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Navy establishes first-of-its-kind information warfare squadron at Norfolk

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COREY DICKSTEIN

STARS AND STRIPES • December 8, 2025

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Capt. Jon O’Connor, the commanding officer of the new Information Warfare Squadron Two, renders a salute as he arrives with the official party during an assumption of command ceremony in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 5, 2025. (Robert Fluegel/U.S. Navy)

The Navy established a first-of-its-kind information warfare squadron at Naval Station Norfolk, in Virginia, on Friday as part of a pilot program meant to streamline IW capabilities for carrier strike group commanders, according to service officials.

Information Warfare Squadron Two will spend the next four years testing, expanding and improving the new unit’s capabilities in the information warfare domain, which defense officials have emphasized in recent years amid global power struggles with adversaries such as China and Russia. The Navy’s information warfare community includes sailors who specialize in communications, networks, intelligence, oceanography, meteorology, cryptology, electronic warfare, and cyberspace and space operations, according to the service.