{"id":33226,"date":"2024-01-05T19:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T19:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/05\/marine-corps-mahlock-takes-reins-of-cyber-national-mission-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:57:06","slug":"marine-corps-mahlock-takes-reins-of-cyber-national-mission-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2024\/01\/05\/marine-corps-mahlock-takes-reins-of-cyber-national-mission-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps\u2019 Mahlock takes reins of Cyber National Mission Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 A U.S. Marine Corps general took command of the Cyber National Mission Force, ushering in a new era of leadership for a military hacking cohort often dispatched to assist foreign governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock<\/a> succeeded Army Maj. Gen. William Hartman at the helm of the CNMF during a ceremony Jan. 5. Hartman, who led the force since 2019, is taking another post as Cyber Command\u2019s deputy chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahlock in a statement said she felt humbled to serve alongside \u201cour nation\u2019s elite cyber warriors, competing daily against a threat that is very real, but which few can comprehend, quantify or see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CNMF was established in 2014 and has since deployed more than 55 times to 27 countries \u2014 including Ukraine, ahead of Russia\u2019s latest invasion<\/a>, and Albania, in the wake of Iranian cyberattacks \u2014 to identify network weaknesses and unearth malicious software. Its elevation to a subordinate unified command within CYBERCOM in 2022 was recognition of its critical role in stateside election defense and overseas sweeps.<\/p>\n\n\n\t