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CHANTILLY, Va. -- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) held an Information Dominance Warfare Officer pinning ceremony to recognize more than 60 Navy active duty and reserve officers Jan. 19.
Held at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) here, the event highlighted the SPAWAR Space Field Activity’s contribution to the Information Dominance Corps and was presided by Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance Vice Adm. Kendall Card.
Rear Adm. James Rodman, SPAWAR chief engineer, received his pin during the ceremony and provided opening remarks before introducing Card.
“Just as the armored tank transformed land warfare and the aircraft carrier sea warfare, our networks and our ability to use information will transform the estate known as cyber warfare,” said Rodman. “If Gen. Patton were alive today, he’d probably trade in his pearl handed six shooters for a smartphone and an iPad.”
Rodman discussed the importance of information as the Navy’s newest warfare domain. Information Dominance requires speed to identify, process and correlate data into a recognizable whole so that it can be used as an asymmetric warfighting advantage.
“The electromagnetic world has become the real world and we have to dominate it,” said Rodman. “That’s a huge sea state change for our doctrine, our weapons and our people.”
The Information Dominance Warfare pin is given to a select group of skilled individuals with expertise in intelligence, information warfare, oceanography, meteorology and space. Those who receive the designation must complete a rigorous training and qualification process before being awarded the insignia.
Card stressed the importance of bringing members of the space cadre into the fold and solidifying a vital link in the Information Dominance Corps architecture.
"The warfare pin represents a common warfighter identity for the Information Dominance Corps and I'm here to welcome you to your community," said Card. "The qualification represents the significant gains we have made toward establishing the IDC as a key warfighting capability of the U.S. Navy.”
The SPAWAR SSFA cadre is the Navy’s presence at the NRO and also serves the Program Executive Office for Space Systems, which coordinates all Department of Navy space research, development and acquisition activities.
As the Navy's Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities. With more than 8,900 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, SPAWAR is at the forefront of research, engineering, acquisition and support services that provide vital decision superiority to our forces at the right time and for the right cost.
For more news on the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/spawar/.
| Date Taken: | 01.19.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 01.20.2012 19:05 |
| Story ID: | 82652 |
| Location: | CHANTILLY, VA, US |
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