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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Cybercom’s Defensive Arm Elevated to Sub-Unified Command

Joint Force Headquarters-DOD Information Network will now be known as the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC).

U.S. Cyber Command’s network defense arm has officially been designated as a sub-unified command.

Congress directed Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) to elevate to a sub-unified command under Cybercom in the fiscal 2025 annual defense policy bill.

JFHQ-DODIN was created in 2015 as a subordinate headquarters under Cyber Command to protect and defend the Pentagon’s network globally. It’s led by a three-star general who also serves in a “dual-hat” role as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, a much bigger combat support agency providing critical IT services to warfighters.

Read the rest of the story at Defense Scoop.

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