{"id":24521,"date":"2020-09-16T13:52:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/16\/us-air-force-adds-electronic-warfare-to-new-intel-cyber-office\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:01:41","slug":"us-air-force-adds-electronic-warfare-to-new-intel-cyber-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2020\/09\/16\/us-air-force-adds-electronic-warfare-to-new-intel-cyber-office\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force adds electronic warfare to new intel, cyber office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Air Force\u2019s fresh intelligence and cyber entity at the Pentagon is adding electronic warfare to its profile, continuing to build out a more robust information warfare portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance added in cyber effects operations when creating the A2\/6. It\u2019s leader, Lt. Gen. Mary O\u2019Brien, said Tuesday that while cyber and ISR are the primary focus, there are other capabilities that must converge to deliver effects in the information environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s imperative to be able to influence the entire electromagnetic spectrum to get after our priorities,\u201d she said Sept. 15 during a panel as part of the virtual Air, Space and Cyber Conference. \u201cAlong those lines, earlier this year the Air Force decided to realign the Air Force spectrum management office form Air Combat Command. Starting on 1 October, the Air Force spectrum management officer \u2026 is going to be on the A2\/6 team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission of the spectrum management office is to both defend assets in the electromagnetic spectrum and ensure spectrum access for the Air Force and Defense Department activities in support of global missions, O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She noted that the move is part of the multiyear path from Headquarters Air Force to synchronize information warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force embarked on this path in 2019 when it added cyber effects operations to the A2 portfolio. Next, it merged its cyber- and ISR-numbered Air Forces in October 2019 to create the first information warfare-numbered Air Force, 16th Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\t