Army Forces Cyber Command Headquarters Standup Plan Announced

May 21, 2010 - The Army announced today that it intends to establish a new Army Forces Cyber Command (ARFORCYBER) Headquarters within the National Capital Region, no later than October 2010.

Army Forces Cyber Command, the Army's component to U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), capitalizes on existing Army cyber resources, and achieves efficiencies by bringing cyber resources under a single command. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command (Army) and portions of the 1st Information Operations Command (Land) will be subordinate units to ARFORCYBER. Additionally, the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command will be under the operational control of ARFORCYBER for cyber-related actions.

Army Forces Cyber Command will bring unprecedented unity of effort and synchronization of Army forces operating within the cyber domain, and will integrate full spectrum cyberspace operations for the Army.

The total command strength will exceed 21,000 soldiers and civilians, and there will be no new growth or impact to Army end strength. The cost to establish ARFORCYBER will be funded from within existing fiscal resources.

The Army is on track to meet full operational capability for ARFORCYBER in October 2010. Effective October 1, 2009, the Army achieved initial operating capability by utilizing the Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command as the interim ARFORCYBER Headquarters, with support from U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command (Army), the 1st Information Operations Command (Land), and U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.

For more information please call Lt. Col. David H. Patterson Jr., Office of Public Affairs, Media Relations Division, 703-697-7592.