{"id":20175,"date":"2017-12-29T15:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T15:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/29\/why-youll-hear-about-a-cyber-carrier-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:06:57","slug":"why-youll-hear-about-a-cyber-carrier-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/2017\/12\/29\/why-youll-hear-about-a-cyber-carrier-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you\u2019ll hear about a \u2018cyber carrier\u2019 in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past several years, one of the top priorities of Cyber Command was building its 133 cyber mission force teams made up of roughly 6,200 personnel from the four services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of those teams are expected to reach full operational capability by next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2017\/12\/28\/4-story-lines-about-cyber-command-to-watch-from-in-2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">4 Cyber Command storylines to watch in 2018<\/a><\/u><\/i>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the command is expected to shift its focus and instead concentrate on developing the tools and infrastructure it will need in the near-term as well as developing concepts for using these capabilities. Most notably, Cyber Command\u2019s leaders will focus on a so-called cyber carrier used to launch cyber operations and ISR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I think you\u2019re seeing from Cyber Command and the services is now they\u2019ve gone beyond creating the force,\u201d Bill Leigher, director of government cyber solutions at Raytheon, told Fifth Domain. \u201cNow I think [they are] putting some punch behind these teams that have capabilities and developing the [tactics, techniques and procedures] so they really are capable of something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leigher, a retired rear admiral, said that now the teams in place and possess some capability, the command will work on normalizing what those teams do on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This focus is likely more acute on the defensive side as opposed to the offensive side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/2017\/02\/10\/cyber-capabilities-support-u-s-kill-capture-missions\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Cyber capabilities support U.S. kill\/capture missions<\/a><\/i>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you get on the defensive side, you\u2019re really talking about retooling an IT workforce to do more than\u201d they\u2019ve been expected to do in the past, he said. \u201cWhat I\u2019m talking about is getting back to what\u2019s the first thing I\u2019m going to do in the event of? 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This training environment will also allow forces to conduct mission rehearsal prior to deploying on adversarial networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/show-reporter\/ausa\/2017\/10\/12\/heres-what-the-pentagons-persistent-cyber-training-platform-might-look-like\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s what the Pentagon\u2019s persistent cyber training platform might look like<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keffer, a retired major general who was previously the chief of staff at Cyber Command, also said Cyber Command will need a command and control battle management visualization capability that will allow for the coordination of defensive cyber operations, offensive cyber operations and cyber intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyber Command will need to tie together its command and control and battle management capabilities, a tool Cyber Command has referred to as the unified platform, Keffer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/home\/2017\/03\/30\/cyber-command-now-looking-to-equip-its-cyber-warriors\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Cyber Command now looking to equip its cyber warriors<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unified platform, he said, can be thought of as the cyber equivalent of a carrier from which to launch cyber operations and ISR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/home\/2017\/06\/29\/heres-what-cyber-commands-war-fighting-platform-will-look-like\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s what Cyber Command\u2019s war-fighting platform will look like<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This unified platform concept is \u201cabsolutely critical to national security, providing a decisive advantage in multi-domain warfare defending our nation from hostile actors and projecting force within cyberspace,\u201d said Chris Valentino, director of joint cyberspace programs for the cyber and intelligence mission solutions division at Northrop Grumman. \u201cTo be clear, UP is not an IT system but a joint warfighting platform that will unify existing, as well as emerging, cyberspace constructs to meet CMF mission requirements. UP will enable the continual iteration of planning, coordination, execution and assessment at the speed and scale of military operations that outpaces the threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unified platform will be a component of what Cyber Command calls the military cyber operations platform (MCOP), the war-fighting platform used by the cyber mission force to conduct Title 10 war-fighting missions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keffer explained that UP is \u201cvery much needed\u201d to execute operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the infrastructure, Cyber Command will also need the necessary tools and developers to conduct its mission. This will be especially important as the command matures and gains greater independence from NSA. 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