Navy to Experiment with Information Warfare Commanders Operating from Maritime Operations Centers
By: Mallory Shelbourne
April 22, 2021 1:36 PM
Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Alexander Hess, from Ft. Wayne, Ind., stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65). US Navy Photo
After seeing how effective it is for an information warfare commander to operate within a carrier strike group, the Navy will now experiment with placing an IWC in its Maritime Operations Centers.
Speaking at the virtual C4ISRNET conference on Wednesday, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare (OPNAV N2/N6), said the Navy plans to test out this idea during the upcoming Large Scale Exercise 2021.
“What about our Maritime Operations Centers . . . where the fleet commanders operate, joint force maritime component commanders . . . where the decisions are made, where the operational level of war takes place,” Trussler said.
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