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Navy/USMC

Navy Renames SPAWAR As NAVWAR

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

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Logo for the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), formerly Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM). (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said on Monday that Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM) is changing its name to Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), highlighting its focus on information warfare beyond the space domain. He announced the change during the Information Warfare Senior Leadership Symposium on Monday, with the change taking effect immediately. “We have been on a steady drumbeat since the issuance of the Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority to further normalize information warfare into…

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