Mission Organize, train, and deploy multi-skilled IO teams worldwide in support of Army, Joint, and Interagency information operations and vulnerability assessment to provide supported commanders a unique advantage in the information environment. Functions Deploy in support of unit operations Analyze, assist, and challenge a unit's posture in the information environment Participate in unit training and exercises Assist with IO planning from strategic to tactical levels Conduct IO policies, procedures, and accreditation review Train and certify OPSEC officers 2nd Battalion Mission 2d Information Operations Battalion conducts multi-functional assessments and security training to continuously improve the readiness and resilience of friendly forces against sophisticated adversary attacks. Functions Executes effects based Cyberspace Operations ISO Army and Joint Exercises Conducts Operational Vulnerability Assessments Establishes and maintains PRT ISO Persistent Penetration Testing (PPT) cyber campaigns Mission Assurance Detachments Functions Integrates MA capabilities ISO Operational Technologies and Infrastructure assessments Conducts Cyber-to-Physical (Control Systems) Assessments ISO NDAA 1650 Certifies Army PENTESTING programs Provides OPSEC Doctrine and Policy review Supports DA G34 Protection Assessments Cyber Support Detachment Functions Executes equipment procurement and lifecycle management Maintains remote operation capabilities Builds and Maintains attack Platforms Tool/exploit development Army Reserve Element (ARE) The Army Reserve Element (ARE) has administrative control of U.S. Army Reserve personnel assigned to 1st Information Operations Command. It provides trained and ready soldiers in support of 1st Information Operations Command's global mission to operationally integrate information operations, defend cyberspace, and provide reach-back planning and analysis for military stakeholders. On 3 December 2013, the ARE won 1st and 3rd places in the annual DC3 Digital Forensic Challenge. The Defense Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensic Challenge, provides digital artifacts comparable to what Soldiers might examine in a real-world cybersecurity situation. DC3 asked players to identify hidden files, perform analysis of suspicious network traffic, analyze registry entries and recover user passwords. Command responsibilities Operations Acting as an operations center, an intelligence analysis center, and a communications hub, the 1st IO CMD Information Dominance Center (IDC) is the focal point of all 1st IO CMD activities in support of the Army and of Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations. 1st IO CMD teams deployed worldwide are continuously linked to the IDC via a number of communications means. Some examples of these communication means are common user circuits, strategic communications links, and dedicated satellite terminals. The IOC performs as a typical command operations center, maintaining the status of IO events worldwide, and orchestrating