Commander, U.S. Cyber Command

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The Commander, U.S. Cyber Command is the senior military leader responsible for directing and coordinating the United States’ offensive and defensive cyberspace operations across all armed services.

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instanceOf combatant command commander ⓘ
military position ⓘ
abbreviation CDRUSCYBERCOM ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith Department of Defense ⓘ
Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
domainOfOperations cyberspace ⓘ
dualHatTradition often concurrently serves as Director of the National Security Agency ⓘ
firstHolder Keith B. Alexander ⓘ
firstHolderRank General, United States Army ⓘ
formationDate 2010-05-21 ⓘ
hasRankRequirement four-star general or admiral ⓘ
hasStyle Admiral (if Navy) ⓘ
General (if Army or Air Force) ⓘ
General (if Marine Corps) ⓘ
legalAuthority Title 10, United States Code ⓘ
oversees Cyber Mission Force ⓘ
Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network ⓘ
service cyber components ⓘ
partOf United States Cyber Command ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibility coordinating with other U.S. government agencies on cyber matters ⓘ
defending Department of Defense information networks ⓘ
developing cyber warfare capabilities ⓘ
integrating cyber operations with other warfighting domains ⓘ
planning and executing full-spectrum cyberspace operations ⓘ
providing cyber support to combatant commanders ⓘ
supporting joint and combined military operations in cyberspace ⓘ
role coordinates cyberspace operations across all U.S. armed services ⓘ
directs defensive cyberspace operations ⓘ
directs offensive cyberspace operations ⓘ
senior military leader responsible for U.S. cyberspace operations ⓘ
seat Fort George G. Meade, Maryland ⓘ
serviceBranchEligibility United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
serviceComponent Army Cyber Command ⓘ
Fleet Cyber Command / Tenth Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Cyber Command

Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command ⓘ
Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) ⓘ
linked to: Sixteenth Air Force

Space Operations Command (for Space Force cyber elements) ⓘ
termLength indefinite, at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
typeOfCommand unified combatant command commander ⓘ

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Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command → subordinateTo → Commander, U.S. Cyber Command ⓘ
United States Department of Defense position → hasPart → Commander, United States Cyber Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
24th Air Force → subordinateTo → Commander, United States Cyber Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
Director, National Security Agency → oftenAlsoHoldsPosition → Commander, United States Cyber Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander, U.S. Cyber Command