Volume 5, Issue 4 the BYTE 780th Military Intelligence Brigade * 782d MI BN (Cyber) Change of Command * Brigade Soldier is ARCYBER Best Warrior * Army Cyber Guard Ceremony Historic Moment * Cyber Soldier Transitions to Cavalry Scout The Army Cyber Enterprise COLUMNS: In every issue... 780 MI BDE CDR: Army Cyber Enterprise ...................... 1 780 MI BDE CSM: Farewell: State of Cyber Enlisted Corps ............................................................................................. 2 780 MI BDE SNR CIV: Enabling Individual Potential ... ........................................................................................................... 3 The BYTE is a publication of the 780th Military Intelli- 780 MI BDE OPS SGM: Cross Pollination of the Cyber gence (MI) Brigade, Fort George G. Meade, Md. Force .............................................................................................. 4 The BYTE is an official command information publica- 781st MI BN CDR: Process is Easy. Culture is Hard .... tion authorized under the provisions of AR 360-1. The ........................................................................................................... 7 magazine serves the service members and civilians of the 781st MI BN: Cyber Civilian Deploys in support of 780th MI Brigade and their Families. the Warfighter .......................................................................10 Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent Insert: The Army Values those of 780th MI Brigade or that of the Department of the Army. HHC CDR 780 MI BDE: Learning Enterprise ............... 27 All photographs published in the BYTE were taken by BDE Legal: The Enterprise ................................................ 28 780th MI Brigade Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians (DACs), or their Family members, unless BDE SARC: Building Hope and Resiliency: otherwise stated. The front cover and graphic posters Addressing the effects of Sexual Assault .............. 29 contained within the BYTE were created by the previ- BDE EOA: Filing a Formal / Informal Complaint ..... 30 ous Brigade public affairs officer (PAO), Tina Miles, or Steven Stover, unless otherwise stated. BDE Chaplain: Making Room for Others .................... 31 Send articles, photographs or story ideas to the 780th BDE Safety: Electrical Safety .......................................... 32 MI Brigade PAO at [email protected], or mail Retention ................................................................................. 33 to 310 Chamberlin Avenue, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755. 780 MI BDE: VCSA Visits BDE ............................................ 34 For additional information, call (301) 833-6104. On the cover: Spc. Steve McAdoo, a cyber Col. John “Dave” Branch network specialist with Commander the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, Command Sgt. Maj. sets up cyber tools Sheldon W. Chandler Jr. overlooking the city of Command Sergeant Major Razish at the National Training Center at Fort Steven Stover Irwin, Calif., May 5. Public Affairs Officer (photo by Bill Roche, and Editor U.S. Army Cyber Command) i Vol. 5, Issue 4 the BYTE FEATURES: From the Editor Soldiers Vie for Top Honor in INSCOM Best Warrior The Collin English Dictionary defines an “Enterprise” Competition ............................................................................... 5 as a company or business; something new, difficult, or important that you do; and the ability to think of new Cyber Soldiers Offer Capabilities to Tactical Units and effective things to do, together with an eagerness to .......................................................................................................... 11 do them. Cyber Legion, a “Tale of Two Quotes” ......................... 13 The theme for this issue is the “Army Cyber Enterprise” – collectively, the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, the Army Cyber Guard Transition Ceremony Historic Cyber Protection Brigade, and 1st Information Opera- Moment ...................................................................................... 19 tions Command are the U.S. Army Cyber Command’s Army Cyber Command Honors Its Top Soldier and (ARCYBER) operational arms of the Army Cyber Enter- NCO for 2017 ............................................................................ 23 prise, and the Cyber Center of Excellence is the institu- tional arm. Together these units form the foundation for Cyber Soldier Transitions to Cavalry Scout .......... 