Future Operating Concept

Successful joint operations, now and in the future, relies on the fusion and synergy of space, air, land, and sea domains with the cyber domain is critical. The "stovepipe" models of each independent domain wielding their respective platforms as a contributing instrument of power have succumbed to the pronounced acknowledgement that operations in the cyber domain are not mere enablers to successful operations, rather they are precursors to dominating the battlespace though information superiority. This future operating concept serves to broadly outline capabilities the JFC can employ to seize the initiative in and through the cyberspace. CNO, when jointly employed with the other core, supporting, and related Info-Ops capabilities provides significant advantage through "attack, deceive, disrupt, deny, exploit, and defend" maneuvers aimed at decision superiority uniquely enabled by the cyber domain.