14 JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, October 15, 2009 Navy moves to meet information age challenges By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service The Navy is merg- ing its information technology, intelli- gence and communications operations into one orga- nization to better address Information Age chal- lenges, including threats to computer networks, the Navy's top officer said Oct. 2 at a Center for Strategic and International Studies- sponsored event at the Washington Hilton Hotel. "If we as a Navy are to remain dominant in this Information Age or Cyber Age or whatever moniker you choose to put on it -we have to take advantage of the new opportunities. This includes the vast stores of collected data that often lie at rest, unavailable and untapped," said Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations. For the Navy to access, filter, analyze and dis- STRATEWc,6 Photo by MC1 Tiffini Vanderwyst Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead deliv- ers remarks Oct. 2 for "Information Dominance: The Navy's Initiative to Maintain the Competitive Advantage In The Information Age" at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington DC. seminate information to warfighting commanders for action in real time, the Navy must form a single new organization the dep- uty chief of naval operations for information dominance. The reorganization is slated for completion by year's end. The Navy also is standing up Fleet Cyber Command, Roughead said, to be oper- ated by the reconstituted U.S. 10th Fleet. The 10th Fleet was involved in efforts to thwart enemy subma- rines during World War II. The Air Force and Army also are standing up orga- nizations that focus on information operations and network security. Fleet Cyber Command will be a subordinate unit to U.S. Cyber Command, the formation of which was directed by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on June 23. Cyberspace presents "a huge potential vulnerability for us because of our depen- dence on the electronic world for communications," Gates said during a Sept. 16 speech at the Air Force Association conference at the National Harbor in Maryland. It is important, Gates said, for the Defense Department and the mili- tary services to integrate the different information technology and commu- nications elements "from exploitation to defense," to achieve unity of effort. Today's Navy requires "uninhibited access to assured communication capabilities in cyberspace" to operate, Roughead said. However, he added, ever- present online saboteurs with various allegiance and intent make cyberspace a daily battlefield. "We must be prepared to operate in cyberspace when it's denied, and then we must also be able to deny space when it's required or when it's appropriate," Roughead said. People are key in cyber- space, Roughead said, and that's why the Navy is mov- ing its information technol- ogy, intelligence, informa- tion warfare, oceanography and space cadre special- ists into a new Information Dominance Corps. Now numbering about 44,000 officers, enlisted members and civilians, the corps is slated to add 1,000 trained technicians in the near future, Roughead said. Military members will retain their current branches and skill ratings, he added. The consolidation of infor- mation technology, commu- nications, intelligence and other assets moves away from the Navy's tradition of stove-piped organiza- tions, Roughead said, which "have really caused us to sub-optimize our ability to aggregate combat capability and the movement of infor- mation in ways that can maximize the effectiveness of a fleet, of a unit or of an individual." Navy establishes Carrier Strike Group 1 By Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet PublicAffairs The Navy formally established Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 in San Diego Oct. 1. The flag- ship for CSG 1 will be the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), currently homeported in Newport News, Va. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) round out the strike group. Commanded by Rear Adm. Ted Branch, CSG 1 will be a San Diego-based operational command and will report to Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. "We are excited by the opportunity to establish this new command and bring the power of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group online in support of our nation's defense," said Branch. "I'm also very happy to bring this capability, along with the men and women who make it possible, to the great city of San Diego." The first mission of Carrier Strike Group 1 will be a transit around South America in the spring of 2010 as Vinson relocates to its new homeport of San Diego. In support of the nation's maritime strategy, CSG-1 will help promote regional partnerships, deter crises, project power, promote maritime secu- rity, and provide humanitarian assistance or disas- ter relief within the U.S. Pacific Fleet's 100 million square-mile area of operations. The Navy took redelivery of Vinson July 11, following the successful completion of the ship's midlife refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). USS Carl Vinson is the third Nimitz-class aircraft carrier to complete RCOH at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News and is undergoing a four-month, post-refueling shipyard maintenance period to prepare for its transit to San Diego. Photo by MC2 Stephen Rowe An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 136 lands on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck July 28. 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