
Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Eisenhower
Published May 15, 2025
After more than two decades of supporting the mission in the information advantage domain, the U.S. Army’s 1st Information Operations Command (1st IO) officially cased its colors today in an inactivation ceremony here in the Thurman Auditorium at Humphrey Hall, May 8.
Lt. Gen. Maria B. Barrett, commanding general, U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) presided over the ceremony, along with Col. Willie Rodney, the commander of 1st IO, Command Sgt. Maj. Naomi Smith, the brigade’s senior enlisted leader.