U.S. Fleet Cyber Command

U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
Emblem of FLTCYBER
Active	29 January 2010;15 years ago (2010-01-29)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Naval operating force
Role	Cyber operations
Part of	U.S. Space Command U.S. Cyber Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort Meade, Maryland, U.S.
Website	fcc.navy.mil
Commanders
Commander	VADM Heidi K. Berg
Deputy Commander	RDML Kurtis A. Mole
Deputy Commander (10F)	RDML Ryan K. Mahelona [1]
Chief of Staff (FLTCYBER and 10F)	CAPT Pete M. Koprowski [2]
Command Master Chief	CMDCM Brian R. Happli [3]
Insignia
Seal of Joint Force Headquarters - Cyber (Navy) (JFHQ-C (Navy))
Seal of U.S. Tenth Fleet

U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FLTCYBER) is an operating force of the United States Navy responsible for the Navy's information network operations, offensive and defensive cyber operations, space operations and signals intelligence. It was created in January 2010 "to deter and defeat aggression and to ensure freedom of action to achieve military objectives in and through cyberspace". The U.S. Tenth Fleet was simultaneously reactivated as its force provider. ^[4] Since it was founded, the command has grown into an operational force composed of more than 16,000 active and reserve sailors and civilians organized into 27 active commands, 40 Cyber Mission Force units, and 27 reserve commands around the world.

Organization

FLTCYBER serves as the Navy's Service Cyber Component to United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the Navy's Service Cryptologic Component to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. FLTCYBER also reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations as an Echelon II command and is responsible for Navy information network operations, offensive and defensive cyberspace operations, space operations and signals intelligence. ^{[5] [6]}

Headquartered at Fort George Meade, Maryland, ^[7] FLTCYBER exercises operational control of globally-deployed Cyber Mission Forces (CMF) through a task force structure aligned to 10F. FLTCYBER is also designated as the JFHQ-C element supporting U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Southern Command for the development, oversight, planning and execution of full spectrum cyber operations aligned with other traditional warfighting lines of operation. ^[8]

Vice Adm. Barry McCullough, first commander of FLTCYBER

History

Commissioning ceremony for Vice Adm. Barry McCullough as commander of FLTCYBER and U.S. Tenth Fleet.

FLTCYBER's roots are in the namesake of its force provider, U.S. Tenth Fleet, which was organized in 1943 to coordinate the allied response to the German U-boat threat and ensure access to the shipping lanes of the Atlantic.

Today, FLTCYBER and the modern U.S. Tenth Fleet ensure the Navy and the Nation have access to systems in the cyber domain.

The creation of USCYBERCOM and FLTCYBER

Department of Defense cyber operations came together under a single organization on 1 October 2000, when United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) formally took control of the Department of Defense computer network attack activities from the Joint Staff. USSPACECOM was eventually dissolved and some its functions merged into the reorganized United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) 1 October 2002. ^{[9] [10]}

Navy Cyber operations were originally the responsibility of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command, Naval Security Group and Naval Space Command, which were combined with 20 other commands into the Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) in 2002 to unify network operations, offensive and defensive cyberspace operations, space operations and cryptologic/signals intelligences.

In 2005, with the alignment of Naval Security Group, NETWARCOM brought the former Naval Security Group Activities (NSGAs) under its umbrella and the mission of the command fundamentally changed, making it the Navy's lead command for information operations, networks and space. ^[11]

After extensive study, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates directed the creation of a new sub-unified command, USCYBERCOM on 12 November 2008, to operate under the authority of USSTRATCOM.

FLTCYBER was officially created as the Navy component to USCYBERCOM on 29 January 2010. ^[12] Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead named Vice Adm. Bernard J. McCullough III as the commander of both FLTCYBER and U.S. Tenth Fleet. All subsequent commanders have led FLTCYBER and U.S. Tenth Fleet simultaneously.

In August 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced the elevation of USCYBERCOM from a sub-unified command under USSTRATCOM to a Unified Combatant Command responsible for cyberspace operations. FLTCYBER remains the Navy service component to USCYBERCOM. ^[13]

In April 2019, Navy Space Command (NAVSPACECOM) was established as the service component of the USSPACECOM, while being commanded by the head of FLTCYBER. Since 2019 the Commander, FLTCYBER, has also simultaneously been Commander, NAVSPACECOM, though the latter post was not formally established until January 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

List of Commanders

No.	Commanders		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		McCullogh, Bernard J. III Vice Admiral Bernard J. McCullough III	December 2009	1 October 2011	~1 year and 10 months
2		Rogers, Michael S.Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers	1 October 2011	3 March 2014	2 years, 153 days
3		Tighe, Jan E.Vice Admiral Jan E. Tighe [17]	2 April 2014	14 July 2016	2 years, 103 days
4		Gilday, Michael M.Vice Admiral Michael M. Gilday [19]	14 July 2016	18 June 2018	1 year, 339 days
5		White, Timothy J.Vice Admiral Timothy J. White [21]	18 June 2018	18 September 2020	2 years, 92 days
6		Myers, Ross A.Vice Admiral Ross A. Myers [23]	18 September 2020	4 August 2022	1 year, 337 days
7		Clapperton, CraigVice Admiral Craig A. Clapperton	4 August 2022	10 October 2025	3 years, 67 days
8		Vice Admiral Heidi K. Berg	10 October 2025	Incumbent	30 days

See also

• USCYBERCOM
• Navy Information Forces
• U.S. Navy Information Warfare Community

References

1. https://www.fcc.navy.mil/LEADERSHIP/Article/2382567/rear-admiral-ryan-k-mahelona/
2. https://www.fcc.navy.mil/LEADERSHIP/Article/2231781/captain-pete-m-koprowski/
3. https://www.fcc.navy.mil/LEADERSHIP/Article/2231787/cmdcm-awsw-brian-r-happli/
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11. "Command History". www.public.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
12. "Navy Stands Up Fleet Cyber Command, Reestablishes U.S. 10th Fleet". U.S. Strategic Command. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
13. Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Nakashima, Ellen (18 August 2017). "President Trump announces move to elevate Cyber Command". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2 June 2018.
14. Sykes, William (18 September 2020). US Fleet Cyber Command, US Navy Space Command welcome new VADM. USSPACECOM. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
15. Sykes, William (1 January 2023). Formal Establishment of Commander, Space Command. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
17. Cheryl K. Chumley (4 April 2014). "Vice Adm. Jan Tighe takes over as 'first female commander of a numbered fleet'". The Washington Times . Retrieved 27 May 2016.
19. Petty, Dan. "Navy.mil Leadership Biographies". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 November 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
21. "U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet Holds Change of Command".
23. "U.S. Navy Space Command Welcomes New VADM".

External links

• U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
• U.S. Fleet Cyber Command: Answering the Evolving Threat