Cyber Corps (United States Army)

Cyber Corps
Cyber branch insignia, featuring crossed lightning bolts
Active1 September 2014 – Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeCyber
RoleCyber Warfare
Home stationFort Eisenhower, Georgia
Motto(s)Defend, Attack, Exploit
Colors   Steel Gray and Black
Insignia
Coat of arms
Regimental insignia
Branch plaque

The Cyber Corps is the cyber and information warfare branch of the United States Army.[1] Created on 1 September 2014 by then-Secretary of the Army, John M. McHugh, it is the newest branch of the US Army.[2][3] The US Army describes it as "a maneuver branch with the mission to conduct defensive and offensive cyberspace operations (DCO and OCO). Cyber is the only branch designed to directly engage threats within the cyberspace domain."[4]

Prior to the establishment of the Cyber Corps, cyber and information warfare military occupational specialities (MOSs) were managed by several other Army branches and functional areas, primarily the Military Intelligence Corps and Signal Corps. The Cyber Corps is responsible for the training, management, development, and organization of the ten enlisted, warrant officer, and commissioned officer MOSs assigned to the branch. [5]

Military occupational specialties

The following MOSs are managed by the Cyber Corps branch:

Officer[6][7]

  • 17A: Cyber Warfare Officer
  • 17B: Cyber Electromagnetic Activities Officer – Electronic Warfare
  • 17D: Cyber Capabilities Development Officer
  • 17X: Cyber Officer Designated

Warrant[6][7]

  • 170A: Cyber Operations Technician
  • 170B: Cyber Electromagnetic Activities Technician – Electronic Warfare
  • 170D: Cyber Capabilities Developer Technician

Enlisted[6][7]

  • 17C: Cyber Operations Specialist
  • 17E: Electronic Warfare Specialist
  • 17Z: Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Senior Sergeant

References

  1. ^ "Cyber Corps".
  2. ^ "Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet | DA General Order 2014–63". imgur.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Cyber Corps Heraldry". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Cyber Operations Officer".
  5. ^ "Cyber History". Military Review. Army University Press. November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Army Cyber branch offers Soldiers new challenges, opportunities, WWW.ARMY.MIL, by Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office, dated 24 November 2014, last accessed 1 February 2015
  7. ^ a b c Department of the Army Pamphlet 670–1, Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, dated 2 December 2014, last accessed 24 December 2014


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