U.S. FLEET CYBER COMMAND / U.S. TENTH FLEET OPERATIONAL UPDATE

U.S. FLEET CYBER COMMAND /
                                                  U.S. TENTH FLEET
                                               OPERATIONAL UPDATE
                                                       Memorial Day 2015

T    his Memorial Day as we take time to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice many brave men and women have
     made for our country during its illustrious history, please know that your hard work and dedication
honors their memory and carries forward their legacy.
During the time since my last update, the Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet team has remained fully
engaged in this operational warfighting domain. Earlier this month, we released the U.S. Fleet Cyber
Command/TENTH Fleet Strategic Plan 2015-2020. The plan will drive our operations and reflect our
commitment to deliver operational outcomes in a clear and measurable
manner—and please know that this strategic document will not sit on a shelf
collecting dust, but is in fact the roadmap for our future success. I look
forward to executing the plan with all of you, the outstanding warfighters
across the Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet worldwide domain. If you
have not yet had the opportunity to read the entire plan, it is available at the
following link:: http://www.public.navy.mil/fcc-c10f/documents/fcc-
c10f_strategic_plan_2015-2020.pdf.
For those forward deployed and on watch over this Memorial Day holiday
weekend, and to the entire team, I thank you for your dedication to excellence
and ask that you again please convey my deepest respect and admiration to
your families for their ongoing sacrifices that continue to make your service possible. Additionally, I also
encourage you to use the updates below as an opportunity to share with family and friends some of the
unclassified examples of the outstanding work from the Fleet Cyber/TENTH Fleet team around the globe.
- Vice Adm. Jan E. Tighe, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. TENTH Fleet
 Fort Meade, Maryland, May 25, 2015
Commander Task Force (CTF) 1010/Naval Network Warfare Command (NAVNETWARCOM)
CTF 1010 executes tactical-level command and control of Navy networks and communications, and leverages
Joint Space capabilities for Navy and Joint Operations. NAVNETWARCOM is a team of military and
civilian cyber professionals who operate, maintain, and protect the Navy's portion of Department of Defense
Information Networks (DoDIN) as a warfighting platform, supporting global Fleet missions, afloat and ashore.
Commander Task Group (CTG) 1010.3/Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
Pacific (NCTAMS PAC)
The NCTAMS PAC team of civilian and uniformed cyber professionals delivers communications, electronic,
and information systems mission assurance to Joint and Naval operating forces of Commander, U.S. Pacific
Command (PACOM); Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT); Commander, Navy Region Hawaii
(COMNAVREG Hawaii); and Pacific and Indian Ocean afloat and shore based customers. Recent examples
of C4I operating the network as a warfighting platform to ensure command and control (C2) include:
In April 2015, Wahiawa SATCOM in partnership with Army Enterprise Information Systems Program Office
replaced one of three 40 year old AN/FSC-78, X-band, terminals with the new AN/GSC-52B(v5) MET
operating in both X and Ka-band frequency ranges. The MET provides greater bandwidth capacity, requires
less operating space, and lowers life-cycle costs as well as cost acquisition and logistics by consolidating the
functions of the AN/FSC-78 and the AN/GSC-70 SATCOM terminals.

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CTG 1010.3/NCTAMS PAC (cont.)
   The installation of the Makalapa NMT provides PACFLT with assured command and control (C2) capa-
    bility for Ballistic Missile Defense. Along with providing physical and electromagnetic survivability, re-
    sistance to jamming and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) capability, NMT delivers an increase in ser-
    vice capability from 1.5 to 8 Megabits per second (Mbps). Upgrading from a Legacy EHF terminal to an
    NMT has enabled NCTAMS PAC Makalapa Tech Control access to the Advanced Extremely High Fre-
    quency (AEHF) constellation, consisting of five satellites which provide 10 times the throughput of the
    1990s-era Military Strategic, Tactical & Relay System (MILSTAR) satellites and a substantial increase in
    coverage for Fleet and Joint users.
   The Team delivers communications assistance to USNS MIL-
    LINOCKETT (JHSV-3) in April 2015 and USNS MERCY (T-
    AH-19) May 2015 in preparation for their upcoming deploy-
    ment in support of Pacific Partnership 15. During the visits,
    NCTAMS PAC technical experts isolated a problem with the
    USNS MILLINOCKET onboard HBSS.
