U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) conducts information dominance and cyberspace operations as the Army service component command of
United States Cyber Command
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It unifies the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integra ...
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[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
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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.
Mission
United States Army Cyber Command directs and conducts integrated electronic warfare, information and cyberspace operations as authorized, or directed, to ensure freedom of action in and through cyberspace and the information environment, and to deny the same to its adversaries.
Organization
Army Cyber is the Army service component command supporting U.S. Cyber Command
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It unifies the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integra ...
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All 41 of the Active Army's cyber mission force teams reached full operational capability (FOC) by September 2017.[Active Army cyber teams fully operational a year-plus ahead of schedule (2 November 2017)]
/ref> 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. Initial operational capability (IOC) for some of the cyber protection teams was attained as early as 2014 during DoD missions.
Subordinate units, Cyber
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Army Network Enterprise Technology Command
United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) is a US Military unit subordinate to United States Army Cyber Command. NETCOM's mission is to operate and defend the LandWarNet, computer networks of the United States Army. The ...
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U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) is a direct reporting unit that conducts intelligence, security, and information operations for United States Army commanders, partners in the Intelligence Community, and nationa ...
will be under the operational control of Army Cyber for cyber-related actions.
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1st Information Operations Command (Land)
The 1st Information Operations Command (Land), formerly the Land Information Warfare Activity Information Dominance Center (LIWA/IDC), is an information operations unit under the operational control of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) and head ...
(1st IO CMD (L))
***1st Battalion - Trains and deploys field support, vulnerability assessment, and operational security awareness teams.
***2nd Battalion - Conducts Army cyber opposing force operations at military training centers worldwide.
***Army Reserve Element
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780th Military Intelligence Brigade
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Army Cyber Protection Brigade, Fort Gordon
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60th Offensive Cyberspace Operations Signal Battalion (OCOSB)[
William Roch]
(18 March 2022) Unique signal battalion joins ranks of Army Cyber Protection Brigade
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History
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). The command was established on 1 October 2010 with the name Army Cyber Command (Army Cyber), commanded by then-Maj. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez. There are plans for the command to move to Fort Gordon
Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in October 1941. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps, United States Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence. It ...
, in Augusta, Georgia
Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...
home of the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Cyber Corps and Signal Corps.
List of commanding generals
See also
* List of cyber warfare forces
Many countries around the world maintain military units that are specifically trained to operate in a cyberwarfare environment. In several cases this units acts also as the national computer emergency response team for civilian cybersecurity threa ...
*PLA Unit 61398
PLA Unit 61398 (also known as APT 1, Comment Crew, Comment Panda, GIF89a, and Byzantine Candor) (, Pinyin: 61398 ''bùduì'') is the Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD) of a People's Liberation Army advanced persistent threat unit that has be ...
* United States Cyber Command
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It unifies the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integra ...
References
External links
U.S. Army Cyber News
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Army Cyber Command NCOs take hands-on tour at U.S. Army Women's Museum
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2010 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Military units and formations established in 2010
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