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U.S. Cyber Command Mission Force Teams Achieve Initial Operating Capability

Thursday, October 27th, 2016

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U.S. Cyber Command Mission Force Teams Achieve Initial Operating Capability

The U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) 133 Cyber Mission Force teams have achieved initial operating capability (IOC) on schedule as of Oct. 21, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced Monday.IOC is an assessment of capability and means all of the units have reached a threshold level of IOC and can execute their fundamental mission. This achievement does not represent the overall combat readiness of the Cyber Mission Forces teams, Cyber Command said.However, this status “reflects a team’s overall progress toward achieving…

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