17D

Description

Cyber Capabilities Development Officers (CCDOs) lead, direct, manage, plan, integrate, synchronize, and/or execute capabilities development for CO and EW at brigade, division, corps, Army, and JIM levels. The 17D provides cyberspace capabilities to support DCO, OCO, DODIN operations, and/or EW missions and actions, including designing, developing, and delivering relevant, timely, and effective software and hardware solutions. The CCDO serve as developers within developer teams and associated organizations and units at all echelons. CCDOs utilizes personnel, resources, and methods to enable and enhance CO and EW missions and actions to engage adversaries in and through cyberspace and the EMS to effect or attack personnel, facilities, networks, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capabilities; protect friendly personnel, facilities, networks, and equipment from cyberspace or electronic attack, as well as, friendly or enemy use of the EMS that could degrade, neutralize, or destroy friendly combat capabilities; and search for, intercept, identify, and locate or localize adversary electromagnetic vulnerabilities to enable future operations. The 17D also understands friendly and adversary cyberspace and EMS capabilities, objectives, organizations, and/or operations, as well as, the broader aspects of MDO and ULO in order to perform robust capabilities development efforts.