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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Joint Functional Component Command – Network Warfare
|image=Jfcc-nw.jpg
|image_size=200px
|caption= JFCC-NW seal
|dates= 2004–2010
|country= United States of America
|type= sub-unified command
|command_structure= [[United States Strategic Command|USSTRATCOM]]
|current_commander= General [[Keith B. Alexander|Keith Alexander]]
|garrison= [[Fort George G. Meade|Fort Meade]], [[Maryland]]
|role= Information Operations
|nickname=JFCC-NW
}}
The '''Joint Functional Component Command – Network Warfare''' ('''JFCC-NW''') at [[Fort George G. Meade|Fort Meade]], Maryland was a subordinate component command of [[United States Strategic Command]] (USSTRATCOM) active from 2004 to 2010. It was responsible for coordinating offensive computer network operations for the [[United States Department of Defense]] (DoD).<ref name="Official USSTRATCOM website">{{Cite web |url=http://www.stratcom.mil/functional_components/ |title=Official USSTRATCOM website |access-date=3 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408232150/http://www.stratcom.mil/functional_components/ |archive-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> JFCC-NW was created in 2004.<ref>[http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/spotlight_0122.html Defending the Nation's Resources in Cyberspace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606065401/http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/spotlight_0122.html |date= 6 June 2009 }}, Space News, 26 January 2007</ref> It was merged into [[United States Cyber Command]] in October 2010.

The Commander, JFCC-NW (currently Admiral [[Michael S. Rogers]]) is dual-hatted as the Director, [[National Security Agency]].<ref>Caton, J. L., [https://archive.org/details/Army-Support-of-Military-Cyberspace-Operations-Joint-Contexts-and-Global-Escalation-Implications-2015 ''Army Support of Military Cyberspace Operations: Joint Contexts and Global Escalation Implications''] ([[Raleigh]]: [[Lulu (company)|Lulu Press]], 2015).</ref> This coordinated approach to information operations involves two other supporting commands. The Director, [[Defense Information Systems Agency]] also heads the [[Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations]]. This organization is responsible for operating and defending U.S. worldwide information networks, a function closely aligned with the efforts of JFCC-NW.<ref name="Official USSTRATCOM website"/>

==Mission==
JFCC-NW facilitates/facilitated cooperative engagement with other national entities in computer network defense and offensive [[information warfare]] as part of the global [[information operations]] mission.<ref name="Official USSTRATCOM website"/>

The command was responsible for the highly classified, evolving mission of Computer Network Attack (CNA).

==See also==
* [[Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations]]

==References==
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[[Category:United States Strategic Command]]
[[Category:Net-centric]]
[[Category:Command and control in the United States Department of Defense]]
[[Category:Cyberwarfare in the United States]]