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Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific

San Diego, CA, US

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific

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Tracy Conroy

Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

Alexis Godard

Petty Officer 1st Class John Hetherington

Marsha Lapid

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Recent News Stories

NIWC Pacific AI Program to Guide Next-Generation...

03.16.2026 | Story by Darian Wilson

A Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific AI program has been selected by a coalition of academic and industry leaders to pioneer the development of a new generation of American-made microchips that merge electronics and photonics. Following a summit at the University of Arizona, the initiative aims to create processors with drastically reduced power consumption and heat, making advanced AI feasible for resource-constrained military...

NIWC Pacific, AFCEA International San Diego host...

03.05.2026 | Story by Jaime Ciciora

Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and AFCEA International San Diego hosted nearly 800 experts at the 10th annual Naval Applications of...

NIWC Pacific Advances Work on Quantum-Enhanced...

11.17.2025 | Story by Darian Wilson

SAN DIEGO - Scientists at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific are advancing navigation technology through quantum-enhanced fiber optic gyroscopes (FOGs). Their research focuses on mitigating noise and enhancing photon flux in quantum FOGs to achieve unparalleled angular rotation sensitivity, vital for naval navigation and operational superiority, particularly in GPS-denied environments. Led by Joanna Ptasinski, NIWC Pacific’s...

Operation Shoehorn: Securing 5G for Tactical Advantage

09.04.2025 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, in partnership with Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC), initiated a threat assessment...

HBCU/MI Interns tour NIWC Pacific and Camp...

09.11.2024 | Story by Patric Petrie

Interns tour both Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and Camp Pendleton.

NIWC Pacific conducts change of charge in Guam

07.16.2024 | Courtesy Story

NIMITZ HILL, Guam — Cmdr. Anthony Culwell transferred responsibility as the officer in charge of Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)...

Scientists, engineers across NAVWAR win Dr. Delores...

06.04.2024 | Story by Maison Piedfort

SAN DIEGO — Last month 20 people across Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), including four individuals and three teams, won 2024 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards for their contributions to the Department of the Navy (DON). Winners from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, NIWC Atlantic, and Program...

NIWC Pacific collaborates on potential of AI for...

03.15.2024 | Story by Ashley Nekoui

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific hosted the eighth annual workshop on Naval Applications of Machine Learning (NAML), which brought...

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Recent Images

NIWC Pacific, AFCEA International San Diego host...

03.03.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

Josh Duclos, a scientist with Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, presents his posterboard to attendees during the first day of the 2026...

NIWC Pacific, AFCEA International San Diego host...

03.02.2026 | Photo by Jaime Ciciora

Attendees collect badges and check in for the 10th annual Naval Applications of Machine Learning workshop in San Diego, March 2, 2026. Nearly 800...

NAVWAR/NIWC CPO Pinning

09.16.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

250916-N-UG095-1119 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2025) The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Chiefs’ Mess chant “Navy chief, Navy pride,”...

Sailors Prepare for 5G Network Threat Assessment

09.02.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 2, 2025) – From left, Cyber Warfare Technician 2nd Class Sean Davis, a Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) Red Team...

NIWC Lant LiMUR Testing

08.06.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

250806-N-UG095-1016 SAN DIEGO (August 8, 2025) Michael Massenet, left, assured communications subject matter expert at Naval Information...

Engineer Displays Tech

07.31.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

250731-N-UG095-1007 SAN DIEGO (July 31, 2025) Raif Farkouh, right, an engineer at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, explains the...

Dr. Delores Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of...

06.25.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

SAN DIEGO (June 25, 2025) Ibrahim Suberu, an engineer at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), receives a Dr. Delores Etter Top...

Interns care for Navy dolphins at the Navy Marine...

04.17.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

250417-N-UG095-1114 SAN DIEGO (April 17, 2025) Sadie Steinheimer (right) and Tristan Smith, interns at the Navy Marine Mammal Program (MMP), care...

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Recent Videos

Next Level Podcast - Episode 6

03.17.2026 | Video by Aaron Lebsack

In a world increasingly shaped by technology, a big question on everyone's mind is: what is the future of my job in the age of artificial...

Next Level Podcast - Episode 5

11.04.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker and Aaron Lebsack

What if you could control matter at its most fundamental level? That’s exactly what we’re exploring on the fifth episode of Naval Information...

NIWC Pacific 250th Navy Birthday Message

09.22.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Eckelbecker

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 22, 2025) - Michael McMillan, left, the executive director of Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific; Master Chief...

Next Level Podcast - Episode 4

05.29.2025 | Video by Aaron Lebsack

Brett Goldsmith, Ph.D., of the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, recounts his journey from NIWC Pacific's New Professional program...

Sea Strike 2043

01.01.2025 | Video by Aaron Lebsack

A collaborative effort between Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Sea Strike 2043 is a...

Sea Strike: Exploring Future Naval Operations

01.01.2025 | Video by Aaron Lebsack

A collaborative effort between Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Sea Strike is a...

Next Level Podcast - Episode 3

10.11.2024 | Video by Aaron Lebsack

A U.S. Marine once asked Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific's Spencer Koroly for a rugged 3D printer that could print and sustain a...

Next Level Podcast - Episode 2

07.24.2024 | Video by Aaron Lebsack, A.J. Mottola, Maison Piedfort and Darian Wilson

T.S. Eliot once said, “Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division’s...

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Recent Audio

Bruce Baraw

12.14.2012 | Courtesy Audio

Bruce Baraw, from North Troy, Vt., talks to a Barton Chronicle reporter, in Barton, Vt., about his civilian career history.

Graphics

NIWC Pacific, AFCEA international San Diego host...

01.16.2026 | Courtesy Graphics

This U.S. Navy graphic was created using Inkscape to promote awareness of the Naval Applications of Machine Learning (NAML) 2026 workshop, Jan....

ANTX Excerise

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

(Camp Pendleton, Calif.) First Marines Expeditionary Forces (I MEF) integrate various unmanned and rapidly prototyped technologies during the...

CANES Installation

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Anthony Pisciotto checks network connectors on the recently installed Consolidated Afloat Ships Network...

Cyber Systems Sustainment Lab

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

The Cyber Systems Sustainment Lab (CSSL) was established to support the defense of mission critical systems against the complex threats of our...

NIWC Pacific’s Communications and Network

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

NIWC Pacific’s Communications and Network (C&N) professionals research, design, engineer, test and support Communication, Networking, and...

NIWC Pacific Seabed to Space technologies

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

NIWC Pacific provides development, basic and applied science, test and evaluation, systems engineering and integration, installation, and support...

NIWC Pacific Battle-space Awareness

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

Battlespace Awareness (BA) is the ability to understand the disposition and intentions of potential adversaries as well as the characteristics and...

NIWC Pacific’s Command and Control and Enterprise...

06.06.2023 | Graphics by Art Armendariz

NIWC Pacific’s Command and Control and Enterprise Engineering (C2E2) professionals design, engineer, test, and support command and control,...

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Commanding Unit

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
San Diego, CA, US

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