   Winners of the 2014 Pacific Area Outstanding DISN Facility of
    the Year Awards/Node Site coordinator. NCTAMS PAC was
    selected as the winner in three major areas: Large DISN Trans-
    mission Facility, DOD Teleport/Step Site, and Node Site Coor-
    dinator of the Year "Civilian" DON Civilian Employee Mr.
    Timothy Schmidt. NCTAMS PAC mission partner NCTS GUAM SATCOM was also selected as the best
    DSCS/WGS STEP Earth Terminal Facility Global with no Teleport Enhancement.
Commander Task Unit (CTU) 1010.3.2 Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, San Diego
(NCTS San Diego)
NCTS San Diego operates robust and secure satellite, network, and strategic communications that enable Na-
vy, Coalition, and Joint forces to exercise decision superiority and optimize warfighting effects that globally
deter and defeat aggressors
   The N3 department assumed LANT's (Information Assurance/Computer Network Defense-IA/CND) func-
    tion in March 2015 which resulted in NCTS SD becoming the single IA/CND provider for 50,000 conti-
    nental U.S. (CONUS) Excepted Network (EN) customers servicing 17 shore commands, 23 SIPR DNS
    and 26 NIPR DNS external entities, and West Coast pierside services. Additionally, NCTS SD replaced
    an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Follow-On Terminal (FOT) with a Navy Multiband Terminal
    (NMT) with a first ever NMT backhaul to COMSUBPAC. This backhaul circuit permits COMSUBPAC
    to remotely control the NMT at NCTS SD and allows flexibility for its technicians to assume COMSUB-
    PAC's role in case of a circuit outage that prohibits COMSUBPAC from remotely operating the NMT
    from Hawaii.
   The San Diego BCO has been augmented with two Interior Communications (IC) Electricians personnel
    to assist with voice and data services support. The IC's have completed over 2,200 work orders for new/
    repair of voice and data services throughout the San Diego AOR in FY15. Utilization of IC's has realized a
    cost avoidance of $350K contractor labor support cost since 01 OCT 2015, with an estimated annual cost
    avoidance of $800K. The IC's provide installation and repair for voice services, fiber, and copper circuits.
    The IC's have become crucial members of the BCO team.
   NCTSCU OKC provided mobile communications support during Operation Global Edge 2015 in direct
    support of CTF-124, USSTRATCOM, and COMSUBFOR successfully relaying over 118 Emergency Ac-
    tion Messages (EAMs) to airborne and ground command posts in preparation for increased Nuclear Com-
    mand, Control, and Communications (NC3) operational readiness and vigilance.

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CTG 1010.4/Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT)
NCTAMSLANT’s operation of communications and computer
technologies is key to ensuring warfighters across Fleet and Joint
missions have access to the right information at the right time. Recent
examples include:
Recently, FTX-19 assessed the ability of Arleigh Burke-class guided-
missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64), USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), and
USS Barry (DDG 52) to acquire and track short-range, ballistic missile
targets, then conduct guided-missile engagements using the Distributed
Weighted Engagement Scheme (DWES). NCTAMS LANT's support in
extremely high frequency and ultra-high frequency systems enabled the
three AEGIS ballistic missile defense destroyers to track, engage, and destroy three short-range missiles
without error. The command's efforts directly contributed to the success of the mission and aided the missile
defense agency in providing enhanced missile defense capabilities to safeguard the United States and its allies
CTU 1010.4.1/Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Jacksonville, Florida (NCTS-JAX)
NCTS-JAX provides secure and reliable telecommunications in support of Command, Control, Computer,
Communications and Intelligence (C4I) to U.S. Naval, Joint, Inter-Agency and Coalition operating forces in
Southern and Northern Command Theaters of operation. Specific customers consist of ships, submarines, P-3/8
aircraft, and shore sites throughout the Southeastern Region of the United States. The total workforce consists of
52 military, 42 U.S. Civil Service, and 42 contractors..
