1. U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Education & Training
CAPT Lee Petty
Chief, Office of Cyberspace Forces (CG-791)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
AFCEA Cyber Education, Research, and Training Symposium
17-18 January 2018

2. CG Introduction
USCG Cyber Strategy
CG-791, Office of Cyberspace Forces
Training our Cyberspace Workforce

3. Where we fit… POTUS DHS DoD/CJCS Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps
Coast Guard

4. Who we are… Service Military personnel Percent of total Army 670,563
39%
Air Force
391,585
23%
Navy
381,757
22%
Marine Corps
223,083
13%
Coast Guard
47,576 3%
Total
1,714,564
100%

5. What we do….

6. USCG Cyber Strategy
Established cyberspace as an Operational Domain and set three strategic priorities:
Defend Cyberspace
Enable Operations
Protect Infrastructure
To implement this strategy, the Cyber Program will:
Lead…Organize…Develop…Generate…Modernize

7. Where does Cyber fit? Commandant Vice Commandant Deputy Commandant
Operations
Operational
Control
Commander Atlantic
Area
Administrative Control
Commander Pacific
Area
Asst CMDT Capability (CG-7 )
Commander
Coast Guard Cyber
Office of Cyberspace Fces (CG-791)
Deputy Commandant
Mission Support

8. CG CYBER COMMAND 330 positions Located in Washington, DC
Alexandria, VA
Saint Louis, MO
26 member USCYBERCOM detachment
10 member DHS detachment

9. Building a Cyberspace Workforce
IT Professionals
Intelligence Professionals
Cyber Professionals
Cyber Mission Force 9
Cyber Security Workforce
Cyber Intelligence Force
Intelligence Workforce
Cyberspace Effects Workforce
Cyberspace Effects Workforce
Cyberspace IT Workforce
Define: Cyber Support to the MTS

10. Training our Cyberspace Workforce
Enlisted Workforce
Officer Workforce
Civilian Workforce
No Cyber rating (MOS)… but… Competencies and Master Training List
Cyber billets typically filled with Information Systems Technicians (IT), Electronics Technicians (ET) and Intelligence Specialists (IS)
Initial cyber training - Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC)
Additional training based on position
Core courses - Joint Advanced Cyber Warfare Course (JACWC) and Intermediate Cyber Core (ICC)
Additional training based on position
Post Graduate Opportunities in Information Assurance; Strategic Intelligence – Cyber; IT Strategic Management
Primary training opportunities - commercial courses to achieve and maintain required certifications
Fully staffed Cyber Protection team will include civilian personnel

11. Current Progress
01 March 2017: Coast Guard was included in USCC J7 funded sustainment training for Cyber Mission Forces.
FY17: Executed 6 quotas in CPT-Core, 4 quotas in JCAC, and 3 quotas in JACWC.
FY18: Executed 3 quotas in CPT-Mission Protection, 3 quotas in Intel Intro to Cyber, 14 quotas in CPT-Core.

12. Future Plans Develop Cyber Systems Major at Coast Guard Academy (CGA)
CGA to attain NSA/DHS Center of
Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
Education (CDE) Designation
Continue to seek and attend training that aligns with US Cyber Command’s CPT training requirements
Further define training requirements for cyberspace workforce beyond Cyber Protection Team
Define USCG cyber training requirements for Maritime Transportation System.

13. Priorities / Needs
The Right people, with the Right training, in the Right position, at the Right time.
We must:
Continue to define training requirements
Continue to identify & partner with training sources
Retain trained personnel

14. Contact information:
CAPT D. Lee Petty
CDR Jamie Embry
LCDR David Pipkorn