (IWC) leads and manages a cadre of officers, enlisted, and civilian professionals who possess extensive skills in information-intensive fields. This corps works in information, intelligence,

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, human-derived information, networks, space, and oceanographic disciplines to support

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, Joint and national war fighting requirements. The IWC is part of a U.S. Navy initiative to merge intelligence with command, control, communications, and computers.

Mission

Gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of United States adversaries, develop unmatched knowledge of the battlespace, provide naval operating forces with sufficient over-match in wartime command and control, and project power through and across the network.

Background

The Information Warfare Community, originally known as the Information Dominance Corps, was created within the U.S. Navy in 2009 to more effectively and collaboratively lead and manage officers, enlisted, and civilian professionals who possess extensive skills in information-intensive related fields. This corps of professionals works, trains and is educated in information, intelligence, counterintelligence, human-derived information, cyber, space, and oceanographic disciplines. It is tasked with developing and delivering dominant information capabilities in support of U.S. Navy, Joint and national warfighting requirements.

Community management

The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance/Director of Naval Intelligence (OPNAV N2/N6) was designated as the leader of the IWC in 2009, representing a transition in the evolution of naval warfare, designed to elevate information as a main battery of Naval warfighting capabilities and establish Naval prominence in intelligence,

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, and information management.

Operational components

CNO N2/N6 exercises administrative control of Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet.

Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet

Fleet Cyber Command is an operating force of the

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responsible for the Navy's cyber warfare programs. Tenth

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Naval Information Forces

Naval Information Forces, formerly Naval Information Dominance Forces, is the Type Commander (TYCOM) for cryptology/SIGINT, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, networks, and space disciplines.

Community

The IWC is made up of Information Professional Officers (IP), Cryptologic Warfare (CW) officers, Intelligence Officers (INTEL), Oceanography Officers (METOC), Maritime Space Officers (MSO), Space Cadre, Aerographers Mates (AG), Cryptologic Technicians (CT), Intelligence Specialists (IS), Information Technicians (IT) and Navy civilians.MSO Establishmen
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References

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External links

IDC Self SynchronizationIDC Self Synchronization on FacebookIDC Self Synchronization on Google+
Commands of the United States Navy Military units and formations established in 2009