A sign of the maturity of cyber ops, the Defense Department has recognized and defined what "expeditionary cyberspace operations" are.

The Army will be using the exercise Pacific Sentry to test its theater information advantage detachments.

The Army, on behalf of the joint force and U.S. Cyber Command, is piloting an eight-month course to train personnel for offensive cyber operations.

The initiative is about six months to a year from being operational, according to the commander of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence.