[3][4] The command was established on 1 October 2010 and was intended to be the Army's single point of contact for external organizations regarding information operations and cyberspace.

All 41 of the Active Army's cyber mission force teams reached full operational capability (FOC) by September 2017.

[7] Initial operational capability (IOC) for some of the cyber protection teams was attained as early as 2014 during DoD missions.

[7] The Army achieved an initial cyber operating capability in October 2009 by employing the Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) supported by NETCOM/9thSC(A), 1st IO CMD (L) and INSCOM.

[12][13][14][15] There are plans for the command to move to Fort Eisenhower, in Augusta, Georgia home of the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Cyber Corps and Signal Corps.