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Navy Announces Industry Day For Information Warfare Topics

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

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Logo for the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), formerly Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM). (Image: U.S. Navy)

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