1st Information Operations Command (Land)

1st Information Operations Command (Land)
1st IOC Distinctive Unit Insignia
Country	United States of America
Type	Information operations brigade
Role	Information operations
Garrison/HQ	Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Nickname(s)	1st IOC
Website	1st IO Home Page
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Jason M. Spade

The 1st Information Operations Command (Land), formerly the Land Information Warfare Activity Information Dominance Center (LIWA/IDC), is an information operations command of the U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER).

It provides multi-disciplinary Information Operations (IO) support to the component and major commands of the United States Army. 1st IO CMD has broad authority to coordinate IO topics and establish contact with Army organizations, the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF), and JCS IO Centers, and with United States Department of Defense (DoD) and National Agency IO elements.

1st Information Operations Command provides IO support to the Army and other military forces through deployable IO support teams, IO Reachback planning and analysis and the synchronization and conduct of Army Computer Network Operations (CNO), in coordination with other CNO and network operations stakeholders, to operationally integrate IO, reinforce forward IO capabilities, and to defend cyberspace in order to enable IO throughout the information environment.

1st IO Command is composed of two battalions. They conduct the command’s Information Operations, Vulnerability Assessment and Computer Network Operations mission. The Army Reserve Element augments and supports the battalions and Brigades. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company provides Command and Control, military justice, administration, training and logistical support.

The 1st IO Command’s brigade staff sections support soldiers and staff to carry out 1st IO Command's Mission. The CJA (command judge advocate) is the primary legal advisor to the commander's legal matters in the command. Resource Management provides budgetary support and oversight. Contracting staff is directly responsible for the command’s services contract administration. The brigade’s S1 through S6 provide support in the areas of personnel, intelligence, operations, logistical and automation or information technology.

The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) provides Command and Control (C2), military justice, administration, training, and command logistics in support of 1st Information Operations Command’s Brigade and Battalion level, Active Component (AC), Active Guard Reserve (AGR), Army Reserve (AR), Army National Guard (ARNG), Department of the Army (DA) Civilians, contractors, and Families.