25 the Army’s Cyber Enterprise. The “Army Cyber Enterprise” encompasses thousands of Soldiers, DA Civilians, and contractors who are en- gaged in a joint and integrated venture. Together, we are ARTICLES: embarking into a new and contested domain. We are, collectively, cyber pioneers and visionaries, and we have Intern Program Prepares Officers for Cyber a singular purpose -- a purpose spelled out in the ARCY- Battlefield ...................................................................................8 BER mission statement: Army Establishes Cyber Solutions Development To direct and conduct integrated electronic warfare, infor- Capability ................................................................................... 9 mation and cyberspace operations as authorized, or directed, Joint Force Integrations and Partnerships ............ 15 to ensure freedom of action in and through cyberspace and the information environment, and to deny the same to our 131As in the Cyberspace Domain ................................. 16 adversaries. Centurions Take Over Riverbanks Zoo ....................... 17 Our teams are “Everywhere and Always…In the Fight” serving under four commands and a National Command Army Trains Soldiers as Cyberspace Solution Authority; we support each of the Services; and we actively Engineers .................................................................................. 18 fight alongside our Joint partners to achieve U.S. suprem- acy in an increasingly contested cyberspace domain and TF Echo Aligns Under the 780th MI BDE ..................... 21 electromagnetic spectrum (U.S. Army foundational theme Army Recruiters Host Educator’s Tour ...................... 22 Multi-Domain Battle). 780th MI Shuts Out 32nd IS in Division II Softball v/r, Final ............................................................................................ 26 Steve Stover Public Affairs Officer 780th MI Brigade the BYTE: INSCOM’s nominee for the 2015 Editor, the BYTE Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware Public Affairs Compe- tition. The annual Department of Army’s competition recognizes Soldiers and DA Civilians for excel- lence in achieving the objectives of the Public Affairs Program. the BYTE Vol. 5, Issue 4 ii COLUMN: Commander’s Cue The Army Cyber Enterprise By: Col. Dave Branch, commander, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) Teammates, we Force alignments of the Cyber National Mission Force are part of an Enter- (where Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations prise – the Cyberspace flourish together) as well as the Joint Mission Opera- Enterprise, the Army tions Center (JMOC) integration of 1st Information Enterprise, and the Operations Brigade personnel and of highly-trained Defense of the Na- TF Echo troops (unified with us from seven states). If tion Enterprise. In we “repeatedly do” this, then great habits will form and the previous BYTE, our duty of habitual progress will be achieved! our focused articles As the operational force, progress must be driven by, centered on Unity of with and through our actions. Much like other enter- Effort – a continuously prises, the future will be built on how we apply knowl- critical factor for collective success in cyberspace. My edge of the past and actions in the present. Each of thoughts as your commander continue along that line you brings a unique knowledge, perspective, and vision as we transitioned personnel throughout the summer that develops the formations, operations and lessons season, welcomed the Task Force Echo members to learned during our evolution. Our collective gains will our ranks, and established a provisional Developer inform the larger enterprise and posture commands formation properly named Cyberspace Solutions De- such as the Cyber Center of Excellence, ARCYBER, velopment Detachment. Recently, the ARCYBER CG U.S. Cyber Command and even partner nations to (commanding general, U.S. Army Cyber Command) adopt and adapt. In short, yours are the shoulders that declared 2018, as “The Year of Delivery.” I would say others will stand upon. we have well and faithfully postured 780th to meet his My charge to each 780th member as you read this vision and intent. Not only in 2017, but over the past unique BYTE and engage across the Cyberspace En- six years, the brigade and the entire cyber enterprise terprise is this: FORM THE RIGHT HABITS and mission has increased in scope, scale, and complexity. CONTRIBUTE TO THE WHOLE. It is our duty to continue progressing. By so doing, you will remain... In recent readings, I ran across two key Aristotle Everywhere and Always….. In the Fight! quotes relevant to our Enterprise efforts: First, as professionals: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Secondly, and important as teammates: “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” The first quote follows our Army tradition of “Be, Know, Do” and reminds us why we train as indi- viduals and collectively and then certify our efforts. The second expresses the concept that individuals (or individual