{"id":21217,"date":"2021-02-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/12\/national-guard-task-force-that-supports-cyber-command-changes-over\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:05:59","slug":"national-guard-task-force-that-supports-cyber-command-changes-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2021\/02\/12\/national-guard-task-force-that-supports-cyber-command-changes-over\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard task force that supports Cyber Command changes over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army recently announced a new tranche of National Guard units to staff a critical and ongoing task force for U.S. Cyber Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion \u2014 made up of guardsmen from Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin \u2013 relieved the 15-month deployment of the 124th Cyber Protection Battalion for Task Force Echo, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/242975\/army_national_guard_transitions_cyber_task_force_mission\" target=_blank>Army announcement said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/dod\/army\/2017\/08\/21\/army-mobilizes-largest-ever-national-guard-cyber-task-force\/\" target=_blank>was described at its outset in 2017<\/a> as the largest mobilization of reserve forces in cyberspace, and to date over 600 National Guardsmen have been assigned to it. Now in its fifth iteration, soldiers will begin a 12-month deployment based at Fort Meade in Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few details are publicly known about the task force, other than it supports full spectrum cyber operations. While under the control of Army Cyber Command\u2019s 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, which conducts offensive cyber operations for Cyber Command, the task force has supported Cyber Command\u2019s Cyber National Mission Force, which conducts offensive cyber operations under the guise of defense to protect the nation from malicious cyber actors. Sources have indicated that it has also supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2019\/09\/17\/how-cyber-command-can-limit-the-reach-of-isis\/\" target=_blank>Joint Task Force-Ares<\/a>, which seeks to limit the Islamic State group\u2019s abilities in the digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not \u201ctrigger pullers,\u201d sources have also indicated the task force provides infrastructure support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force has been described as beneficial to all organizations involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was impressed by the soldiers of Tasks Force Echo IV. They brought their real-world experience managing networks to the Army and made our organization better,\u201d Col. Matthew Lennox, commander of the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, said at an awards ceremony for the outgoing battalion. \u201cTheir knowledge and experience enabled teams within the Cyber National Mission Force and the different service Joint Force Headquarters to accomplish their mission. The Task Force Echo soldiers were integral members of the brigade team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army in recent years has begun to incorporate the National Guard and Reserve forces into all aspects of its cyber mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe consider a total Army solution (Guard, Reserve and active) when addressing any ARCYBER mission,\u201d a spokesperson for Army Cyber Command said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cARCYBER\u2019s transformation will be significantly less successful without thoughtful integration of Army Reserve and Army National Guard Cyber, and Information Warfare capabilities and forces,\u201d Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, commander of Army Cyber Command, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/smr\/information-warfare\/2020\/07\/28\/us-army-cyber-chief-outlines-ten-year-plan-for-information-warfare\/\" target=_blank>wrote in the Cyber Defense Review in July<\/a>, regarding the command\u2019s transformation to focus more holistically on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/information-warfare\/2020\/09\/29\/out-information-warfare-in-information-advantage\/\" target=_blank>information advantage<\/a>,\u201d rather than just cyber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fogarty noted in his essay that Army Cyber Command will create a \u201clong-needed\u201d new offensive cyber operations signal battalion to be at Fort Gordon in late 2021 and provide support to Army cyber forces. The battalion will reflect the mission previously performed by National Guard forces as Task Force Echo, Fogarty said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details are still not available regarding the new battalion, a spokesperson said, adding there are no plans to reverse integration of the National Guard and Reserve capabilities into the total force concept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion is mobilizing to support Task Force Echo V, which helps with U.S. Cyber Command 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