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Friday, March 14, 2008

Air Force releases its strategic vision for Cyber Command

by AFCBYER (P) Public Affairs

3/3/2008 - BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La.  -- Because warfighters rely on cyberspace to conduct the command and control of its forces, officials have outlined the strategic vision for the new Air Force Cyber Command. "Mastery of cyberspace is essential to America's national security," said Maj. Gen. William T. Lord, AFCYBER (provisional) commander who's charged with bringing the command to operational status later this fall.

"Controlling cyberspace is the prerequisite to effective operations across all strategic and operational domains--securing freedom from attack and freedom to attack. We will develop and implement plans for maturing and expanding cyberspace operations as an Air Force core competency. We will provide decision makers with flexible options to deter, deny, disrupt, deceive, dissuade, and defeat adversaries through a variety of destructive and non-destructive, and lethal and non-lethal means. Finally, we will do this in friendly cooperation with our professional partners and teammates in other major commands, Services, combatant commands, and U.S. government agencies."

He said the "Air Force Cyber Command Strategic Vision" lays the foundation for the work that is ahead and postures the command to be fully operational in 2009. The document also details the meaning behind its vision statement: "Secure Our Nation by Emplying World-Class Cyberspace Capabilities to Control Cyberspace, Create Integrated Global Effects and Deliver Sovereign Options."

The document outlines the strategic environment the United States faces and how the changing battlefield requires cyberspace dominance. It also states that the command plans to achieve this vision through a holistic, agile, and evolutionary approach to science and technology, research and development, systems acquisition, operations, force structure, education, training, and doctrine.

Link to full document:

http://www.afcyber.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080303-054.pdf

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