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U.S. Navy Cyber Forces

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Type
  
Type Commander

U.S. Navy Cyber Forces

Active
  
January 26, 2010-October 1, 2014

Country
  
United States of America

Garrison/HQ
  
Little Creek-Fort Story

Navy Cyber Forces (CYBERFOR) was the type commander for the U.S. Navy's global cyber workforce. The headquarters was located at 115 Lake View Parkway in Suffolk, Virginia. CYBERFOR provided forces and equipment in cryptology/signals intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, networks, and space. Navy Cyber Forces was an operational component of the U.S. Navy Information Dominance Corps. CYBERFOR has been absorbed into the Navy Information Dominance Forces command.

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Mission

To organize and prioritize, training, modernization, and maintenance, requirements, and capabilities of command and control architecture/networks, cryptologic and space-related systems and intelligence and information operations activities, and to coordinate with Type Commanders, to deliver interoperable, relevant and ready forces at the right time at the best cost, today and in the future.

Organization

CYBERFOR was the U.S. Navy C5I Type Commander responsible to man, train and equip all C5I forces afloat and ashore. They reported to Fleet Forces Command.

Reporting Commands

  • Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center
  • Navy Communications Security Material System Command
  • Fleet Intelligence Adaptive Force (FIAFs)
  • Fleet Intelligence Detachments (FIDs)
  • References

    U.S. Navy Cyber Forces Wikipedia