Sarah R. Boutwell

Assist and Assess Team College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Biography

Cmdr. Sarah Boutwell is a cryptologic warfare officer. Her Navy afloat tours include Naval Security Group Activity San Diego, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), where she qualified as a surface warfare officer. Her ashore tours include National Security Agency Hawaii, a deployment to Mosul, Iraq, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, NSA Maryland and Commander, U.S. Tenth Fleet. She has degrees from Johns Hopkins University in chemical engineering and from the Naval Postgraduate School in computer science.

Contact Information

Sarah.Boutwell@usnwc.edu

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
Cyber Warfare
Electronic Warfare
Intel
South China Sea

Professional Highlights

2019

Chief of Intel Support to Ops and Plans

Reinvigorated targeting department at FLTCYBERCOM/USTENTHFLT, leading team that increased validated targets from zero to 69 in two years.

2017

Chief of Counterterrorism Cyber Section

Led cryptologic team that supported cyber operations conducted by Joint Task Force ARES.

2008

Cryptologic Support Team OIC

Led cryptologic team that supported 3D Armored Cavalry Regiment in Mosul, Iraq.

Education

M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, Computer Science

B.S., Johns Hopkins University, Chemical Engineering

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