JULY 2021CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8CHAD BATES, DIRECTOR MODELING AND SIMULATION AT U S ARMY CYBER COMMANDPreparing for the All-Domain Battlefieldhe global domain of cyberspace connects the four physical domains (land, air, maritime, space)within the folds of the information environment. It bridges the physical world with the cognitive one ­ where the constructs of the human brain interact with the real world. This"operational environment" is the composite of these domainswhere conditions, circumstances, and influences affect the employment of capabilities and decision making of military forces. As shown in the holistic view of the Operational Environment from Joint Publication 5-0, cyberspace and the information environment connect every aspect of the environment, directly or indirectly.The military heavily relies upon this interconnectivity to communicate, conduct operations, and to meet theirobjectives. However, while the cyber domain is one of our greatest enablers, it also provides opportunities for exploitation.Despite being man-made, cyberspace and most of the information environment is a domain that human beings cannot sensethrough our natural abilities;therefore, we rely upon technical or electronic devices to interpretthese complex, often enigmatic facetsfor us. Behind this façade,information flows by the physics of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), with electrons moving through fiber at the speed of light or through the natural world on differing wavebands. Our societies rely upon this information flow, but few care about where it is stored, how it is computed, or the method it is transmitted. We just want it to work when we request information (e.g. our entertainment). Society relies upon the trust we give our devices, hopingthe information displayedis accurate, and this trust is often the gap in our armor that adversaries exploitto disrupt operations and lives.With the high level of trust given to information from Department of Defense (DoD)"trusted information services," malicious actions in the cyberspace domain can be highly detrimental to military operations.On the future battlefield, there will be a constant struggle to gain superiority in the EMS withelectronic attacks and protection measures saturating the environment. Adding to this chaos will be the vast number of devices populating thedomains, emitting across this contestedspectrum. In this unruly landscape, reduction in "blue-on-blue" electromagnetic interference is critical while simultaneously mitigating adversaries' attempts to further TIN MY ViewChad Bates
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