The Joint Functional Component Command – Network Warfare (JFCC-NW) at
Fort Meade, Maryland was a subordinate component command of
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) active from 2004 to 2010. It was responsible for coordinating offensive computer network operations for the
United States Department of Defense
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(DoD).
JFCC-NW was created in 2004. It was merged into
United States Cyber Command in October 2010.
The Commander, JFCC-NW (currently Admiral
Michael S. Rogers) is dual-hatted as the Director,
National Security Agency.
[Caton, J. L.]
''Army Support of Military Cyberspace Operations: Joint Contexts and Global Escalation Implications''
( Raleigh: Lulu Press, 2015). This coordinated approach to information operations involves two other supporting commands. The Director,
Defense Information Systems Agency also heads the
Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations. This organization is responsible for operating and defending U.S. worldwide information networks, a function closely aligned with the efforts of JFCC-NW.
Mission
JFCC-NW facilitates/facilitated cooperative engagement with other national entities in computer network defense and offensive
information warfare as part of the global
information operations mission.
The command was responsible for the highly classified, evolving mission of Computer Network Attack (CNA).
See also
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Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations
References
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United States Strategic Command
Net-centric
Command and control in the United States Department of Defense
Cyberwarfare in the United States