 NCTS JAX continues to lead the Atlantic High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS)
    operation delivering capabilities for U.S. and coalition forces’ in global missions throughout the Third,
    Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Fleet AORS. The TSCOMM team activated various High Frequency Global
    Communications System circuits to support CTF-69 located in Naples, Italy
 The command delivers HF/UHF and satellite communication capability to CPRW-11 and new P8 aircraft
    squadrons supporting various military exercises and it recently completed installation and commissioning of
    the NOVA Information Exchange Terminal (NIXT) providing increased security and reliability for EAM
    processing and transmission in order to deliver Nuclear Command, Control and Communication (NC3) to
    ballistic submarines.
CTG 1010.5/Naval Computer And Telecommunication Station Bahrain (NCTS Bahrain)
NCTS Bahrain operates and defends mission critical, Navy warfighting network and communication systems
supporting U.S. Naval, Coalition, and Joint military units throughout the CENTCOM theater of operations.
Within the past six months, NCTS Bahrain:
 Delivered communications support to military units involved in the evacuations in Yemen, the blockade of
  Iranian merchant ships, resolving the forceful detainment of the Maersk Tigris cargo ship by the Iranian
  government and escorting of cargo ships exiting the Straits of Hormuz. In addition, NCTS Bahrain has
  continued to improve the quality of service for the Satellite Communications Systems supporting Missile
  Defense Operations.
 Provided critical C4I capabilities to the Fifth Fleet AOR, including SIPR, NIPR, VTC and SATCOM, to
  more than 36 ships including the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Carrier Strike Group, USS Theodore
  Roosevelt (CVN-71), and the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) Amphibious Readiness Group during their
  deployments to the Fifth Fleet in direct support of operations ENDURING FREEDOM/RESOLUTE
  SUPPORT, INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’s SENTINEL.
 SATCOM team completed two major Authorized Service Interruption’s (ASI’s) on the AN/GSC-52A
  satellite earth terminals and over 1,600 man-hours of critical scheduled maintenance requirements with little
  to no impact on the Fleet.
 Received the Fiscal Year 2014 DISA Facility of the Year Award.

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CTG 1010.6/Naval Computer And Telecommunication Station Naples Italy (NCTS Naples)
NCTS Naples delivers secure and reliable, classified and unclassified, voice, video, and data
telecommunications to surface, subsurface, air, and ground forces in support of Command, Control, Computer,
Communications, and Intelligence (C4I) for real-world operations and exercises to U.S. Naval, Joint, and
Coalition operating forces in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),
and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) theaters of operation. Recently, NCTS Naples:
    Delivered high availability communications for fleet assets in support of 2 Ballistic Missile Defense
     (BMD) missions for EUCOM and CNE.
    Assisted with Humanitarian Assistance to combat the Ebola outbreaks in Africa, by providing
     communications support for 3 Joint partners and 2 US Naval Ships.
    Fabricated and installed a remote power monitoring panel for the C4I building providing continuous
     emergency power situational awareness.
    Engineered a transport solution for Commander, 6th Fleet (C6F) Flag Ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
     to receive shipboard email via ONE-Net Europe user accounts while in an extended shipyard period in
     Rijeka, Croatia.
CTU 1010.6.1/Naval Computer And Telecommunication Station Sicily (NCTS Sicily)
 NCTS established a 24/7 watch station in support of a High Frequency to Defense Switch Network (DSN)
  interface between transiting aircraft, ships, and echelon shore stations enabling real-time coordination and
  reporting through their command's local SCOPE (System Capable of Planned Expansion) suite.
 NCTS Sicily conducted a Strike Group (SG) HF training exercise, supporting the ongoing initiatives to
  improve the interoperability of HF communications, with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group during
  the SG's regional transit through the AOR. The exercise was conducted in a "Jeopardy Style" training forum
  with NCTS Sicily serving as the Net Controlling Station (NECOS). NCTS Sicily pulled a series of questions
  from various communication publications and challenged each ship with points awarded for correct answers.
CTG 1010.7/Naval Computer And Telecommunication Station Far East (NCTS FE)
NCTS-FE delivers communications and information technology services for SEVENTH Fleet and supporting
units, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Defense Information Systems Agency and Japan
Maritime Self-Defense Forces. The workforce is comprised of 230 military, 84 U.S. Civil Service, and 335
U.S. / Foreign contractor personnel.
