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Army, Navy Cyber Mission Force Teams Reach Full Operational Capability

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

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The Army and Navy’s Cyber Mission Force (CMF) teams have both reached full operational capability (FOC) a year ahead of schedule.U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) validated the CMF’s met all training and capability requirements needed to carry out current cyberspace operations, both services announced Nov. 2.All 40 Navy CMF teams were approved for FOC on Oct. 6 and the Army’s 41 teams on Sept. 28, after meeting the required number of personnel and operational training hours."Reaching FOC at this point in…

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