Official NAWDC IAMC Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor Patch — Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center Embroidered Patch
The shield of the fleet — where air and missile defense tactics are forged.
The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) Integrated Air and Missile Defense Command (IAMC) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program represents the pinnacle of air defense tactical expertise in the United States Navy. Based at NAS Fallon, Nevada — home of the Navy's premier tactical training range complex — NAWDC develops and refines the tactics, techniques, and procedures that protect carrier strike groups and naval formations from air and missile threats in the most contested environments on Earth.
The IAMC WTI patch signifies that the wearer has completed one of the most demanding tactical instructor courses in Naval Aviation, earning the right to serve as a Warfare Tactics Instructor in the integrated air and missile defense discipline. WTIs are the tactical thought leaders of the fleet, responsible for training strike group staffs and squadron personnel in the complex art of defending against simultaneous cruise missile, ballistic missile, and air threats. Operating within the Fleet Readiness Training Center (FRTC) at Fallon, NAWDC's IAMC division ensures that the Navy's air defense warriors are prepared to counter the most sophisticated threats posed by near-peer adversaries.
Perfect For: NAWDC graduates and instructors, air defense warfare officers, Warfare Tactics Instructors, carrier strike group staff veterans, NAS Fallon alumni, and military patch collectors who value the elite tactical expertise of the Navy's top guns in air and missile defense.
Defend the fleet — NAWDC IAMC writes the playbook.