CTU 1010.7.2/NCTS FE DET Chinhae
    NCTS FE Detachment Chinhae is currently providing “air gapped” message traffic between Republic of
     Korea Navy (ROK-N) and U.S. Navy messaging systems. The air gap process was established to support
     transmission of record message traffic and fleet operations in the region. An upgrade aimed towards
     delivering 21st century naval message automation to ROK-N forces, NCTSFE DET Chinhae has initiated
     the process to automate message delivery which would further allied capabilities and enhance
     interoperability throughout the fleet. NCTSFE DET Chinhae processes 300 Naval messages monthly and
     expend approximately 3000 man hours annually supporting record message functions.
CTU 1010.7.4/NCTS FE DET Misawa
    NCTS FE DET Misawa delivers mission essential HF/UHF/SATCOM C4I communications support for
     COMPATRECONWING ONE, deployed aviation squadrons, and ground forces in support of SEVENTH
     Fleet operations. As of January 2015, NCTSFE DET Misawa has supported 557 flights and accumulating
     over 3820 flight hours. Additionally LNSC Misawa continues to provide ONE-Net SIPRNET and
     NIPRNET support for nine commands.

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CTU 1010.7.6/NCTS DET Sasebo
   NCTSFE DET Sasebo partnered with NAVFAC FE (Sasebo) to implement the Office of the Secretary of
    Defense (OSD) Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities
    Sasebo (CFAS) in support of CNO’s 2020 initiative to reduce naval shore based energy conservation by 50
    percent. NCTSFE DET Sasebo Base Communications Office (BCO) provided all layer one connectivity to
    which a Direct Digital Control (DDV), Demand Controlled Ventilation (DVC) SCADA system was
    installed resulting in an estimated increase of 12, 139 BTU’s per year of clean, renewable energy. NCTSFE
    DET Sasebo’s BCO will provide additional layer one connectivity in a future initiative also aligned with
    the ECIP strategy that will support two 2.4 megawatt wind turbines that will also be installed onboard
    CFAS. The turbines will provide an additional 24, 396 BTU’s per year and will reduce Yokose
    Amphibious base’s energy consumption to net-zero. Further, the twin turbines will be connected to the
    government of Japan’s Kyushu Power Company and will deliver net-zero power consumption to 4
    additional outlying bases in the region resulting in an estimate annual savings of $1.3M.
CTU 1010.7.7/NCTS FE DET Singapore
   NCTSFE DET Singapore Sailors led in removing decommissioned Protected Distribution System (PDS) in
    Navy Regional Center Singapore spaces as part of continuous local network and traditional security clean-
    up efforts. Additionally, a layer one infrastructure site survey was recently conducted by NCTSFE
    Yokosuka BCO to enhance and support planned future growth of Singapore SIPRNET and NIPRNET
    enclave’s customers.
CTG 1010.8 Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC)
NAVSOC is underway with the Fleet every day. Executing on average 193 contacts with 23 payloads on 13
satellites, NAVSOC delivers 24/7, secure, reliable global communications to the Fleet, the Joint warfighter and
Interagency.
CTF 1020/Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC)
   TF 1020 is completing nearly a year of heightened deployed operations with Commander, Carrier
    Strike Group ONE in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations (AOR). The combined
    TF1030-1020 deployed team, in close coordination with TF 1020’s Global Headquarters, delivered
    enhanced cyber situational awareness and tailored incident mitigation to the crew on board USS CARL
    VINSON. This tremendous team effort concluded with ground-breaking, innovative work during the Strike
    Group’s return transit.
   NCDOC also continues to play a key role in Joint and COCOM exercises, participating in Global Lighting
    15 Cyber Guard 15 and Austere Challenge/Judicious Response 15. Exercises provided realistic training
    opportunities for Sailors and Civilians to hone their cyber skills and refine operational TTP’/SOP’s in a
    dynamic and controlled environment.
