About CAW
CAW News & Events
  • Wednesday, February 1, 2012
    CNTPO receives authorization to fund CAW to evaluate the Field Information Support Tool (FIST) in Coastal Trident 2012 exercise
  • Wednesday, February 1, 2012
    PACOM receives approval to fund CAW to facilitate the next phase of disaster preparedness workshops and training in the Lower Mekong Delta in 2012
  • Tuesday, January 31, 2012
    FBI funds CAW to develop a private-sector Infrastructure Liaison Program
  • Tuesday, January 24, 2012
    CAW briefs on "Asymmetric Warfare Collaboration" at the 42nd Annual Electronic Warfare Symposium at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
  • Wednesday, April 27, 2011
    Offshore Platform Security and Response Subject Matter Expertise Exchange in Ventura County, CA
  • Wednesday, April 20, 2011
    HURREX/Citadel Gale 2011 Exercise for Gulf Coast and East Coast Navy installations and Fleet units
  • Tuesday, April 19, 2011
    Hampton Roads Full-Scale Exercise 2011 Final Planning Conference at VMASC, Suffolk, VA
  • Tuesday, April 5, 2011
    Virginia Fusion Center Tabletop Exercise at VMASC, Suffolk, VA
  • Tuesday, April 5, 2011
    HURREX/Citadel Gale 2011 Final Planning Conference in Norfolk, VA
  • Tuesday, March 29, 2011
    CAW and Coastal Trident 2011 featured in Oxnard Harbor District's "The Port of Hueneme News"
  • Thursday, March 24, 2011
    CAW and the AUVSI Firefighting Tabletop Exercise featured in Emergency Management Magazine
  • Wednesday, March 23, 2011
    Coastal Trident 2011 Exercise at the Port of Hueneme, CA
  • Tuesday, March 22, 2011
    DHS Integrated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (ICBRNE) Webcast
  • Thursday, March 17, 2011
    Lihue County Emergency Management All-Hazards Preparedness Program in Lihue, HI
  • Tuesday, February 22, 2011
    Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield 2011 Exercise for all US Navy installations
About CAW
The Center for Asymmetric Warfare, or CAW, was established in 1999 as a part of the Naval Air Systems Command to support U.S. military forces, as well as local, state, and federal organizations, in identifying, countering, and controlling the effects of asymmetric warfare in the nation’s Global War on Terrorism. CAW’s initial focus was the development and conduct of multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional homeland security and homeland defense exercise and training programs, in addition to test and evaluation programs for developmental first response technologies.
Since its inception, CAW has matured into a recognized leader in its field, by providing comprehensive education, training, and exercise programs; technology integration, test, and evaluation programs; and capability assessment and improvement programs to partners across a wide spectrum of jurisdictions. These programs include participation by Department of Defense; local, state, and federal government agencies; private sector and non-governmental organizations; academia; and international government agencies.
In 2008, CAW was realigned as a satellite division of the Naval Postgraduate School’s National Security Institute, headquartered at Naval Base Ventura County, in Point Mugu, California. Harnessing the capabilities of the four institutes and four schools that comprise NPS, CAW can capitalize on the expertise and experience of a continuously expanding number of alumni, faculty, and students.