{"id":49150,"date":"2022-12-20T15:08:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/20\/election-defending-cyber-national-mission-force-elevated-by-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:41","slug":"election-defending-cyber-national-mission-force-elevated-by-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/12\/20\/election-defending-cyber-national-mission-force-elevated-by-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Election-defending Cyber National Mission Force elevated by Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Defense Department formally raised the status of a critical, but clandestine cyber force, a move that underlines the military\u2019s evolving role in the digital domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Cyber Command boss Gen. 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William Hartman, its commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat this designation is really about is the maturity of the Cyber National Mission Force as a forward-looking organization to defend the nation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/05\/05\/us-cyber-squad-boosts-lithuanian-defenses-amid-russian-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hartman said<\/a> in a statement Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s about building a sustained readiness model that enables us to stay in a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNMF comprises 39 joint cyber teams organized in six task forces, with more than 2,000 military members, intelligence community officials and civilians. 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Paul Nakasone, following a loss of confidence.<\/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 force has been integral to the command\u2019s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/11\/07\/advance-work-in-ukraine-blunted-russian-cyber-advantage-us-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">efforts to reinforce Ukrainian networks<\/a> ahead of and during Russia\u2019s invasion of the neighboring country that began in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis command is so special because they\u2019ve always been on the cutting edge in terms of the operations we\u2019ve conducted,\u201d Nakasone, who previously served as a CNMF commander, said in a statement. \u201cThis is the command within U.S. Cyber Command that has always taken that first step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNMF is, arguably, best known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybercom.mil\/Media\/News\/Article\/3229136\/before-the-invasion-hunt-forward-operations-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">hunt-forward operations<\/a>. 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