The U-S Navy’s Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs reports a 2005 Riverside High School graduate and Oakland, Iowa native is serving as part of the Navy’s Information Warfare Community in Suffolk, Virginia. Ensign Chris Crowder is an information professional, a part of the Navy’s  central operational authority for intelligence, information operations,  electronic warfare, and space capabilities in addition to cyber and networks operations.

In a press release, Ensign Crowder said “Being a techie makes the job enjoyable.” The men and women who make up the U.S. Navy’s Information Warfare Community
team around the world are warriors who remain motivated and mission focused.
These warfighters direct cyberspace operations to deter and defeat  aggression while ensuring freedom of action in cyberspace.

Ensign Crowder

U.S. Navy’s Information Warfare Community is responsible for addressing cyber threats, key trends, and challenges across four main areas: integrated operations, optimized cyber workforce, technology innovation, and reforming development and execution of requirements, acquisition, and budgeting.

Crowder also said he is proud to be a part of the 94 officers, 186 enlisted sailors, and 194 civilians serving at a command that is at the forefront of technology innovation and cyber operations, helping to protect America from threats around the world.

Created in 2009, the Navy’s Information Warfare Community was established to
execute the full spectrum of cyber, electronic warfare, information operations and signal intelligence capabilities and missions across the cyber, electromagnetic and space domains.

Naval Network Warfare Command (NNWC), executes tactical-level command and control to Direct, Operate, Maintain and Secure Navy Communications and Network systems; and leverage Joint Space Capabilities for Navy and Joint Operations-as assigned by Commander, Fleet Cyber Command.