Note: Below shown as appeared in the Aerograph, November 2009"

1.  Purpose:  To establish the Information Dominance Corps

3.  Background.  The Information Dominance Corps has been created within the U.S. Navy to more effectively and collaboratively lead and manage a cadre of officers, enlisted and civilian professionals who possess extensive skills in information-intensive fields.  Yhis corps of professionals will receive extensive training, education, and work experience in information, intelligence, counterintelligence, human-derived information, networks, space, and oceanographic disciplines.  This corps will develop and deliver dominant information capabilities in support of U.S. Navy, Joint and national warfighting requirements.

5.  Establishment of the Information Dominance Corps.

Pursuant to the authority contained in references (a) through (d) (not included…ed), the following U.S. Navy personnel will comprise the Information Dominance Corps:

            a. Information Professional Officers (160x, 642x, 642x designators).

            b. Information Warfare Officers (161x, 644x, 744x designators).

c. Naval Intelligence Officers(163x, 645x, 745x designators).

d. Oceanography Officers (180x, 646x designators).

e. Space Cadre (5500x or 6206x Subspecialy code or VSx AQD).

f. Aerographers Mate (AG) enlisted personnel

g. Cryptologic Technician (CTN, CTM, CTT , CTI , CTR ratings) enlisted personnel.

h. Intelligence Specialist (IS) enlisted personnel.

i. Information Technician (IT) enlisted personnel.

j. Navy civilians assigned to positions in the fields of information, intelligence, counterintelligence, human-derived information, meteorology and oceanography.

6.  Responsibilities and Governance

            a. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Training, and Education will:

                        1.  Coordinate with Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance ( CNO N2/N6) in managing the corps of information communities, etc.

                        2. As the single manpower sponsor, manage the programming, financial, and information resource management got total force management …etc.

            b. CNO (N2N6) is designated as the leader of the information Dominance Corps, and will have the flowing responsibilities.

(The remaining instruction designates responsibilities for support and coordination for this designated force. Ed)