   For its outstanding work during a recent Cyber Protection Team
    deployment, the NCDOC Media Forensic Analysis team was
    honored with the "Cyber Professionals Team" award at the Armed
    Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
    Hampton Roads Chapter April luncheon (continued on p. 2).
   NCDOC also received “The Digital Edge 25” award in April 2015.
    The award honors organizations that have leveraged digital
    technologies such as social, mobile, analytics and cloud to achieve
    ‘highly significant transformation or innovation for their business’ to
    give them a competitive “digital edge.” NCDOC was the only DoD organization recognized, joining 24
    industry leading commercial companies.

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CTF1020/NCDOC (cont.)
   The bottom line, TF 1020 employs the most advanced Cyber Defense Mission System (CDMSS) in DoD to
    execute global network defense actions and support collaborative mission assurance, while creating Cyber
    Defense Battlespace Awareness for maritime commanders and mission partners. The NCDOC CDMSS
    leverages the same Teradata Data Warehouse and Tableau Technology used by Fortune 500 companies to
    deliver superior results.
CTG 1020.2/Navy Information Operations Command Pensacola (NIOC Pensacola)
NIOC Pensacola executes cyberspace operations and tailored Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) tasks in support
of naval and joint forces and national tasking authorities. The mission is expanding, which means the work-
force is growing to 280 military and civilian personnel.
   NIOC Pensacola Combat Support Teams are delivering all-source intelligence products on tasked targets
    of interest to supported combatant commands, Joint Force Headquarters - Cyber, and aligned Combat Mis-
    sion Team partners.
   NIOC Pensacola is establishing three FY15/16 Cyber Mission Force Cyber Protection Teams to plan and
    conduct Defensive Cyber Operations focused on mission assurance for service and combatant command
    specific mission areas.
   NIOC Pensacola currently has one Sailor deployed in support of Operation Resolute Support (formerly
    known as Operation Enduring Freedom).
CTF1030/Navy Information Operations Command Norfolk (NIOC Norfolk)
NIOC Norfolk Sailors deploy forward with embarked strike group and amphibious ready group staffs and
aboard independent deployers, delivering waterfront electronic warfare and cyber readiness support, and snur-
ing hundreds of systems are groomed, installed, optimized, and certified onboard combatants, guaranteeing
warfighters access to the finest specialized collection systems available. Recent NIOC Norfolk contributions
include:
 The Information Operations (IO) Readiness and Ops/Plans team prepared the USS Theodore Roosevelt
    Carrier Strike Group and USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group for their deployment, and provided
    reachback support once deployed.
   Integration of NIOC Norfolk IO Planners with Marine Corps counter parts from the 26th MEU during Ma-
    rine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC) CUX 15-1. Mission areas included Humanitarian As-
    sistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) to include Civil Affairs.
CTG 1030.2/Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC San Diego)
 The Cyber Department deployed 14 Sailors in Afloat Computer Network Defense missions and completed
  28 Cyber Security Inspection and Certification Program assessments across both the Pacific and Atlantic
  Fleets. NIOC San Diego's Cyber Teams performed 1,456 hours of network security scans across 3,920
  hosts and generated twelve Navy Blue Team (NBT) Assessment Reports. Efforts exposed 1,326 potential
  network vulnerabilities and cyber threats, promoted Computer Network Defense hardening practices, and
  enhanced the Department of Defense's worldwide network security posture
   NIOC San Diego's IO Teams supported over 15 fleet, multi-national, and strategic level exercises as well
    as real world events to include operations against ISIS and preparations for operations in Yemen. Personnel
    additionally provided unprecedented support to the CNO-directed Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare pro-
    gram as well as participated in PACOM OPLAN development NIOC San Diego's Operations Department
    Sailors and Civilians deployed 30 Direct Support Teams to seven Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious
    Readiness Groups, providing Information Operations planning and network support to missions in C3F,
    C7F, and C5F.

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CTG 1030.2/NIOC San Diego (cont.)
 On the waterfront, NIOC San Diego's Electronic Warfare Technical Guidance Unit (EWTGU) and Fleet
  Electronic Support (FES) teams conducted 176 Basic and Integrated Phase events on 28 ships in both the
  Cryptologic and Electronic Warfare areas. NIOC San Diego's Sailors consistently performed at the highest
  levels by maintaining a demanding tempo and preparing world-class Information Warfare teams onboard
  Fleet Combatants in San Diego, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, and Japan.
