USCYBERCOM: Right Solution, Wrong C2 Structure
Abstract
The emergence of cyberspace as the fifth operational domain of warfare and the related disorganized efforts to conduct operations within it resulted in the Department of Defense (DoD) standing up United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) as a subordinate unified command under United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to focus these efforts. However, a subordinate unified command structure contains inherent impediments that unnecessarily hinder the CDRUSCYBERCOM in the prosecution of his mission to accomplish his specified operational objectives. This work assesses the limitations and the nuances that impede the CDRUSCYBERCOM as a subordinate unified commander in the accomplishment of his objectives and recommends change to USCYBERCOM command organization. In order for USCYBERCOM to better accomplish its operational objectives, USCYBERCOM must transition to a unified command because its mission and complex operational environment combined with the consideration of operational factors of time, space, and force bring about a confluence of factors that require unified command authority to do so.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 04, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA563892
Entities
People
- Daniel C. Wood Ii
Organizations
- Naval War College