United States Army Cyber Command

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U.S. Army Cyber Command
Active 1 October 2010 ? present
(13 years, 7 months)
Country   United States
Branch   United States Army
Type Army Service Component Command
Role Cyber operations
Part of U.S. Cyber Command
Garrison/HQ Fort Eisenhower , Georgia
Nickname(s) ARCYBER
Website arcyber.army.mil
Leaders
Commanders
Commanding General LTG Maria B. Barrett [1]
Deputy Commanding General (Operations) Vacant
Command Sergeant Major CSM Jack Nichols [2]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The U.S. Army Cyber Command ( ARCYBER ) conducts information dominance and cyberspace operations as the Army service component command of United States Cyber Command . [3] [4]

The command was established on 1 October 2010 and was intended to be the Army's single point of contact for external organizations regarding information operations and cyberspace. [5] [6]

Organization [ edit ]

Army Cyber is the Army service component command supporting U.S. Cyber Command .

All 41 of the Active Army's cyber mission force teams reached full operational capability (FOC) by September 2017. [7] The cyber mission force teams are composed of a defensive component, denoted cyber protection teams (CPTs), and an offensive component. In addition, 21 CPTs are being readied in the Reserve component. [7] Initial operational capability (IOC) for some of the cyber protection teams was attained as early as 2014 during DoD missions. [7]

Subordinate units, Cyber [ edit ]

Main article: List of cyber warfare forces

History [ edit ]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley receives a briefing from a cyber soldier at the Fort Irwin National Training Center .

The Army achieved an initial cyber operating capability in October 2009 by employing the Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command ( USASMDC/ARSTRAT ) supported by NETCOM/9thSC(A), 1st IO CMD (L) and INSCOM. The command was originally announced to be named Army Forces Cyber Command (ARFORCYBER). [8] The command was established on 1 October 2010 with the name Army Cyber Command (Army Cyber), commanded by then-Maj. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez. [12] [13] [14] [15] There are plans for the command to move to Fort Eisenhower , in Augusta, Georgia home of the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Cyber Corps and Signal Corps . [16]

List of commanding generals [ edit ]

No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Rhett A. Hernandez
Lieutenant General
Rhett A. Hernandez
(born 1953) 		1 October 2010 3 September 2013 2 years, 337 days
2
Edward C. Cardon
Lieutenant General
Edward C. Cardon
(born 1960) 		3 September 2013 14 October 2016 3 years, 41 days
3
Paul M. Nakasone
Lieutenant General
Paul M. Nakasone
(born 1963) 		14 October 2016 11 May 2018 1 year, 209 days
4
Stephen Fogarty
Lieutenant General
Stephen Fogarty 		11 May 2018 3 May 2022 3 years, 357 days
5
Maria Barrett
Lieutenant General
Maria Barrett 		3 May 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 19 days

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Lt. Gen. Maria B. Barrett" . Retrieved 24 April 2023 .
  2. ^ "Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Nichols" . U.S. Army Cyber Command . Retrieved 24 April 2023 .
  3. ^ Cybercom Chief Discusses Importance of Cyber Operations
  4. ^ The official regulation, General Order (DA GO 2016-11) was signed by the Secretary of the Army and dated 11 July 2016: Army Announces ARCYBER as an ASCC
  5. ^ U.S. Army (2 July 2010). "ARFORCYBER Headquarters Stands Up in National Capital Region" . army.mil . Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
  6. ^ "HQDA General Orders No. 2014-02" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2014 . Retrieved 14 April 2015 .
  7. ^ a b c Active Army cyber teams fully operational a year-plus ahead of schedule (2 November 2017)
  8. ^ a b US Department of Defense (24 May 2010). "DoD Release No. 420-10 Establishment of Army Forces Cyber Command" . defense.gov . Retrieved 24 May 2010 .
  9. ^ Amber Corrin (9 December 2010). "Army CyberCom faces tough challenges getting started" . defensesystems.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013 . Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
  10. ^ U.S. Army (9 December 2013). "1st Information Operations Command (Land)" . inscom.army.mil . Retrieved 9 January 2014 .
  11. ^ William Roche (18 March 2022) Unique signal battalion joins ranks of Army Cyber Protection Brigade
  12. ^ US Army (1 October 2010). "Army establishes Army Cyber Command" . army.mil . Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
  13. ^ Belvoir Eagle (7 October 2010). "U.S. Army Cyber Command stands up at Belvoir" . belvoireagle.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
  14. ^ Henry Kenyon (14 October 2010). "Army cyber unit guards computer networks" . defensesystems.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 . Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
  15. ^ Army Public Affairs (1 October 2010). "U.S. Army Cyber Command Assumption of Command Announced" . defense.gov . Retrieved 28 December 2010 .
  16. ^ "Army Settles on Augusta For Cyber Forces Headquarters" . nextgov.com . 20 December 2013 . Retrieved 22 December 2013 .

External links [ edit ]

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