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PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) welcomed Command Master Chief (CMDCM) Igor F. Vargas as its new command master chief (CMC), Oct. 30.
Vargas relieved CIWT’s CMDCM Mike Bates, who will retire with 24 years of dedicated and faithful service at the end of November. Prior to CIWT, Vargas was the CMC of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain.
CMCs serve as command-level senior enlisted leaders and have a significant role in every aspect of command-wide readiness and mission accomplishment. They report directly to the commanding officer and work closely with the executive officer in the formulation and implementation of all policies concerning the morale, welfare, job satisfaction, discipline, utilization, and training of enlisted personnel. Additionally, they are directly responsible for Chiefs Mess’ professional development.
“Command Master Chief Vargas brings a combined 27 years of extensive and proven Navy leadership experience to our entire CIWT domain,” said CIWT's Commanding Officer Capt. Nick Andrews. "His addition strengthens our future in preparing information warriors to fight and win."
Vargas, born in Bonao, Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx, New York, joined the Navy in 1991 and attended boot camp in San Diego. He is a graduate of the Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) “A” School; Command Master Chief Course; and Navy Senior Enlisted Academy. He is a qualified information warfare, surface warfare, air warfare and master training specialist.
Additionally, he earned his airframe and power plants certification from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1994, and was named Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) 2007 Senior Enlisted Instructor of the Year.
He was initiated as a chief petty officer in 2004, selected for the Command Senior Chief Program in 2012 and selected for CMC in 2014.
Vargas’ assignments include Fleet Composite Squadron (VC) 8; Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadrons (HS) 1, 5, 14 and 15; Navy Recruiting Command; Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois; and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9.
At the command triad level, he served as the command senior chief for Transient Personnel Unit Great Lakes, Illinois and USS Chief (MCM 14). He also served as the CMC aboard USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and for Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain.
"The CIWT domain has a great reputation for training and preparing Sailors for the Navy the nation needs, and I am grateful to join this winning team," said Vargas. "I’m excited to help elevate our game and ensure our team is always ready during these challenging times.”
CIWT is recognized as NETC’s top learning for the past two years with four schoolhouse commands, two detachments, and training sites throughout the United States and Japan. Training over 21,000 students every year, CIWT delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services. CIWT also offers more than 200 courses for cryptologic technicians, intelligence specialists, information systems technicians, electronics technicians, and officers in the information warfare community.
For more news from Center for Information Warfare Training organization, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/cid/, http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/CIWT/, http://www.facebook.com/NavyCIWT, or http://www.twitter.com/NavyCIWT.
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2018 10:53 |
| Story ID: | 298188 |
| Location: | PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, US |
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