Rhett A. Hernandez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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United States Army general
Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1953
Place of Birth: Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Rhett A. Hernandez
- Lieutenant General Rhett Anthony Hernandez (born March 9, 1953) is a retired officer in the United States Army and the former commander of the United States Army Cyber Command which is the Army's service component to U.S.
- Cyber Command.
- Hernandez, as a major general, assumed the position upon its activation (which included the command receiving and perpetuating the lineage and honors of the former Second United States Army) on October 10, 2010, with its headquarters at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
- He received a promotion to lieutenant general on March 25, 2011.
- As head of US Army Cyber Command, Hernandez was responsible for planning, coordinating, and integrating the network operations and defense of all US Army networks.
- Hernandez also was tasked with conducting cyberspace operations in support of Army operations through his command of approximately 21,000 soldiers and civilians.
- Hernandez oversaw a command that brought an unprecedented unity of effort and synchronization of all Army forces operating within the cyber domain.
- Under Hernandez, the command concentrated its efforts on operationalizing cyberspace and improving Army capabilities in the cyberspace domain.
- As a first step, the command established the Army Cyber Operations and Integration Center collocating intelligence, operations, and signal staffs, together with a critical targeting function, and bringing a new synergy to Army cyberspace operations.
- To improve the Army's cyber capabilities the command fielded a World Class Cyber Opposing Force at the National Training Center; developed new doctrinal concepts for Land-Cyber operations; and identified the Army's capability requirements needed to fully operationalize the cyberspace domain and grow the Army's cyber force.
- He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA).
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