Army prepares to fold electronic warfare into cyber branch, add capabilities

By Courtney McBride / August 11, 2017 at 3:57 PM
The forthcoming effort to incorporate electronic warfare capabilities and professionals into the cyber branch will involve collaboration across the Army and could necessitate force structure revisions, according to service officials. Maj. Gen. John Morrison, commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Ft. Gordon, GA, told reporters Aug. 10 that FM 3-12, the Army's first cyber doctrine, united previously "stovepiped" disciplines. In practice, the cyber and signal branches are "inextricably linked," he said. Morrison was participating in an annual conference...

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