CTG 1030.3/Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC Whidbey Island)
NIOC Whidbey Island Signal Analysts deploy on air, land, and sea to provide tailored Signals Intelligence for
the U.S. military. Their ability to maneuver throughout the communications spectrum allows them to derive
adversary intent to aid decision makers.
    NIOC Whidbey Island Sailors deliver forward deployed Electronic Attack Squadrons (VAQ) analysis of the
     Electronic Support (ES) data intercepted by EA-18G aircraft. NIOC WI Sailors were afforded the
     opportunity to experience a day in the life of the Electronic Countermeasures Officer (ECMO) during a
     typical mission flown in theater in a flight simulator. The simulator ride provided the analysts a better
     appreciation of aircraft capabilities and the challenges that the EA-18G aircrew face while flying in defense
     of our Nation's freedom.
    Spring means EXERCISE TUMBLEWEED time for
     NIOC Whidbey Island. During the first week of
     March, eight NIOC WI Maritime Nodal Analysts
     (MNA) traveled 200 miles south to Pacific Beach,
     Washington to facilitate an Electronic Warfare (EW)
     exercise for Commander Electronic Attack Wing
     Pacific (CVWP) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance
     Squadron ONE (VQ-1). In addition to the eight Sailors
     at Pacific Beach, NIOC WI provided two analysts to
     be part of the RFI support Intelligence Team back at
     the Command. This exercise took months of planning
     and coordination and resulted in three VAQ squadrons
     getting top notch training for real world operations. As
     soon as the dust settled on the March exercise, the team was back planning for the June.
    NIOC Whidbey Island's Training Department ushered in Spring with very good results on its inaugural Fleet
     Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Examination. This was a
     welcome start to the command's steadily growing Air Crew personnel and support of operations worldwide.
     The NATOPS program emphasizes SAFETY. The training ensures that Aircrewmen can focus on the
     mission after first giving them a firm operating foundation so that they are capable of dealing with any
     potential emergency while in flight. Additionally, NIOC Whidbey Island's Air Crew experts were on hand
     to train other Commander Tenth Fleet (C10F) Aircrewmen from NIOC Maryland and NIOC Texas in safety
     of flight and mission training aboard the EP-3E aircraft.
TG 1030.4/Navy Information Operations Detachment Groton (NIOD Groton)
NIOD Groton provides Fleet Electronic Support to U.S. submarines, ensuring hundreds of systems are installed,
certified, and maintained to deliver world-wide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
 NIOD Sailors are currently operating out of four different home ports, diligently working to ensure
    Information Warfare Direct Support Equipment is ready ahead of demanding submarine deployment
    schedules.
 NIOD Sailors are currently deployed onboard multiple platforms providing underway maintenance expertise
    to combatants in support of Chief of Naval Operations special mission tasking vital to national security.

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CTF 1040/Navy Information Operations Command Texas (NIOC Texas)
NIOC Texas Sailors and Civilians unwavering professionalism and technical expertise ashore and forward
deployed advance Commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM); Commander, 10th Fleet; and
Commander, 4th Fleet, strategy and achieve operational requirements in the SOUTHCOM AOR.
   Sailors working on the Operational Focus Team (OFT) revolutionized target pursuit methodologies and
    collection operations, enabling indications and warning (I&W) support to three joint U.S. host nation Law
    Enforcement operations that resulted in successful conclusions against five of the host-nation’s most
    wanted criminals. Senior Chief Matthew Culbertson was awarded the 2014 General James E. Morrison
    Award for his work as the Chief of the OFT, leading efforts against four separate Tier-1 targets in support
    of SIGINT Development.
   CTF 1040/NIOC Texas Sailors leading the Transnational Narcotics Branch-Maritime were instrumental in
    providing actionable intelligence which contributed to a historic 250% increase in illicit narcotics
    interdiction and seizures in the SOUTHCOM AOR during the first six months of FY 2015. From October
    2014 through March 2015, total illicit narcotics seizures were 43,092 kg, with an estimated street value of
    over $1.2 Billion; versus a total of 58,245 kg, with an estimated street value of $1.6 Billion, for the entirety
    of FY 2014.
