The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) is an Echelon III activity of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
located in
North Charleston, South Carolina
North Charleston is the third-largest city in the U.S. state, state of South Carolina.City Planning Department (2008-07)City of North Charleston boundary map. City of North Charleston. Retrieved January 21, 2011. On June 12, 1972, the city of No ...
.
The center’s mission is to deliver information warfare solutions that
protect national security. This includes communication systems (radios), networking systems (routers/switches), cyber operations (red team/forensics/network defense), intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (sensors/decision support applications), business systems (benefits/personnel) and information security.
Effective February 18, 2019, the names of the systems center changed from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR) to Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic.
Structure of NAVWAR
NIWC Atlantic is one of three Echelon III activities reporting to the Commander,
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), based in San Diego, is one of six SYSCOM Echelon II organizations within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Contr ...
(NAVWARSYSCOM) in San Diego, California. NAVWARSYSCOM, and Echelon II command, in turn reports to the Echelon I
Chief of Naval Operations
The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the professional head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office () held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a memb ...
on the military side, and the
on the civilian side.
The other two Echelon III activities under NAVWARSYSCOM are the
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific), formerly Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific or SSC Pacific) provides the US Navy with research, development, delivery and support of integrated co ...
and
NAVWAR Space Field Activity
The NAVWAR Space Field Activity (NSFA) is one of three Echelon III activities under the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) of the United States Navy, co-located with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, Virg ...
.
Locations and Personnel
NIWC Atlantic is headquartered at the
Naval Support Activity Charleston
Naval Support Activity Charleston, originally designated Naval Weapons Station Charleston, is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in the cities of Goose Creek and Hanahan South Carolina.17,000 acres ...
in Hanahan, South Carolina, which is part of
Joint Base Charleston
Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located partly in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and partly in the City of Goose Creek, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Forc ...
. The center is staffed by almost 5,000 personnel, with 53% in science and engineering occupations.
In the Charleston area, about 3,300 personnel perform most activities in 79 buildings centered around the HQ Building in the southwestern corner of NSA Charleston, with the exception of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Testing in Poseidon Park. Two integration facilities reside on the grounds of the former
Charleston Naval Shipyard
Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston.
H ...
.
Other major locations which are part of NIWC Atlantic include:
*Just over 1,000 personnel in
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water in the United States that serves as a wide channel for the James River, James, Nansemond River, Nansemond and Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth rivers between Old Point Comfort and Sewell's ...
, Virginia, co-located with
Fleet Forces Command and
NAVIFOR.
*About 230 personnel in
, Louisiana.
*About 175 personnel in the National Capital Region,
Washington, DC
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.
*About 270 personnel in satellite locations in:
**
Tampa
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...
, Florida
**
Stuttgart
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, Germany
**
Naval Station Rota
Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota ( es, Base Naval de Rota, links=no), is a Spanish-American naval base commanded by a Spanish Rear Admiral. Located in Rota in the Province of Cádiz, NAVSTA Rota is the largest American military c ...
, Spain
**
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, Italy
**
Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...
, Bahrain
**
Antarctica
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Organization
NIWC Atlantic activities are organized into 5 departments with 120
integrated product team An integrated product team (IPT) is a multidisciplinary group of people who are collectively responsible for delivering a defined product or process.
IPTs are used in complex development programs/projects for review and decision making. The emphas ...
s and almost 450 projects.
The five departments are (with FY 2019 numbers):
* Fleet
C4I
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or en ...
and Readiness: About 1,675 personnel and 150 projects.
* Expeditionary Warfare: About 575 personnel and 62 projects.
* Enterprise Systems: About 475 personnel and 44 projects.
* Shore
C2ISR and Integration: About 700 personnel and 254 projects.
* Science and Technology: About 80 personnel and 53 projects.
See also
*
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific), formerly Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific or SSC Pacific) provides the US Navy with research, development, delivery and support of integrated co ...
*
NAVWAR Space Field Activity
The NAVWAR Space Field Activity (NSFA) is one of three Echelon III activities under the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) of the United States Navy, co-located with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, Virg ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.niwcatlantic.navy.mil/
United States Navy installations
Military intelligence
Military in South Carolina
Organizations based in Charleston, South Carolina