{"id":22326,"date":"2018-05-07T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/07\/nakasone-takes-helm-at-nsa-and-newly-elevated-cyber-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:05","slug":"nakasone-takes-helm-at-nsa-and-newly-elevated-cyber-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/05\/07\/nakasone-takes-helm-at-nsa-and-newly-elevated-cyber-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakasone takes helm at NSA and newly elevated Cyber Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Paul Nakasone assumed the directorship of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command, now officially a unified combatant command, from Adm. Michael Rogers in a ceremony May 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In doing so, Nakasone became \u201cthe primary guardian of our nation\u2019s cyber domain, said Patrick Shanahan, deputy secretary of defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/05\/03\/three-decisions-cyber-commands-new-leader-will-have-to-make\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24280172847_f49d244c8e_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Three decisions Cyber Command\u2019s new leader will have to make<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">What issues will incoming Cyber Command commander face upon taking the job?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony, held at the newly unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2018\/05\/07\/cyber-command-nsa-open-new-500-million-operations-center\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">Integrated Cyber Center and Joint Operations Center<\/a>, marked the elevation of Cyber Command to the 10th combatant command and the first new combatant command since Africa Command came online in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wide range of high profile guests including Sen. 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Your challenge is to build scale and to strengthen our arsenal of cyberweapons, cyber shield, cyber warriors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers explained during the ceremony that four years ago the organization he took command of was given a structure and a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur job,\u201d he said, \u201cwas to take that structure and that plan, build it out, create a vision, operationalize this idea and ensure that it was integrated with a broader set of activities executed by the Department of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakasone called the elevation \u201ca day of new beginnings, of renewed partnerships and of our enduring commitment of the defense of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday we start writing the opening chapter for U.S. Cyber Command as our nation\u2019s newest unified combatant command,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom defensive operations protecting our networks to offensive operations against ISIS and other adversaries, CYBERCOM has matured rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cOur team now has both the challenge and more importantly the opportunity to build a combatant command from the ground up. 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