The original Corry Field, initially Kiwanis Field, had its beginning in 1923 in a remote area north of
Pensacola, Florida, with relocation to its present site in 1928. The station honors
Medal of Honor recipient
LCDR William M. Corry, Jr.,
USN. In its beginning, Corry Field was an active aviation training complex where advanced fighter plane techniques were taught. In 1943, the field was re-designated as
Naval Auxiliary Air Station Corry Field, continuing to serve as a training center for student
naval aviators through
World War II and during the
Korean War and
Cold War, until its decommissioning as an active airfield in June 1958.
NTTC Corry Station The site saw its metamorphosis from flight training to technical training in 1960, when the first class of Navy enlisted communications technicians (their rating insignia indicated by a feather pen crossed by a spark; later known as
cryptologic technicians) arrived. During this time, the installation was known as
Naval Communications Training Center Corry Field. Hangars were converted into classrooms and laboratories that were stocked with communications training equipment. To reflect this change, the
Chief of Naval Operations changed the name of Corry Field to
Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station. In 1973, NTTC Cory Station was accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools which certified that students could receive college-level credit for completed courses.
Center for Cryptology Corry Station (2003–2005) On April 28, 2003 Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station became the Center for Cryptology Corry Station.
CID Corry Station (2005–2016) In 2005, Center for Cryptology Corry Station and the Center for Information Technology San Diego merged to become the
Center for Information Dominance Corry Station.
Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station 2016–present) In 2016, the Center for Information Dominance Corry Station name was changed to
Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) by
Vice Admiral Ted N. "Twig" Branch, who was, at the time, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
Information Warfare and Office
of Naval Intelligence. ==References==