© Patrick Semansky/APThe National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Maryland, where the U.S. Cyber Command is located.
U.S. Cyber Command has quietly reorganized its hierarchy to include a second deputy, a three-star general who reports to the commander.
The move comes after President Donald Trump, in accordance with congressional mandate, directed Cyber Command to elevate
to a full unified combatant command out from under Strategic Command. It also takes place as the agency prepares for a new commander with the expected retirement of Adm. Michael Rogers this spring.
As a result of the reorganization, Fifth Domain has learned that Army Lt. Gen. William Mayville is serving as deputy commander at the organization. The position did not previously exist, and the Pentagon did not announce Mayville's move to the new job.
The Defense Department announced in June that Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, who most recently served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was nominated to serve as the deputy commander of Cyber Command.
According to congressional records, both Mayville and Stewart were confirmed to the rank of lieutenant general on July 31 while "assigned to a position of importance and responsibility." That's pro forma language attached to most major nomination positions.
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