   CTF 1040 Battle Watch continues to provide reach back support and I&W for multiple USN, USCG, and
    allied vessels, ensuring vessel safety and directly enabling mission success. Additionally, CTF1040 forward
    deployed Sailors to provide direct support for vessels and aircraft prosecuting assigned missions in the
    AOR, enabling Force Protection and mission effectiveness of deployed assets.
 NIOC Texas Sailors were integral in the creation of a Collection Management Basic Training Course to
  train analysts on the necessary skills to create and maintain a well-developed and constantly refined
  collection management posture. The training course teaches students the Information Needs process,
  collection disciplines, process, tools and databases to ensure every possible source of information is
  evaluated for intelligence value and can assess their ability to answer consumer’s Information Needs.
CTF 1050/Navy Information Operations Command Georgia (NIOC Georgia)
NIOC Georgia is a subordinate command of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
and comprises Task Force 1050 of the U.S. 10th Fleet. Based at Fort
Gordon, its mission is to provide Information Warfare and Cryptologic
expertise and personnel to Fleet and Special Warfare Combatants and to
provide reach-back and extended staff support to U.S. CENTCOM and
EUCOM Joint Forces Maritime Component Commanders.
 Over the past year, CTF 1050 deployed Sailors to airborne and
   seaborne tactical assets operating in the FIFTH and SIXTH Fleet
   areas of responsibility. NIOC Georgia continues to work tirelessly to
   make our country a safer place, ensuring we have our forces
   postured to counter emerging threats in the CENTCOM AOR. NIOC
   Georgia Sailors remain dedicated to the preservation of freedom on the seas, supporting operations in and
   around the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf.
   Within the cyber domain, the 104 Combat Mission Team completed team certification exercises and met
    Full Operational Capability (FOC) requirements. This certification will deliver cyberspace operations
    capabilities to Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) joint team in support of CENTCOM priorities.
   CTF 1050 Battle Watch provided I&W for multiple U.S. and Coalition vessels operating in the FIFTH
    Fleet AOR. The vigilance of these NIOC Georgia Sailors ensured the safety of forward-deployed U. S. and
    allied vessels during times of recent heightened political & maritime tensions.

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CTG 1050.2/Navy Information Operations Command Bahrain (NIOC BAHRAIN)
Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Bahrain/Task Group 1050.2 is Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH
Fleet's forward deployed task group in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR). Collocated
with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central/Commander, FIFTH Fleet, in Manama, Bahrain, NIOC Bahrain
executes Information Warfare (IW) operations in support of fleet, theater and national tasking. As the
community's regional experts, NIOC Bahrain produces and disseminates real-time threat warning and timely,
relevant intelligence tailored to assist theater commanders in making operational decisions.
 Over the last year, NIOC Bahrain executed IW operations across multiple domains in support of
    Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, JUNIPER SHIELD, INHERENT RESOLVE, and
    Maritime Security Operations (MSO) as well as other fleet and theater operations. The Sailors of NIOC
    Bahrain conducted 12,500 hours of Airborne Cryptologic Direct Support during 192 airborne Intelligence
 Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, 164 of which were in support of US and coalition forces
    engaged in combat operations, and deployed over 950 man-days at sea, augmenting three Carrier Strike
    Groups, three Expeditionary Strike Groups, three coalition units, four missions ISO Commanders Task
    Force 56 and 55, one COMFIFTHFLT focused collection operation and a deployment to Naval Special
    Warfare Unit THREE. NIOC Bahrain's cadre of elite cryptologic operators provided fleet and theater
    commanders with Indications and Warning (I&W), improved situational awareness, and helped decrease the
    probability of miscalculation and tactical surprise in a highly volatile and compressed battle space.

CTF1060/Navy Information Operations Command Maryland
(NIOC MD)
NIOC MD’s primary mission is to conduct information operations and to
provide cryptologic and related intelligence information to the Fleet, Joint
and national commanders.
   NIOC Maryland was recently received the Navy’s Command
    Language Program of the Year award as well as the USS Bainbridge
    (CGN 25) award for Overall Excellence in Community Service for
    2014.
