Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell is the Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network.

As the JFHQ-DODIN Deputy Commander, she leads command and control of DODIN Operations and Defensive Cyberspace Operations – Internal Defense Measures synchronizing DODIN defense actions and synthesizing global intelligence sharing to deter adversary attacks to enable power projection, freedom of action, and mission assurance across all warfighting domains.

Brig. Gen. Blackwell graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1997. She has served in a variety of assignments to include: Commander of the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Commander of the 690th Cyberspace Operations Group at JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; Commander 87th Communications Squadron at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey; the Director of Legislative Affairs for U.S. Cyber Command, a National Security Fellow in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, an Assistant Executive Officer for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and as an Air Force Legislative Fellow for Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) where she was responsible for his military and foreign relations portfolios.

She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Master of Information Systems Management, from Hawaii Pacific University in Hawaii, and a Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Blackwell’s decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters.

Brig. Gen. Michael J. Cornell is vice director for Defense Information Systems Agency’s J-6 Global Services Directorate. In this position, he is the agency’s senior military officer at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where he assists the DISA director in leading 2,500 uniformed, civilian, and contractor personnel across six J-6 centers that operate and defend key Department of Defense cyber terrain.

Cornell manages J-6’s infrastructure portfolio valued at over $1 billion to provide daily information technology and cybersecurity services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Headquarters Department of the Army, and all other DoD component offices within the National Capital Region.

Mr. Wendell “Dell” Foster assumed the role of Executive Director, Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), on 4 January 2021. In this position, he assists the Commander and Deputy Commander in providing command and control of the execution of global DODIN and defensive cyberspace operations, as well as, synchronizing these efforts with US Cyber Command, Service Cyber Components, and Field Agencies.

General Timothy D. Haugh is 4th Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and 19th Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

General Haugh has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, numbered air force, and joint levels. He’s served on staffs at major command, agency and combatant command headquarters. His notable tours include Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force Ares, Commander of Cyber National Mission Force, Commander of Sixteenth Air Force, and Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command.

Mr. John K. Porter, III currently serves as the Acting Director of the DODIN Readiness and Security Inspections of the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN). In this position, he serves as the principal advisor to the Commander, JFHQ-DODIN, on the cyberspace security and readiness of the DODIN. This area includes mission-focused, threat-based inspections and assessments of Defensive Cyber Operations – Internal Defense Measures (DCO-IDM) effectiveness across the Department of Defense. He is currently leading a transformation of DOD enterprise cybersecurity inspection, assessment, and audit programs that generate a high-quality understanding of risk factors that strengthen DODIN posture to reduce risk to the DODIN and a feedback loop to improve real-time automated risk capabilities.

Ms. Rathbun currently serves as the DON CIO driving continuous improvement and innovation of the DON’s Information Technology portfolio valued at 12+B. In her role, she ensures alignment of IT investment priorities to SECNAV priorities, guides the execution of the DON’s Information Superiority Vision focused on modernizing, innovating, and defending Enterprise and Business IT. Ms. Rathbun plays a key advocacy role for DON data and cyber/IT workforce initiatives, and overseas DON CIO internal operations. Key focus areas include Cyber Readiness, zero-trust architecture, optimizing transport diversity through commercial tech, SIPR 2.O; and movement to cloud and enterprise services delivery.

Prior to her role as DON CIO, Ms. Rathbun served in a dual-hatted capacity as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Information Warfare and Enterprise Services (DASN IWAR) under the ASN, RDA, and as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), DONCIO. As DASN IWAR, she supported an $9+B portfolio of programs that modernize and deliver information-centric capabilities spanning enterprise, operational and tactical missions to include Command, Control, Communications, Cyber, Battlespace Awareness, Space, Business and IT Services. Ms. Rathbun led key software and cyber acquisition reforms and served as the Navy’s IT Acquisition Workforce champion. As CTO she drove the modernization of key elements of the DON’s IT Infrastructure to include a unified network architecture Capstone Design, movement to enterprise cloud and identity services and execution of zero trust principles all enabling mobile, agile, secure and interoperable force in meeting their mission. She was instrumental in resourcing and driving the rapid adoption of MS Office 365 to meet the demands that the COVID pandemic placed on remote access to productivity services; and consolidating Logistic IT efforts across the Navy.

Before joining the Department of Navy, Ms. Rathbun served as the Deputy Director for Defense Business Systems in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3, Cyber, and Business Systems (DASD C3CB) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. She was responsible for shaping the acquisitions of the Department’s major Defense Business Systems and Enterprise IT Infrastructure Services investments, a portfolio valued at over $15B.

COL John Michael “Mike” Reeder (USA), Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network. COL Reeder directs defense of DOD’s Information Network (DODIN) and designated mission partners with priority focus on mission critical elements.