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The U.S. Air Force has finished consolidating its electromagnetic spectrum operation functions with the recent transfer of the Headquarters' EMS Superiority Directorate to the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations staff. The realignment enables service officials to streamline oversight, policy and guidance related to EMS operations to improve collaborative work across various domains. 

Military intelligence officials discussed some of the efforts service branches are initiating to counter adversaries’ online disinformation campaigns and malign influence messages. Alex Miller, Army G-2 senior adviser for science and technology and innovation, said military personnel are adopting the OODA loop approach to decision-making - which means observe, orient, decide and act – to help counter falsities online.

The U.S. Air Force’s new office for cyber as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations is continuing work to establish the service branch’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). “Their mission is to defend and ensure electromagnetic spectrum access for the Air Force and DoD activities in support of our national policy objectives and global operations,” said Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien.

The U.S. Air Force has transitioned its Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO) into the Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications Directorate as part of a reorganization effort aimed at synchronizing information warfare functions. AFSMO will continue to operate from Fort George G. Meade in Maryland and handle efforts involving electromagnetic spectrum allocations and the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) system.

Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, said her team is including electronic warfare among priorities. She said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference virtual event that USAF is reorganizing its spectrum management office as part of efforts to pursue priorities.

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has detected a surge of cyber threats following its implementation of telework across the service branch, C4ISRnet reported Monday.

The U.S. Air Force is working to integrate operations at its new unit for cyber and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs after completing reorganization activities, C4ISRnet reported Thursday.