U.S. Army Cyber Command celebrates 13 years of service

By U.S. Army Cyber CommandSeptember 29, 2023

Maj. Gen. Rhett Hernandez, first commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) (left) and ARCYBER Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Blackwood unfurl the ARCYBER colors during the command's activation ceremony, at Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct. 1, 2010.
Maj. Gen. Rhett Hernandez, first commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) (left) and ARCYBER Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Blackwood unfurl the ARCYBER colors during the command's activation ceremony, at Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct. 1, 2010. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

On Oct. 1, 2023, U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) will celebrate 13 years of service, saluting the date in 2010 when the command reached its full operational capability and was designated as ARCYBER.

ARCYBER’s initial authorized complement of 561 personnel assigned to Fort Belvoir, Va., and Fort Meade, Md., has since grown into an Army Service Component Command that spans the globe. Headquartered since 2020 in state-of-the-art Fortitude Hall at Fort Gordon, Ga. (scheduled as of this writing to be redesignated as Fort Eisenhower on Oct. 27, 2023), ARCYBER comprises approximately 16,500 Soldiers, federal civilian employees and contractor personnel. This ARCYBER team, supported by its reserve component, sister service, industry, academia and other vital partners, carries out a real-world, 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year duty in the information dimension supporting Army and joint force multi-domain operations.

Their mission today is to integrate and conduct cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and information operations to decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information dimension, while denying the same to our adversaries.

Learn more about ARCYBER and its history and mission:

ARCYBER website: https://www.arcyber.army.mil/

ARCYBER history: https://www.arcyber.army.mil/About/History/

Video: Establishment and history of U.S. Army Cyber Command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enc7XkCt7Cs

Videos: Remarks by U.S. Army Cyber Command's first commander, Maj. Gen. Rhett Hernandez, and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli, at the ARCYBER activation ceremony, Oct. 1, 2010:
https://www.youtube.com/u.s.armycybercommand8330/videos

Photo album: History of U.S. Army Cyber Command:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/army-cyber/albums/72157716009164443

U.S. Army article: "Army establishes Army Cyber Command":
https://www.army.mil/article/46012/army_establishes_army_cyber_command

U.S. Army article: "Army cyber conducts first change of command":
https://www.army.mil/article/110596/army_cyber_conducts_first_change_of_command

U.S. Army article: The history and inactivation of 2nd Army:
https://www.army.mil/article/185353/second_army_cases_colors_for_fourth_time

Article: "U.S. Army Cyber Command dedicates new headquarters at Fort Gordon":
https://www.army.mil/article/238784

Fact sheet: Fortitude Hall facts and background:
https://www.arcyber.army.mil/Resources/Fact-Sheets/Article/3106359/fortitude-hall/

Video: Fly-through of Fortitude Hall, ARCYBER's headquarters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dfuOyE4-IU&t=54s

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ABOUT U.S. ARMY CYBER COMMAND: U.S. Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and information operations, ensuring decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information dimension, while denying the same to our adversaries.

ARCYBER ON THE WEB: https://www.arcyber.army.mil

ARCYBER TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ARCYBER

ARCYBER LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/us-army-cyber-command

ARMY CYBER ON THE U.S. ARMY WEBSITE: https://www.army.mil/armycyber

Interested in the challenge of joining the Army Cyber team? Check out military and civilian cyber career and employment opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tab at www.arcyber.army.mil

Members of the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard interested in pursuing Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) tours or other opportunities with ARCYBER can get more information at https://go.usa.gov/xsZYG