United States Army Cyber Command

U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Active	1 October 2010 – present; (14 years, 1 month)
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
Deputy Commanding General (Operations)	COL John P. Kunstbeck
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Jebin R. Heyse
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]

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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.^[5]^[6]

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

Army Network Enterprise Technology Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command will be under the operational control of Army Cyber for cyber-related actions.^[8]^[9]
- 1st Information Operations Command (Land) (1st IO CMD (L))^[10]
  - 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
- 780th Military Intelligence Brigade
- Army Cyber Protection Brigade, Fort Gordon
  - 60th Offensive Cyberspace Operations Signal Battalion (OCOSB)^[11]
- 91st Cyber Brigade
- US Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade
- Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Army)
- 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)
  - 11th Cyber Battalion

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]

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No.	Commanding General		Term
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Lieutenant General Rhett A. Hernandez (born 1953)	1 October 2010	3 September 2013	2 years, 337 days
2		Lieutenant General Edward C. Cardon (born 1960)	3 September 2013	14 October 2016	3 years, 41 days
3		Lieutenant General Paul M. Nakasone (born 1963)	14 October 2016	11 May 2018	1 year, 209 days
4		Lieutenant General Stephen Fogarty	11 May 2018	3 May 2022	3 years, 357 days
5		Lieutenant General Maria Barrett	3 May 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 211 days

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[1]
"Lt. Gen. Maria B. Barrett". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
[2]
"Command Sgt. Maj. Jebin R Heyse". U.S. Army Cyber Command. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
[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]
Active Army cyber teams fully operational a year-plus ahead of schedule (2 November 2017)
[8]
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.

[1] [1]
"Lt. Gen. Maria B. Barrett". Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[2] [2]
"Command Sgt. Maj. Jebin R Heyse". U.S. Army Cyber Command. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[3] [3]
Cybercom Chief Discusses Importance of Cyber Operations

[4] [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

[Stand-to_Release-5] [5]
U.S. Army (2 July 2010). "ARFORCYBER Headquarters Stands Up in National Capital Region". army.mil. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[HQDA_GO_2014-02-6] [6]
"HQDA General Orders No. 2014-02" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[arcyber201711-7] [7]
Active Army cyber teams fully operational a year-plus ahead of schedule (2 November 2017)

[DoD_ARFORCYBER_Release-8] [8]
US Department of Defense (24 May 2010). "DoD Release No. 420-10 Establishment of Army Forces Cyber Command". defense.gov. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[Army_Cyber_Manning-9] [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.

[1and2IO-10] [10]
U.S. Army (9 December 2013). "1st Information Operations Command (Land)". inscom.army.mil. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[60th)cosb-11] [11]
William Roche (18 March 2022) Unique signal battalion joins ranks of Army Cyber Protection Brigade

[Army_Establishment_Release-12] [12]
US Army (1 October 2010). "Army establishes Army Cyber Command". army.mil. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[belvoireagle.com-ARCYBER_Established-13] [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.

[defensesystems.com-ARCYBER_Established-14] [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.

[defense.gov-release_13937-15] [15]
Army Public Affairs (1 October 2010). "U.S. Army Cyber Command Assumption of Command Announced". defense.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

[ArmyCyberMove-16] [16]
"Army Settles on Augusta For Cyber Forces Headquarters". nextgov.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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U.S. Army Cyber Command

Active	1 October 2010 – present (14 years, 1 month)
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)	COL John P. Kunstbeck
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Jebin R. Heyse^[2]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia