{"id":13120,"date":"2018-02-27T20:51:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T20:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/27\/the-real-strength-in-cyber-commands-recent-work\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:47:55","slug":"the-real-strength-in-cyber-commands-recent-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/02\/27\/the-real-strength-in-cyber-commands-recent-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018real strength\u2019 in Cyber Command\u2019s recent work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adm. Michael Rogers, the head of U.S. Cyber Command who will step down this spring, said one of the highlights of his tenure has been cyber\u2019s integration<\/a> into other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe positive thing … is cyber\u2019s integration with other operational commands, particularly [Central Command], [Special Operations Command], some things we\u2019re doing out in the Pacific with Pacific Command. That has been a real strength,\u201d he told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Feb. 27 hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency and chief of Central Security Services Navy Adm. Michael Rogers testifies during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee September 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “Encryption and Cyber Matters.” (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rogers and others have noted there is no expectation that the requirements to integrate cyber effects with traditional military operations will fade. To that end, Rogers, both in his oral and written testimony, referenced the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group in cyberspace under the effort called Joint Task Force-Ares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJoint Task Force-Ares, the organization we created to lead the fight in cyber against ISIS, has successfully integrated cyberspace operations in to that broader military campaign and achieved some excellent results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted some of the command and control structures put in place for JTF-Ares, which have \u201cworked out very, very well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, in written testimony, Rogers noted that the command has learned from these operations and \u201cdirected our components to apply these and related lessons as we transition our temporary, joint task force model for fighting ISIS in cyberspace to an analogous and enduring construct that addresses the threat of violent extremism worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t