Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza relieved Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach as the commander of Naval Information Forces on Friday, the Navy announced.
The change of command ceremony in Suffolk, Va., marks the end of Aeschbach’s naval career, as she retired after 34 years in the sea service, the last of which was spent as NAVIFOR’s commander....
Naval Information Forces Commander Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach is already preparing for her next role.
Unlike her current role overseeing the Navy’s cyber type command, her next one does not require an alarm clock, time on a ship or sitting at a desk. Instead, Aeschbach plans to take some time off following her retirement from the Navy. She plans to travel with her husband around the country and...
USS Illinois (SSN-786) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on a scheduled deployment in 2019. US Navy Photo
SAN DIEGO – A Navy pilot program is testing the role of information warfare sailors and officers aboard submarines, the commander of Naval Information Forces announced Wednesday.
Two submarines – USS New Mexico (SSN-779) and USS Washington (SSN-787) – each have an information warfare junior officer and three sailors, Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach said during a talk at WEST 2023, hosted by...