The US Air Force has officially transferred its Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Office from the Air Combat Command to the Air Force Staff Headquarters. The US Air Force announced this initiative in September and officially transferred it to the Cyberspace Operations and Personnel Communications Agency under the Deputy Chief of Staff (A2/6) responsible for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and network effects operations on October 23. This move is part of the US Air Force's larger push to deeply embed information warfare capabilities under a single label, including networks, electronic warfare, intelligence, information operations, and public affairs. This transformation began with the shift from network effects operations to A2 combinations, followed by the merger of network and ISR numbered Air Forces in October 2019, creating the first information warfare numbered Air Force - the 16th Air Force.

In order to understand information warfare, we must first focus on EMS as a provider of data and information. Lieutenant General Christopher Wegman, Deputy Commander of the Air Combat Command, said at the Air Force press conference that in order to become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), one must first become a leader in the fields of data and sensors, and in order to become a leader in information warfare, one must first be a leader in spectrum warfare. Officials also stated that this is crucial for synchronizing various technologies and information warfare efforts. Lieutenant General Mary O'Brien, Deputy Chief of Staff responsible for ISR and network effects operations, said in a statement: "This is a key step towards achieving integration and synchronization of information warfare, as Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and EMS management It's inseparable. In order to compete and win in competitive and high-end battles, the activities and capabilities of our air and space forces (such as EMS) must not only eliminate conflicts, but also integrate with our service competitors. The core of JADC2 [Joint Command and Control in All Fields] is that military activities in one field must enhance the effectiveness of other fields and compensate for weaknesses, and I believe this initiative will help us in this field The Air Force Spectrum Management Office is still located in Fort Meade, Maryland, responsible for protecting and ensuring that the Air Force, as well as other entities and combat commands, can use the electromagnetic spectrum. Officials say this is crucial for integrating technology and advancing the Department of Defense's highest program JADC2 through managing limited EMS. The concept of JADC2 recently received an additional "C" representing "combination", making it CJADC2