Information Dominance Corps Purpose

THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS CHARTERED THE INFORMATION DOMINANCE CORPS (IDC) TO MELD INTELLIGENCE, NETWORK MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, CRYPTOLOGY, ELECTRONIC WARFARE, CYBER, METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY AND SPACE BASED OPERATIONS ACROSS NAVY MISSIONS TO ESTABLISH INFORMATION DOMINANCE AS THE CRITICAL ENABLER TO DECISION SUPERIORITY FOR COMMANDERS AND WARFIGHTERS.

THE IDC SUPPORTS THE CNO'S INFORMATION DOMINANCE VISION BY:

A. POSITIONING THE NAVY AS THE PREMIER INNOVATOR IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND TO APPLY ASSYMETRIC INFORMATION ADVANTAGE TO OUT-PACE, OUT-MANEUVER, AND OUT-THINK ADVERSARIES IN THE PHYSICAL, INFORMATION, CYBER, SOCIAL, AND CONGNITIVE DOMAINS.

B. DELIVERING AN INFORMATION-CENTRIC FORCE.

C. INCREASING FOCUS ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION WARFARE, INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS, METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, AND THE SPACE CADRE.