Lt. General Stephen Fogarty
Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command
Stephen G. Fogarty was born in Savannah, Georgia. He earned an undergraduate degree in history from North Georgia College, a master’s in administration from Central Michigan University, and a master’s in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Military Intelligence (MI). He continued his military education within the Army, including the Airborne and Ranger Schools.
Fogarty has served in command positions including the Long Range Surveillance Detachment, 125th MI Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), the 732nd MI Battalion, the 116th MI Brigade and National Security Agency-Georgia; the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command; and the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon.
During his joint and combined assignments, he deployed to Afghanistan three times in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
He is married to Sharon.
In the News…
The U.S. Army Cyber Command is gaming out the state of cyber security at local ports at a conference at The Citadel military college in Charleston, South Carolina.
U.S. Lieutenant General Stephen Fogarty spoke about the need to protect the defense and private sector through critical infrastructure resiliency. Since the Army largely deploys through ports that are under the control of state and local governments, the cyber defense support of civil authorities is critical. Improving civil cyber defense enhances national security.
“We require strategic mobility. Again, we don’t want to be fighting on our shores; we want to keep that offshore. We have to be able to get to the fight,” Lt. General Fogarty, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, said. “For us, it’s making sure there’s clear understanding by civil authorities what our requirements are, what our expectations are, and then what we can [do] to assist them and protect that strategic capability for the nation.”
