Army boosts its cyber command to ASCC status

By Courtney McBride / July 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Army Cyber Command has been elevated to an Army Service Component Command in support of U.S. Cyber Command, placing it at the level of other component commands such as U.S. Army Europe, U.S. Army Pacific, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command. A July 11 Department of the Army General Order signed by Army Secretary Eric Fanning conferred the new designation, which is effective immediately. Army spokeswoman Jennifer Downing told Inside the Army the move helps "to strengthen the Army's...

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