USSTRATCOM history

Following the Second World War, the President and Congress sought to mitigate this rivalry through passage of the National Security Act of 1947.

The United States Space Command had its roots in the military launches that began in the wake of the Soviets' deployment of the Sputnik satellite in 1957.

JSTPS produced its first Single Integrated Operational Plan in 1961.

Recognition of the necessity for comprehensive computer security and defense began as early as 1972, with military and intelligence efforts to reduce vulnerabilities and protect information systems.

In September 1985, the Joint Chiefs of Staff created the United States Space Command to unify these efforts.

By 1995, DoD leaders publicly acknowledged that United States military networks were vulnerable to remote attacks.

As June 2002 approached, it became apparent that the command would be altered fundamentally by proposed modifications to the Unified Command Plan.

United States Strategic Command. <http://www.stratcom.af.mil/> (March 28, 2003).

By September 2004, the United States had deployed a limited, layered system that offered some protection to North America and had opened discussions about extending the system to cover allies.

SCC WMD works closely with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and declared Initial Operating Capability on 26 January 2006 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

In 2007, General Kevin P. Chilton took over command of USSTRATCOM. He served as the senior commander of the joint military forces from the four branches of the military assigned to the command.

A malicious code, which would allow an adversary to download critical defense information, spread across the DoD's classified and unclassified networks in 2008.

On 7 May 2009, Chilton stated that the United States would not be constrained in its response to a cyber attack, therefore demonstrating the utility of his command which combines cyber defense with global strike.

The new command achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on 21 May 2010.

The Cyber Mission Force (CMF), authorized in 2012, originally consisted of 133 teams, with a total of almost 6,200 military and civilian personnel.

General Alexander retired in 2014, and Admiral Michael Rogers (USN) succeeded him, taking command of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS. ADM Rogers saw the CMF through its evolution as it developed the capacity and structure to fulfill its mission.

All 133 teams of the CMF achieved IOC in 2016, the threshold capacity whereby the units could execute their fundamental missions.

The USCYBERCOM Vision statement, approved in March 2018, explained that

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the nation’s unified combatant command for the cyberspace domain, turned ten years old in 2020.