Following the ceremony, the command held an honor run through the Presidio of Monterey.
 
“Running these Presidio hills is tough,” remarked Cmdr. Josie Moore, commanding officer, IWTC Monterey. “We honor Senior Chief Kent's memory by pushing ourselves, building physical and mental toughness as a result.”
 
The honor run began in the area of base known as the “Navy Yard,” which was formally dedicated to Kent on August 21, 2019.
 
“It was great to see the Sailors pushing themselves and each other so hard in order to honor Senior Chief Kent,” said Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive James Payne, who led the ceremony. “It is humbling to see Senior Chief Kent’s will, determination, and memory live on in the next generation of Navy linguists.”
 
In November 2018, Kent deployed to Syria as part of a highly skilled, multi-disciplined armed forces task force involved in critical and demanding intelligence work. Kent was killed in action by an improvised explosive device detonated by a suicide bomber in the city of Manbij, in northern Syria on Jan. 16, 2019.
 
IWTC Monterey, as part of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), provides a continuum of foreign language training to Navy personnel, which prepares them to conduct information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.
 
With four schoolhouse commands, two detachments, and training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT is recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s top learning center for the past two years. Training more than 22,000 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 on Information Warfare Training Command Monterey, visit http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/ciwt/IWTCmonterey/ and http://www.monterey.army.mil/Service_Units/IWTC_Monterey.html, or find them on Facebook.
 
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