COMSUBPAC Pins New Information Dominance Warfare Officers
By MC2 Ronald Gutridge,
COMSUBPAC Public Affairs
Release Date: 4/20/2012
(PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii) - Four officers from Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) were awarded the Information Dominance Warfare Officer (IDWO) designation at a pinning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 20.
Capt. Daryl Caudle, COMSUBPAC Chief of Staff, pinned Cmdr. Jimmie Jones, Lt. Daniel Fugett, Lt. j.g. Roderick Smith and Lt. Gregory Miller and expressed the importance of this to the Submarine Force and the Navy.
"Submarine warfare of the future must include a deep understanding and application of the cyber techniques, capabilities, and tactics that our Information Dominance Warfare Officers have mastered,” said Caudle. “ By coupling the clandestine nature and persistent presence the submarine force already provides combatant commanders with the force multiplication effects that information and cyber operations enable, our Information Dominance Warfare Officers will play an essential role in the transformation of traditional submarine warfare across all levels of the electromagnetic spectrum."
The U.S. Navy's Vision for Information Dominance highlights capabilities that are already evolving, from the 20th century supporting functions to a main battery of 21st century American sea power.
“With this program we are continually increasing our proficiency in qualifying individuals who are specialized in information dominance," said Smith. “I cannot express enough how important this is for the future of the submarine force and its ability to combat cyber warfare.”
CNO directed that the Navy position itself to remain pre-eminent in the fields of intelligence, cyber warfare, command and control, electronic warfare and other battle field and knowledge management disciplines. Members of the Intelligence, Information Warfare, Information/Network Management, Oceanography and Space Cadre comprise the Information Dominance Corps and are eligible to qualify for the IDWO pin which was established Feb. 2009.