Naval Support Facility Dahlgren

First stood up in 1994, JWAC traces its origins even earlier to the 1981 Iran hostage rescue mission. Then, employees working in a small program office at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) answered a request from the Pentagon for help with one aspect of the mission. Although it was later necessary to abort it, the mission established the principle of using engineering principles to aid front-line service members, which has since stuck.

Now, more than a quarter of a century later, JWAC has evolved from that small program office with fewer than 20 employees located in the base hanger into a joint command of more than 500 people. As it grew, JWAC's mission expanded, too. Its success has been recognized with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (two times) and the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Modeling and Simulation Analysis (also two times). In addition, JWAC received the Partnership in Excellence Award for a second straight year in 2007 from the Human Resources Service Center, Northwest (HRSC, NW) for maintaining open communication, incomparable cooperation, and utmost mutual respect. Also for the second consecutive year, JWAC was awarded the Department of Navy's Nathaniel Stinson EEO Program Achievement Award for a Small Component, which honors commands and activities that have made notable contributions to affirmative employment, human rights, equal opportunity, and human resources.

JWAC continued its support of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007, providing civilian and military analysts to theater commanders. They directly linked JWAC and its main customer, the warfighter, relaying his needs to the command and ensuring a steady and reliable flow of products to the field.

JWAC completed its second successful year under the National Security Personnel System as one of the first commands to adopt the Pentagon's new pay-for-performance system. It also continued to refine its new organizational structure, started in 2006, which is intended to make the command more flexible and responsive to its customers. As such, this structure emphasizes skills more than departmental codes, allowing employees to be assigned to projects throughout the command regardless of where they happen to reside within the overall organization.

JWAC is proud of its tradition of community outreach. Employees participate in the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), donating more than $57,000 to the combined total of $380,000 in this year's Dahlgren-Fort A.P. Hill CFC. Each year, JWAC also sponsors an Angel Tree at Christmas, giving gifts to needy boys and girls in the area. Other employees participate in the King George chapter of Relay for Life, which raises money for cancer research. In addition, JWAC continued is partnership, first formed in 2006, with the Dahlgren School for another year. All of this represents our ongoing commitment to give back to the community.

JWAC welcomed its sixth commanding officer in 2007, Air Force Col. Matthew H. Molloy. Only the second Air Force officer to command JWAC, he quickly articulated what has since become its guiding philosophy - ‘‘Mission first, people always.” Bearing this in mind, we will continue to provide the best service as possible to our customers - the warfighter.

Our Mission:
The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) provides combatant commands, Joint Staff, and other customers with precise technical solutions in order to carry out the national security and military strategies of the United States. JWAC maintains and enhances its ability to conduct comprehensive technical analysis.

Our Vision:
Revolutionary technical solutions on time, every time, to support national security.

Overview:
The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) is a joint subordinate command of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Norfolk, Va. As a premier science and engineering agency, it applies scientific methods and engineering principles to solve complex problems faced by our nation's warfighters. JWAC works directly with all the unified commands, combatant commands, military services, and other government departments and agencies to protect our country and help our nation's armed forces achieve their missions.

Col Matthew Molloy, USAF
Commander
Joint Warfare Analysis Center

Mr. Robert A. Tolhurst
Executive Director
Joint Warfare Analysis Center