Monday, February 1, 2010

U.S. Navy Establishes Cyber Fleet

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Barry McCullough as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (November 2009). (Defense News)

From Signal Scape:

Although the U.S. Navy has been in the cyber arena for many years, today the service officially moved into the operational cyber domain as Vice Adm. Barry McCullough, USN, took command of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet. At the commissioning/re-commissioning of this new command and revitalized fleet, Adm. McCullough officially became the Navy’s primary connection with the other armed services and joint community as well as the Navy’s leader in the cyber operational and tactical realm.

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My Comment: I predict that over time this will become one of the most important posts in the defense establishment.

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