Navy Cyber Forces

120809-N-XS652-425 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) The transmitter building is shown at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility in Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world. Located near Arlington, Washington, in the foothills of the Cascades, north of Seattle, the site has 5,000 largely forested acres.

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120809-N-XS652-349 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) GSM Alex Currier (SW) inspects one of the mobile wenches along with a civilian contractor. The wenches are nicknamed "goats". There are only two of these wenches in the world and they are both located at Jim Creek. The wenches can be driven up and down the mountain in order to raise or lower the mile long antenna spans on one of the 35 antenna towers. GSM Currier is TDY to Jim Creek from NAVSTA Everett. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility in Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world. Located near Arlington, Washington, in the foothills of the Cascades, north of Seattle, the site has 5,000 largely forested acres.

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120809-N-XS652-147 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) Chris Immele, a painter from Tower Inspection, Inc is pictured here on one of the 35 antenna towers located at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. The antenna towers are 200ft tall and are atop the moutaninsides where the top elevation is near 3,000ft. The towers have to be stripped and painted in order to keep the metal towers in good working order. This work is part of the 2012 Antenna Replacement Project at Jim Creek. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility in Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

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120809-N-XS652-144 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) A cable is pictured here that leads to one of the 35 antenna towers located at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. The antenna towers are 200ft tall and are atop the moutaninsides where the top elevation is near 3,000ft. The cable antenna spans from one mountainside to the other moutain across the valley at the same elevation, The distance is over 1 mile away. Thers is more than 10 miles of aerial cable spans at this location. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility in Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

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120809-N-XS652-071 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) Philip Nickels, a Project Manager for Tower Inspection, Inc. surveys a mile long, 3,000ft high antenna span, looking for deformities in the wire or any broken components in the insulators or corona rings at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. This work is part of the 2012 Antenna Replacement Project at Jim Creek. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility near Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

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120809-N-XS652-034 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) Burgon Petterson, a contracted iron worker holds a downlead segment of the lowered antenna span as it is being raised almost 3,000ft. This work is part of the 2012 Antenna Replacement Project at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. Some of the cable spans are over 1 mile long and span the distance between two 3,000ft mountain ranges. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility near Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

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120809-N-XS652-008 USA (Aug. 9, 2012) Contractors work on a lowered antenna span as part of the 2012 Antenna Replacement Project at Jim Creek Naval Radio Station. Some of the cable spans are over 1 mile long and span the distance between two 3,000ft mountain ranges. Jim Creek is a United States Navy facility near Oso, Washington. The primary mission of this radio site is to provide VLF radio transmitting capabilities for the Pacific submarine fleet. Established in the 1950s, the 1.2 million watt transmitting system developed for the site remains 'state -of-the-art' in producing low frequency emissions world-wide. In fact it is one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

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120613-N-KK576-031 USA (Jun. 13, 2012) Career counselors attached to Navy Cyber Forces and Naval Network Warfare Command sponsor career fair for Sailor at their headquarters building on board Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story.

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130122-N-FU443-022 USA (Jan. 22, 2013) Mr. Dan Harrington (center) and ITCS Landell Rhodes (right) of Navy Cyber Forces (CyberFor) Cyber Security Inspection and Certification Program (CSICP) Stage II Training and Assessment Visit (TAV) Team review Cyber Security Workforce instructions and certification requirements with ITC Kadesha Perry (left) during a recent TAV on board USS GEORGE H W BUSH (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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120118-N-XS652-010 USA (Jan. 18, 2012) Navy Cyber Forces and the following subordinate units are recipients of the Fiscal Year 2012 Retention Excellence Award. Communications Security Materials System Detachments in Fort Huachuca, Arizona and San Antonio, Texas. Communications Security Materials System Training Teams in Honolulu, Hawaii; Jacksonville, Fla.; Naples Italy; Norfolk, Va.; Puget Sound, San Diego, Calif; and Yokosuka, Japan. Standing in front of the Navy Cyber Forces building, from left to right, (front row) Force Master Chief Steven Giordano, IT1 Binal Jones, NC1 Heather Bell and ITCM Gregory Lammers, Senior Enlisted Advisor. Back row (from left to right) IT1 Bernard Rayford, IT1 Kristen Hodge and YN1 Daniel Vasquez.

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121130-N-XG502-444 USA (Nov. 30, 2012) IS2(SW) Tori White provided relief support for Hurricane Sandy victims on board USS WASP (LHD 1) standing watch as Watch Supervisor for the Joint Maritime Component Commander. With short notice, White deployed for more than a week and was awarded a spot Navy Achievement Medal. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacky Fisher/Released)

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120209-N-KK576-020 USA (Feb. 9, 2012) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (Feb. 9, 2012) - Rear Adm. Gretchen Herbert, commander, Navy Cyber Forces, observes a Spectral Warrior Demonstration at the Department of Defense Satellite Gateway Facility. The demonstration is part of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12), the east coast's largest joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise in the past 10 years. BA12 will revitalize Navy and Marine Corps amphibious expeditionary tactics, techniques and procedures and reinvigorate its culture of conducting combined Navy and Marine Corps operations from the sea. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl)

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120209-N-KK576-024 USA (Feb. 9, 2012) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (Feb. 9, 2012) - Rear Adm. Gretchen Herbert, commander, Navy Cyber Forces, observes a Spectral Warrior Demonstration at the Department of Defense Satellite Gateway Facility. The demonstration is part of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12), the east coast's largest joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise in the past 10 years. BA12 will revitalize Navy and Marine Corps amphibious expeditionary tactics, techniques and procedures and reinvigorate its culture of conducting combined Navy and Marine Corps operations from the sea. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl)

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120209-N-KK576-016 USA (Feb. 9, 2012) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (Feb. 9, 2012) - Rear Adm. Gretchen Herbert, commander, Navy Cyber Forces, observes a Spectral Warrior Demonstration at the Department of Defense Satellite Gateway Facility. The demonstration is part of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12), the east coast's largest joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise in the past 10 years. BA12 will revitalize Navy and Marine Corps amphibious expeditionary tactics, techniques and procedures and reinvigorate its culture of conducting combined Navy and Marine Corps operations from the sea. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl)

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111013-N-KK576-007 USA (Oct. 13, 2011) Commander, Navy Cyber Forces, Rear Adm. Gretchen S. Herbert participates in a cake cutting with the command's youngest Sailor, Information Systems Technician Seaman Jason W. Baugh, and oldest Sailor, Capt. Kevin Hooley, during a celebration for the U.S. Navy's 236th Birthday.

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111011-N-KK576-018 USA (Oct. 11, 2011) Rear Adm. Gretchen S. Herbert talks about her first 90 days in command of Navy Cyber Forces during an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (Hampton Roads chapter) luncheon.

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