CTF 1070/Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii
NIOC Hawaii focuses on developing qualified personnel to work the National mission as well as delivering
Information Warfare capabilities to the Fleet.

CTG 1070.2 /Navy Information Operations Command Yokosuka (NIOC YOKO)
NIOC Yokosuka's team consisting of 88 Sailors and civilians who provide and deploy trained Information
Warfare (IW) officers and cryptologic enlisted personnel, expertise, and equipment to support Signals
Intelligence (SIGINT), Information Operations (IO), Fleet Electronic Support (FES) functions, Global Signals
Analysis Lab (GSAL) functions for naval surface, sub-surface, air, and Coalition forces assigned to
Commander, SEVENTH Fleet in the Western Pacific theater. NIOC YOKO's Sailors have:
 Installed the Navy’s very first Cryptologic Carry-On Program (CCOP) & Distributed Common Ground
    System-Navy (DCGS-N) GALE SERVER (CDGS) onboard the USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHA 6)
    making LHA 6 the first ship in the Navy to deploy with CDGS, a HYBRID GALE 5.3 system which
    operates in conjunction with and enhances the performance of DCGS-N block 1.
 Deployed 50 Sailors and Civilians to C7F Staff, CTF-70, CTF-74, CTF-76, CDS-15, CPR-11, 6 Surface
    Combatants and 4 Special Mission Platforms in support of C7F, C5F and C6F Cryptologic operations
    providing Cryptologic Analytical support, Collection expertise and corrective maintenance assistance.
 Installed two additional OPNAV and Office of Naval Intelligence owned-networks to include 2 additional
    VTC enclaves (including NIOC’s first ever SIPRNet VTC system) and one other major network upgrade;
    these new mission critical networks and capabilities have improved all facets of the command’s mission.

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CTF1080/Navy Information Operations Command Colorado (NIOC Colorado)
Embedded throughout the Aerospace Data Facility Colorado (ADF-C), Navy Information Operations
Command (NIOC) Colorado Sailors assist in the operation and oversight of $10B in national assets to provide
24/7 indications and warning support to National Decision Makers, Fleet and partner nation warships, and
warfighters deployed throughout the world. Collaborating in a multi-service, multi-agency, and international
work force environment allows for near real-time Force Protection, Personnel Recovery support, Combat
Search and Rescue, and all-source collaboration to meet Fleet and Joint intelligence requirements.
 As the Navy Center of Excellence for Electronic and Operational Foreign Instrumentation Intelligence, the
   NIOC Colorado Team provides Signals Intelligence support to regional Task Forces and tactical
   commanders to address global threats. We are the "Eyes of the Fleet." In addition to collection, analysis,
   and reporting of Navy and National intelligence requirements within the confines of the ADF-C, NIOC
   Colorado also deploys Sailors worldwide due their niche technical expertise.
   Two NIOC Colorado Sailors recently returned from a short fused deployment onboard USS PONCE in the
    Arabian Gulf conducting focused collection operations. While onboard, these two Sailors joined with a
    third NIOC Colorado Sailor who is currently in the middle of a nine month Individual Augmentation
    assignment conducting an Electronic Warfare Support mission.
   Two NIOC Colorado Officer recently returned from deployments to Afghanistan where one was serving as
    the Chief of the Cryptologic Services Group Bagram and the other as the SIGINT Liaison to Forward
    Operating Base Gamberi. Finally, two other NIOC Colorado Sailors remain deployed to the Horn of Africa
    supporting US operations and initiatives in the region.
CTF 1090/Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group (NCWDG)
NCWDG, as the Navy's Center for Cyber Warfare innovation, is a command of about 210 Sailors and civilians
directed by Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet to discover and exploit adversary vulnerabilities and deliver
cyber tactics and capabilities to the Fleet.
 Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet is expanding cyber effects capability through development of Cyber
    Warfare Engineer (CWE) Naval officers and Crytpologic Technician Networks Sailors. CTF1090/NCWDG
    is leading the maturation of the cyber developer workforce to deliver warfighting effects through
    cyberspace for Fleet and Joint commanders.