Fleet Electronic Warfare Center The Fleet Electronic Warfare Center ( FEWC ) is an organization established by Naval Network Warfare Command ( NNWC ) in 2008 to be the center of gravity for US Navy fleet electronic warfare ( EW ) operational and tactical issues . It is currently located at Navy Cyber Forces ( NCF ) Headquarters , onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story , in Virginia Beach , Virginia within the NCF N4 / 7 Readiness Directorate . Background . The demand for a focus on EW is greater than ever before . Recent operations throughout the world , and in particular Iraq and Afghanistan , have highlighted the crucial EW support required by the Joint Force Commander . These challenges have a direct application on the ability to perform Navy missions . The impetus for the establishment of the FEWC began in 2005 when the Chief of Naval Operations offered Navy EW expertise to Army leadership to counter a growing , deadly threat from Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices ( RCIEDs ) to the Joint fight in Iraq . This resulted in the formation of Joint CREW ( Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare ) Composite Squadron ONE ( JCCS - 1 ) . The Navy has deployed hundreds of EW - qualified Sailors on Individual Augmentation ( IA ) assignments to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom with significant success . This successful application of EW into the fight highlights the positive impact that EW has on the battlefield , and just as importantly , how a lack of EW capability could impair US combat capability . In May 2007 , NNWC conducted the Navy EW Study to provide a foundation for the development of a strategic implementation plan . The study gave a comprehensive overview of the organizational challenges facing Fleet EW and some of the negative consequences incurred as a result of those challenges . Over 40 interviews were conducted with Fleet EW stakeholders from Echelon I , II , III , and IV commands including operational commands , resource sponsors , acquisition and procurement , research & development , doctrine development , fleet training and individual training . These stakeholder interviews also involved all major warfare communities - Air , Surface , Submarine , Expeditionary , and Information Warfare . The results of the Navy EW Study culminated in the development of a value chain focusing on the following areas : Fleet EW Integration , EW Capabilities & Requirements , EW Training , EW Force Management , and EW Doctrine / TTP & Policy . This value chain and the results of the stakeholder analysis led to the development of a series of strategic goals , objectives , and initiatives as well as the formation of the FEWC whose sole mission is focused on the improvement of Fleet EW readiness . Purpose . The FEWC has three major roles : The FEWC also provides for operational control of the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center to handle operational spectrum issues in the electromagnetic battlespace across the globe . FEWC & EWRG structure . To effectively organize the FEWC , NCF , as the Operational Agent for EW , leads Fleet EW stakeholders into a cohesive team by facilitating coordination and collaboration efforts among the organizations that influence Fleet EW readiness . To that end , NNWC previously established the EW Integration & Improvement Program ( EWIIP ) , which is the formal process to identify Fleet - centric EW issues and deficiencies and generate an annual EW Integrated Priority Capabilities List ( IPCL ) to prioritize operational Fleet EW requirements to improve Fleet EW readiness . Navy Cyber Forces ( NCF ) modified the original structure by establishing the EW Readiness Group ( EWRG ) to focus on specific elements of EW readiness . The EWRG consists of Fleet EW stakeholder command or organization representatives who are responsible for identifying and promulgating Fleet EW priorities through EWRG members ’ familiarity with their command ’ s or organization ’ s EW capabilities and requirements . The ultimate goal of the EWIIP is to improve the capability , capacity and readiness of Fleet EW . The EWRG will identify EW capability gaps across doctrine , organization , training , materiel , leadership , personnel , and facilities ( DOTMLPF ) and provide readiness recommendations and mitigating actions in support of the Planning , Programming , Budgeting and Execution ( PPBE ) process . These EW capability gaps and recommendations are then reviewed for their applicability to resolve operational Fleet EW requirements . Currently there are four standing EWRGs : ERGs will meet during the Fall EWIIP Symposium , focusing on DOTMLPF changes which address operational capability and capacity gaps in the current EW IPCL .