CHINA LAKE, Calif. – Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Rear Adm. Mat Winter along with Carl Kline, the assistant for Information and Personnel Security Policy (CNO) congratulated nine NAWCWD security professionals who received their Security Fundamentals Professional certification Sept. 13.

The certification was a monumental achievement because out of 900 security professionals who took the 370-question test, only 500 passed. Of that 500, 22 NAVAIR-wide personnel passed, and nine of those employees were from NAWCWD China Lake.

The citation reads, “This is to certify that the recipient having successfully demonstrated understanding of the concepts and principles deemed critical to protect Department of Defense assets, we hereby bestow the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification.”

Kline acknowledged the nine employees by flying to China Lake from Washington, D. C. He explained that their successful testing helped to define the future security test that is a work in progress. Based on their scores, and that of their peers, the test will continue to evolve over the next two years and encompass pertinent disciplines to help manage competence in the security workforce.

Winter stated, “What we do here is important. Much of the footprint of our nation’s secrets and intellectual property resides here [at NAWCWD]. There are other RD&E facilities, but our mathematicians, physicists, engineers and scientists are affected by your success. What you do matters.” Winter stressed, “You make a difference.”