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NMITC Celebrates 20 Years of Training Navy, Marine Corps Intelligence Specialists

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS061026-25
Release Date: 10/26/2006 4:00:00 PM

By Cathy Heimer, Naval Air Station Oceana Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC) celebrated their 20th anniversary with a ceremony Oct. 20 at Dam Neck Annex.

“Today is really an important milestone for an idea and concept of training that has truly stood the test of time,” said NMITC Commanding Officer, Capt. Jim Everett III, who also serves as the Center for Naval Intelligence commanding officer.

Everett said throughout their history, many things may have changed, but not what's important.

“What hasn't changed is job one and that's delivering top notch, well-trained Sailors and Marines to the fleet so they can take the fight to the heart of our nation's enemies. And they’ve never been needed more than they've been needed today,” Everett said.

Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Richard Lake praised the students attending the intelligence schools at NMITC, saying he was motivated, proud and inspired by those students. He said the legacy, which began 20 years ago at NMITC, is being carried on by the students now attending the schools.

“Throughout the years, even predating the formation of the modern intelligence community, the Navy-Marine Corps intelligence team stood the watch together and we continue that tradition today, both here at the NMITC and also around the globe, to include Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, the Philippines and everywhere the global war on terrorism is being fought, both visibly and in the shadows,” said Lake.

Director of Naval Intelligence, Rear Adm. Tony Cothron, a NMITC plank owner, reminded those in attendance of the days when the Navy was teaching basic intelligence school in locations across the United States, like Denver, far away from the fleet.

“It’s very fitting and proper that we take a moment today to commemorate and celebrate the great strides we’ve made in the past 20 years in regards to naval intelligence training here at the NMITC. While we should be very proud of what’s been accomplished, we should also use the celebration as an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the challenges that lie ahead,” Cothron said.