About CAW
CAW News & Events
  • Wednesday, March 27, 2013
    CAW briefs the use of unmanned technologies in support of emergency management at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    CAW conducts the Cyber Attack Detection and Response Tabletop Exercise in San Diego, California, as part of the C-STARR Program
  • Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, approves funding for CAW to ingrate a series of unattended seismic acoustic sensor experiments CT13
  • Wednesday, January 30, 2013
    CAW conducts the Consequence Management Tabletop Exercise in San Diego, California, as part of the C-STARR Program
  • Wednesday, December 5, 2012
    CAW conducts the Cyber Security Awareness Workshop in San Diego, California, as part of the C-STARR Program
  • Friday, October 26, 2012
    A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement is established between CAW and the City of San Diego.
  • Friday, October 12, 2012
    CAW briefs the C-STARR Program at the Securing Our eCity Cybersecurity Symposium in San Diego, California
  • August 30 and 31, 2012
    CAW conducts the FBI's Information Sharing Initiative pilot program for the InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance in Phoenix, Arizona
  • August 15 and 16, 2012
    CAW participates in NPS RELIEF Earthquake Response Exercise by integrating sensor data into a real-time common operational picture.
  • Monday, August 13, 2012
    CAW conducts UAV flights over the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California, in support of USPACOM's Pacific Endeavor 2012 exercise
  • Tuesday, August 8, 2012
    CAW conducts the Emergency Preparedness and Planning Introductory Course at the Joint Regional Intelligence Center in Norwalk, California
  • Monday, July 9, 2012
    A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement is established between CAW and NASA/CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Thursday, June 14, 2012
    Local and federal government stakeholders at the Port of Hueneme participate in EOC Activation Training and Tabletop Exercise in support of the CT-12
  • Thursday, June 14, 2012
    InfraGard Los Angeles approves funding for CAW to develop a private sector pilot program to aid in the development of emergency response plans
Mission & Vision
Mission
The Center for Asymmetric Warfare conducts research and delivers focused training, field experimentation, exercise and assessment programs in order to increase the capabilities of military and civil authorities at all levels to prevent and mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of asymmetric threats to national, homeland, and global security, including terrorism and natural or man-made disasters.
Vision
The Center for Asymmetric Warfare increases the safety and security of the United States and its strategic allies through focused training and experimentation, in addition to tactical, operational, and strategic-level exercise and assessment programs. These programs allow organizations to effectively share intelligence and operational information; communicate and coordinate with subordinate, adjacent, and supported organizations; perform deliberate or crisis planning in response to a threat; and successfully execute response and recovery operations through the following activities:
  • Development of Requirements and Operational Thresholds
  • Assessment of Capabilities
  • Development of Plans, Processes, Personnel, and Infrastructure
  • Training and Education
  • Exercise and Evaluation of Capabilities
  • Incorporation of Operational Feedback
Through implementation of programs among a diverse spectrum of organizations, the Center for Asymmetric Warfare promotes cooperation and coordination among participant agencies and chains of command. This is done with the aim of improving interagency collaboration and the civil/military interface at all levels of response capability, enhancing the overall effectiveness of emergency response and disaster relief capabilities.