The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) named its 2019 first quarter Civilians of the Quarter (COQ), May 23.

Selected were Moreland Thompson, a systems administrator at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach, Virginia as non-supervisory COQ; and Richard Borgne, an instructor and course supervisor at IWTC Virginia Beach, as Civilian Instructor of the Quarter.

"The CIWT domain encompasses an exceptionally-talented and dedicated team of professionals, and CIWT civilians like Mr. Morland and Mr. Borgne are deeply invested in the execution of our mission and warfighting lethality, readiness and capacity," said CIWT's Executive Director Jim Hagy. "We greatly appreciate their enthusiastic perseverance and service to the Navy and our country."

As an instructor and course supervisor, Borgne led two instructors in the Network Security Vulnerability Training course in providing fleet network security administrators with the advanced knowledge necessary to protect computer networks and systems throughout the Department of Defense. Additionally, he provided Master Training Specialist qualification instruction to the command’s military instructors to ensure all students received the highest level of training possible.

“Mr. Borgne is a huge motivation for our instructors, and his leadership to the students inspires them to do their best each time,” said Cmdr. Richard Bosworth, commanding officer of IWTC Virginia Beach. “He has contributed greatly to the IWTC Virginia Beach mission and the CIWT domain.”

As the primary system administrator for the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) in the command, Thompson successfully maintained and operated a critical intelligence training network that supports 14 Navy and Marine Corps intelligence courses. He led the upgrade and transition of the JWICS system to a virtual desktop environment, completely redesigning the entire network structure to support the upgrade.

“Mr. Thompson continues to be one of my top systems administrators in the command, and the leader and linchpin in every evolution that involves the JWICS training network,” said Bosworth. “He is fully deserving of selection as Civilian of the Quarter.”

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 three years. Training more than 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.

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